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A newborn baby girl was found abandoned on a beach in Hawaii, according to reports.The 8-pound child was “abandoned immediately after birth,” state Department of Human Services Director Patricia McManaman said, according to the Star Advertiser newspaper. She was found just before midnight on Sunday.McManaman said the girl was “doing quite well” and drinking formula, HawaiiNewsNow.com reported.Both...
In a matter of moments, the Boston Marathon bombings inflicted as much as $333 million in damage to the local economy in lost wages, retail sales and infrastructure damage, according to preliminary estimates. But the effects of the April 15 attack, which killed three people and injured 264 others, continue to send shock-waves far beyond Boylston Street.Based on published reports and interviews wit...
Environmental officials are planning to survey a Central Park lake this week to search for an invasive type of toothy predator fish that threatens to disrupt the ecosystem.The northern snakehead fish, native to China, Russia and Korea, has been spotted in Queens in recent years, and one was quietly observed in Harlem Meer several years ago.The fish eats frogs and crayfish and has the ability to br...
A former "teacher of the year" won't serve any prison time after admitting she had a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student.A state Superior Court judge in Newark, New Jersey, sentenced 33-year-old Erica DePalo to lifetime parole supervision.She also will have to forfeit her teaching certificate and register as a sex offender.A tearful DePalo made a brief statement in court Monday expressi...
Surrounded by sacred ground, destined to become a Big Apple icon and watched with hope by an entire nation, the dazzling new skyscraper that will reshape New York’s skyline is one step closer to completion.On Tuesday, crews will raise the final sections of spire to the top of One World Trade Center – the gleaming office building in downtown Manhattan constructed to replace the two towers destroyed...
The Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the Knights of Columbus and the Veterans of Foreign Wars are all in West, Texas, to help victims of this month’s fertilizer explosion. They've collected tens of thousands of dollars, piles of clothes, toys and food.It’s been almost chaotic, with volunteers piling in and shelters popping up everywhere. But instead of clamoring for the aid, many of the 3,000 or so ...
Two billboards that attempt to make the case for gun rights are being called disrespectful by some residents of a northern Colorado town. The black and white billboards, which are placed beside busy roadways in Greeley, Colo., feature three men dressed in traditional Native American attire with the words "Turn in your arms. The government will take care of you." The person in the front of the pho...
An Ohio student was in critical condition after shooting himself in an apparent suicide attempt that took place during a class Monday at an all-male Catholic high school in Cincinnati, police said.The student, whose name has not been released at the request of the parents, pulled out a semi-automatic handgun shortly after 9 a.m. on Monday during an honors-level leadership class at La Salle High Sc...
