FALL RIVER, Mass. — A former Massachusetts dentist was sentenced to one year in jail Monday for using paper clips instead of stainless steel posts in root canals. Dr. Michael Clair pleaded guilty earlier this month to a list of … Continue reading
If you use your imagination, maybe it looked like a gun. A woman and her son are on the run after they allegedly used a curling iron draped with a towel to rob a financial services business in Ohio, police … Continue reading
This gives a whole new meaning to “cracking” open a book. Sophia Stockton, a college junior in Olathe, Kan., got quite a surprise when she opened the textbook “Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues,” which she recently purchased from Amazon.com, … Continue reading
“Love thy neighbor” is a lesson that goes back to Leviticus, but Texas police say one pastor forgot the Golden Rule, or at least doesn’t think it applies to your neighbor’s cat. Bastrop Christian Church Pastor Rick Bartlett, whose sermons … Continue reading
This couldn’t have been a very happy meal. Police arrested a woman outside a McDonald’s in Burbank, Calif. after she allegedly offered sex to a customer in exchange for his chicken McNuggets, The Burbank Leader reports. Khadijah Baseer, known as … Continue reading
MEXICO CITY — Mexico City police say they have arrested a would-be bandit who rode his skateboard to bank robbery attempts. Police say Sergio Ledesma and his skateboard have been turned over to prosecutors after he allegedly attempted to rob … Continue reading
“Flaming Tampon” might sound like the next indie rock sensation, but not in this case. Pennsylvania State Police say Patricia Deshong, 25, and Quentin Deshong, 22, who were arrested Jan. 7 in in Metal Township, Penn., after allegedly attempting to … Continue reading
It was Ariane Noelle Patterson’s 21st birthday, and she was grateful to be alive. The Gardner-Webb University student took to her Twitter account on Jan. 17 and posted the message: “Thank you God for another year of life.” Hours later, … Continue reading
There’s something spooky about this excuse. Rather than say “The Devil made me do it,” a Wisconsin man arrested on domestic abuse charges told police that a ghost punched his wife, authorities said. Police responded to the disturbance call … Continue reading
A man recently married his deceased girlfriend in a combination funeral and wedding ceremony. Chadil Deffy, also known as Deff Yingyuen, placed a ring on the finger of Sarinya “Anne” Kamsook, his girlfriend of 10 years, during the ceremony in … Continue reading