Two ice skaters discovered a human head protruding through the ice of a frozen pond Saturday in Moriches, New York. Police transported the head to the Suffolk County medical examiner’s office for examination, Yeary said.
A school district in England has sent letters to the families of 17 dead babies and toddlers reminding them their children were due to start school. East Sussex education chiefs apologised for a clerical error which resulted in the letters being sent to families.
A man in Winchester, Virginia, accidentally shot and killed himself while trying to beat his dog to death with a shotgun. Police noted that the stock of the shotgun was broken and covered with blood and dog hair. The injured animal was taken away by an animal control officer.
Prosecutors are hunting for more uncounted votes and rapidly expanding their investigation in the Broward County elections office after finding around 100 uncounted absentee ballots in Elections Supervisor Miriam Oliphant’s office. One source close to the investigation said “Subpoenas will be flying like confetti.”
An Australian couple has reached a confidential settlement with a bible-toting Jehovah’s Witness who entered the couple’s gate marked “private - keep out” only to be attacked by their ram named “S*** for Brains.” The man, who suffered a broken shin in the attack, also filed a suit against the church for failing to provide proper guidelines for doorknocking.
Two people were trampled to death and 15 injured in a stampede by a huge crowd which rushed a newly opened supermarket in northern China. An estimated 50,000 people were on hand for the grand opening.
Half of U.S. adults don’t know how long it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun, according to a National Science Foundation survey. The National Institute of Standards and Technology last week asked scientists and technologists communicate scientific concepts better.
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