A former fifth-grade teacher in Indiana who was charged with felony intimidation after authorities say she told a student she had a "kill list" of students and staff has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years on probation.
Angelica Carrasquillo, 25, pleaded guilty on Friday (local time) to an intimidation charge in Lake County Superior Court, court records show.
An Italian man has died after being crushed to death by thousands of falling cheese wheels in his warehouse.
Giacomo Chiapparini, 74, was at the factory in Romano di Lombardia, about 45km east of Milan, on Sunday evening (local time) checking on a cheese-rotating robot when a shelf suddenly collapsed, The Telegraph reports.
The collapsed shelf caused a domino effect, sending other shelves toppling over and thousands of the cheese wheels with them, burying Chiapparini
A YouTube chef has appeared in court accused of chopping up his boyfriend and dumping his head in the sea on a Thai resort island.
Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, 29, appeared in court on Monday after police arrested him for the brutal death and dismemberment of his lover Dr Edwin Arrieta Arteaga, a 44-year-old Colombian plastic surgeon.
Severe peanut allergy forces woman to buy 48 packs of peanuts on a flight Sarah Pollok
The woman felt forced to buy all nuts on the plane after the crew denied her request to not sell them during the flight.
Having once broken out in hives because a nearby passenger opened a pack of peanuts on a flight, 27-year-old Leah Williams didn’t want to take any chances when flying from Düsseldorf to Heathrow on July 13, Insider reported.
Williams had flown to Germany for work on Eurowings and told Insider that, during the flight there, cabin crew were happy to not sell nuts during the flight. They also made an announcement asking others to refrain from eating nuts.
However, on the flight back to London, the crew allegedly refused to make an announcement or stop selling the nuts and claimed it was against their policy.
A Pennsylvania man says he's paying a lot more attention to his surroundings after a surprise attack by a bear in the garage of his home.
John Swartz, 60, and his wife Lori, 59, were watching TV at their home outside Danville on the evening of July 27 (local time) when he remembered he had to turn off a hose he'd left running to fill an inflatable pool.
So he walked into the two-car garage, where the shutoff valve was located — unaware that a bear had wandered in a minute earlier.
The next thing he knew, he said, he was thrown against shelving units, heard a growl and knew immediately it was a bear. When he turned to flee, the bear bit him on the head.
Holding his injured head, he stumbled back toward the house, but surveillance video later showed a second encounter with the animal.
A US woman had a bizarre incident that turned violent when she inadvertently became involved in a scuffle between wild animals.
Peggy Jones was on her tractor mowing her lawn in Silsbee, Texas, earlier this week when a snake suddenly fell on her from "out of the sky" and started wrapping around her right arm.
"The snake was squeezing so hard, and I was waving my arms in the air," she told KPRC Click2Houston.
"And then, this hawk was swooping down clawing at my arm over and over.
“I just kept saying, ‘Help me, Jesus, Help me, Jesus'."
You would be better to analysis why you can't find anyone in your current location than imagine that moving will solve all your problems of finding someone.
A man is expected to survive being stabbed through the head with a flagpole at a fast-food restaurant in Oklahoma, police said today.
The stabbing occurred Wednesday evening at a Sonic fast food restaurant in Tulsa and ended with the arrest of Clinton Collins, who was charged with felony maiming, the Tulsa Police Department said in a statement.
The police department statement did not identify the victim or provide an age for Collins.
"The pole entered the victim’s head beneath his jaw and exited the other side of his head near his right temple area," police said. "The American flag was still attached the pole at the time
Cyprus’ veterinarians on Friday lauded a government decision to allow its stock of human coronavirus medication to be used on cats to fight a local mutation of a feline virus that has killed thousands of animals on the Mediterranean island.
The veterinarians’ association said in a statement that it had petitioned the Government for access to the medication at “reasonable prices” from the beginning of this year, when the mutation that causes lethal Feline Infectious Peritonitis (Fip) began to noticeably crop up in the Mediterranean island’s cat population
Believe nothing you read and only 1/2 of what you see
Researchers who DNA tested 672 seafood products sold at Australian supermarkets, fish markets and restaurants found 11.8% didn't match what was on the label.
Shark and snapper species, and imported seafood, were most likely to be incorrectly labelled.
In Tasmania, a supermarket that purported to be selling imported stingrays was actually selling critically endangered spotback skates from South America.
Georgia’s Fulton County has reached a settlement with the family of a man who died in a bedbug-infested cell in the county jail’s psychiatric wing, the family’s lawyers said.
Kiwifruit marketer Zespri is taking legal action to try to stop the unauthorised production and sale of its gold kiwifruit in China.
Zespri owns the rights to Sun Gold, or G3, and growers in New Zealand pay hundreds of thousands of dollars per hectare to grow it.
A grower took clippings to China, and since 2016, the amount being grown there has been increasing — it is now believed there are more gold vines in China than in New Zealand.
Funny because the original fruit came from China and was called Chinese gooseberry
When one attempts to fart but shit is simultaneously ejected whilst farting. I know it happens to everyone, but you can't admit that you just sharted; make up an excuse to go home and change your undies.
Most blogs and comments posted by a certain blogger fall into this category 90% of the time
World Opinion In-Depth Sport Te Ao Maori Environment Politics Your Vote 2023 Entertainment WORLD AAP Man arrested in Russia 'imprisoned woman for 14 years' 7:19am The woman was diagnosed with a myriad of mental health conditions over her lifetime. The woman was diagnosed with a myriad of mental health conditions over her lifetime. (Source: istock.com)
A man has been arrested in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk on suspicion of imprisoning a woman for 14 years and murdering another woman, authorities say.
Russian media published images of the 51-year-old man.
The alleged crimes came to light after the man's mother appealed for medical help on account of his psychological state.
life & style Log in four legs good Japanese man spends $35k to become a collie dog Sam Smith 16:23, Aug 01 2023 Meet Toco, the $35,000 dog. YOUTUBE Meet Toco, the $35,000 dog. A Japanese man has turned heads after spending more than $US20,000 (NZ$35k) to become a dog.
Known as Toco, the man bought a collie dog costume all in the name of fulfilling a lifelong dream of “becoming an animal”.
Entertainment Celebrity Life Celebrity Deaths Singer Morrissey slams gushing tributes to Sinead O’Connor Singer Morrissey has taken furious aim at some of those who’ve paid tribute to the late Sinead O’Connor.
Nick Bond Nick Bond @bondnickbond 3 min read July 28, 2023 - 8:53AM
The world of entertainment is showing its love for Irish rock icon Sinéad O’Connor after she died aged 56. Singer Morrissey has taken aim at some of those who’ve paid tribute to Sinead O’Connor since the Irish singer’s death was announced yesterday.
Police have confirmed that O’Connor was found dead at a London property on Wednesday. She was 56. Her death comes 18 months after the suicide of the youngest of her four children, son Shane, aged just 17.
As news of her death circulated, tributes flowed from fans and other musicians, mourning an incredibly talented artist whose later years were marred by frequent mental health issues.
One day on, always outspoken former Smiths frontman Morrissey has issued a furious note on his website, taking aim at some of those tributes, which he called “sterile slop”.
A little insight into Sinéad O'Connor 's mental health
"Amazing how many people ask me or suggest to me I’ve ‘flipped’ or am ‘mentally ill’ for becoming Muslim. I feel like whoever doesn’t become a Muslim is actually the mentally ill one."
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A former fifth-grade teacher in Indiana who was charged with felony intimidation after authorities say she told a student she had a "kill list" of students and staff has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years on probation.Angelica Carrasquillo, 25, pleaded guilty on Friday (local time) to an intimidation charge in Lake County Superior Court, court records show.