Abandoned Marine died alone at Maine nursing home — then hundreds of strangers showed up to his funeral

An abandoned US veteran who died alone in a Maine nursing home was given a proper goodbye Thursday by hundreds of kind-hearted strangers. Former Marine Gery Brooks’ burial at the Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery in Augusta was marked by a 21-gun salute, a pilot who performed a flyover, a motorcycle escort and full honors thanks … Read more

Republicans hail Michigan mail-in-ballot ruling as victory: ‘Incompatible with the Constitution’

Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson was wrong to advise election officials to presume the validity of absentee-ballot signatures, a Michigan judge has ruled. AP Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson was wrong to advise election officials to presume the validity of absentee-ballot signatures, a Michigan judge has ruled. In a dispute that dates from … Read more

Dem lawmaker holds back tears after GOP colleague argues forcing Asians, Latinos to pay for reparations in California is ‘fundamentally unfair’

A debate over reparations drove one California assemblyman to tears earlier this month after his Republican colleague argued that Asians and Latinos shouldn’t be forced to pay for a measure compensating African American descendants of slaves.  “I’m concerned about the proposal to help facilitate distribution of reparations,”  Assemblywoman Kate Sanchez (R-Rancho Santa Margarita) said during … Read more

14 adorable puppies rescued from rollover crash in Connecticut

Fourteen adorable puppies were rescued from a rollover crash in Connecticut on Thursday morning, according to officials. A vehicle carrying the pups smashed into a utility pole on Senexet Road in Woodstock around 6 a.m., according to Connecticut State Police. No people were hurt in the crash but first responders provided care for the 14 … Read more

Southwest Boeing 737 inexplicably dives, flies below 500 feet over neighborhood: ‘Thought it was gonna hit my house’

A Southwest Airlines commercial plane inexplicably dived while landing in Oklahoma City, flying less than 500 feet over a residential neighborhood — setting off altitude alarms and frightening residents. The dangerously low flight of Southwest Airlines flight 4069 from Las Vegas was recorded by transponders, and caught to notice of air traffic controllers. Shortly after … Read more

Creep gropes 16-year-old girl on NYC subway platform: NYPD

A creep is on the loose after groping a teenage girl inside an Upper West Side subway station Wednesday night, the NYPD said. The low-life targeted the 16-year-old as she was standing on the 96th Street station’s northbound “1” train island platform around 8:45 p.m., according to police. He “grabbed her under the clothing” before fleeing … Read more

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