A Kentucky couple has been arrested after their 18-year-old daughter was found locked in a cage in the basement. They maintain that they kept her there because she has fetal alcohol syndrome and sleepwalks. They have been charged with unlawful imprisonment and criminal abuse. Authorities were called to conduct a welfare check at Tito and […]
He looked like Brendan Gleeson and carried himself like a mob boss. Naturally he was my dad’s favourite child My dad is not a religious man – he goes to the pub when my mum goes to mass – but I’m sure that meeting Oscar was a spiritual experience for him. When they locked eyes across the scrubbed concrete floor of the shelter that Oscar presided over with mob-boss-like remove, an oath of loyalty was sworn. The other cats mewled in vain.I had walked in hoping for a grey kitten akin to Berlioz...
I wasn’t a dog person until he came along, attached to a new boyfriend. But by the time the relationship ended, I couldn’t bear to be parted from this tornado of black furWhen I first met Brutus, I wanted nothing to do with him.He clambered into my car in a tornado of black fur, pointy ears and scraggly beard, then looked up at me with saucer eyes, threatening to unleash drool all over my passenger seat. All I could think was: “This is going to be annoying.” Continue reading
The 56-year-old appeared alongside other notable suicide prevention advocates - including Aloe Blacc - at the event at the White House complex in Washington on Tuesday.
By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Late Thursday night, the House Rules Committee passed a series of foreign aid bills out of committee using Democratic support, in a sign that Republicans in the chamber will need to rely on Democrats to pass the legislation. Three Republicans – Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Ralph Norman of
Photos of the couple's small two-bedroom house show the gory scene where the cold-hearted killed stabbed her partner to death in bloody rampage before burying him in the garden.
Coventry woman Georgina Lewis says her relationship with alcohol was "unhealthy from the start"
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) declined to move forward with a rule change that would make it more difficult for him to be ousted by his fellow Republicans, turning down requests from some lawmakers to increase the threshold and avoid another contentious speaker’s race. Reports surfaced early Thursday that Johnson was considering a change to […]
Its 2024-25 budget consultation, which went live last week, is no ordinary online survey. Using the latest geo-tag technology (no, I had never heard of it before either), the council invites you to stick a pin on the location in the city that you consider to be a priority for improvement. According to the website, you can tag the location of a problem in your neighbourhood or an issue anywhere across the city. Trouble is there aren’t enough pins to cover the city’s traffic hot spots that turn...
KINGSTON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Holiday decorations with batteries were ruled the cause of a fire from earlier Wednesday, according to the Trucksville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Fire Chief. Luzerne County had flames shooting through the roof, destroying part of an attic. The fire was on Ivy Drive in Kingston Township on Wednesday afternoon. []
Alison Raine, Sales Director at Barratt and David Wilson Homes, said: “We want our customers’ home moving journey to be as stress-free as possible, and that includes keeping their pets happy! That’s why we’ve teamed up with the RSPCA to ensure a happy move all round.” The RSPCA, which has a branch in Northamptonshire, is encouraging buyers to plan ahead and minimise the impact on pets. Dominika Jagoda, Companion Animals Expert at the RSPCA, said: “Moving house can be a stressful time for...
The Midwest seems to draw out such darkness. Just read Adam Rapp’s new book “Wolf at the Table” and Cynthia Pelayo’s “Forgotten Sisters.” That’s just for starters.