When Margie and Stephen Zumbrun were battling the urge to have premarital sex, a pastor counseled them to control themselves. The couple signed a purity covenant. Then, when the two got engaged and Margie went wedding dress shopping, a salesperson called her “the bride who looks like she’s 12.” Nonchurch …
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Iranian Police Chief Defends Arrests, Opposition Remains Defiant
CAIRO – Tehran’s police chief would not say how many people were arrested during opposition protests that erupted a day earlier in the Iranian capital — in the latest attempt to revive street demonstrations over the country’s disputed election. The lack of an overwhelming crackdown — despite authorities’ vows to …
Read More »Florida Couple Married 59 Years Dies 3 Days Apart
MIAMI – A couple who was married for 59 years — and died three days apart — are being remembered for their love for each other. The couple had lived in Florida since 1963. Walter Menzel died on July 13 at the age of 88. His wife, Elfrieda, died on …
Read More »911 Caller Who Found Bodies of McNair, Girlfriend: 'This Is So Messed Up'
A friend of Steve McNair who discovered the former NFL star’s body along with that of his girlfriend after the couple died in a murder-suicide sobs and says “This is so messed up” in a heart-wrenching 911 call. “Oh my God,” the caller exclaims, weeping loudly and telling the dispatcher …
Read More »Officials Believe Jackson's Doctor Gave Drug That Killed Michael Jackson
Authorities believe that a fatal dose of a powerful sedative given to Michael Jackson by his personal physician was the ultimate cause of the King of Pop’s death last month, a law enforcement source told FOXNews.com Monday. Speaking on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation, a source also …
Read More »New Jersey Woman Struck by Ambulance While Sitting on Porch
WOODBINE, N.J. – A Woodbine woman was sitting on her front porch when an ambulance, lights on and siren blaring, swerved off the road and crashed into her. Martha Perez suffered injuries to her head and face Monday night. She was later released from a hospital. Police say the Belleplain …
Read More »New Moon Orbiter Sends First Lunar Snapshots
NASA’s newest spacecraft in orbit around the moon has sent its first snapshots of the lunar surface. Released Thursday, the images from NASA’s new Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal a moon bathed in light and shadow in a region know as Mare Nubium, or the Sea of Clouds. They were taken …
Read More »Sad Clown: Circus Bars Giant, Floppy Shoes Due to 'Health' Concerns
A circus has saddened a clown after telling him he could no longer wear giant, floppy shoes due to health and safety concerns. The circus’ safety adviser, Larry Dewitt made the ruling after clown Valerik Kashkin fell 9-feet and broke his foot during a tight-rope act at a show in …
Read More »Gambling Surges in Russia, Despite Near Total Ban
MOSCOW – Moscow authorities expressed concern Monday about the rise of “surrogate” gambling technologies such as lottery machines and online gambling three months after an almost total ban on gambling in Russia. “We are seriously concerned about the rise of surrogate technologies,” Moscow deputy mayor Sergei Baidakov said at a …
Read More »'Clark Rockefeller' Asks Judge to Throw Out Kidnapping, Assault Convictions
BOSTON – Lawyers for the German-born man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller are asking a Boston judge to throw out his kidnapping and assault convictions. The defense is challenging the credibility of the state’s mental health expert. They also fault the prosecutor for telling jurors not to allow Rockefeller to …
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