NEW YORK — The ship was buried as junk two centuries ago – landfill to expand a bustling little island of commerce called Manhattan. When it re-emerged this week, surrounded by skyscrapers, it was an instant treasure that popped up from the mud near ground zero. A 32-foot piece of the vessel was found in soil 20 feet under street level, amid bulldozers excavating a parking garage for the future World Trade Center. Near the site of so many grim finds, this discovery was as unexpected as it was thrilling.
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — When the elevator in their home got stuck between floors, Sherwood and Caroline Wadsworth found themselves trapped with no way to call for help as temperatures rose into the 90s in the closet-sized lift until they finally died from heat exhaustion.
It’s a notorious Las Vegas weekend because you can pay to see: A) “Bachelor” drama queen Vienna Girardi at one pool party, or B) Ke$ha, who brushes her teeth in Jack Daniels, at a different pool party.
Left-hander Brad Mills and three relievers combined on a five-hitter as the 51s defeated the Fresno Grizzlies 3-0 in a Pacific Coast League game Thursday in Fresno, Calif.
RENO — A judge on Thursday said he intends to reject a temporary restraining order sought by animal rights activists to halt a wild horse roundup in Northern Nevada after 13 wild horses died.
