Florida Woman On The Run After Wielding Knife Pepper Spraying Walmart Employees To Get Away With Shoplifting Police Say

Doranda Jo Ussery entered the Walmart at 2000 State Road 60 East in Lake Wales, Florida, shortly after 5.45 a.m. on Sunday. She later fled the scene after spraying several employees with pepper spray and wielding a knife after security stopped her from leaving the store. The Lake View Police Department told Newsweek on Tuesday that Ussery remains at large and has not been arrested. “We are still looking for her,” Lieutenant David Black said....

February 1, 2023 · 3 min · 493 words · Winifred Weidert

Florida Woman Wins 2 Million Twice On The Same Day In Mega Millions Lottery

The Florida Lottery announced the player’s win in a news release issued earlier this week. The release identified the winner as Susan Fitton, a 64-year-old woman from Boca Raton in southeastern Florida. Fitton purchased two $2 million Mega Millions with Megaplier tickets at a Prip Mart in Boca Raton, according to the Florida Lottery. She later claimed the tickets after a drawing at the West Palm Beach District Office on September 14....

February 1, 2023 · 2 min · 405 words · Timothy Holmes

Flower Power

title: “Flower Power” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-30” author: “Joan Bateman” Florist’s equivalent of “the check is in the mail” Low-end flower store (from pompon and carnation) A customer ordering a dozen roses Customer who wants the world for $35 Tightly closed. “Those pink tulips are still bullets.” The opposite of bullet; in full bloom Won’t last more than a few days; often used in funeral arrangements

February 1, 2023 · 1 min · 66 words · Dennis Nair

False Reports Lead State Senator To Call For Investigation Into Furries

Nebraska State Senator Bruce Bostelman, a Republican, took to the state Senate floor on Monday and addressed his concerns that some schools were allegedly providing litter boxes for the use of students that self-identify as cats or dogs, who he referred to as “furries.” Bostelman said that such a practice would be “very disruptive to the school system.” “I’m a little shocked,” Bostelman said. “It’s something called furries. If you don’t know what furries are it’s where school children dress up as animals—cats or dogs—during the school day....

January 31, 2023 · 2 min · 381 words · Beverly Elliott

False Widow Spiders Known For Biting People While They Sleep Are On The Rise

Science Daily reported on the study, which was originally published in Clinical Toxicology earlier this week, noting that the Noble False Widow, or Steatoda nobilis, originally came from Madeira and the Canary Islands. It was first reported in Britain over 140 years ago, in the 19th century—however, its recent population boom means that the species is poised “to become one of the world’s most invasive species of spider.” In certain regions of the world, the False Widow already reigns supreme: according to the study, in some parts of Britain and Ireland, the species has “become one of the most common species of spiders found in and around urban habitats....

January 31, 2023 · 2 min · 426 words · Victor Gough

Fame Junkies

Actually, a lot of people can’t. This week, “American Idol”–the No. 1 (Tuesday) and No. 2 (Wednesday) most-watched show of the past TV year–returns for its sixth season, and Paula, Simon, Randy and Ryan aren’t the only familiar faces you’ll see. Sawyer is part of a growing “Idol” supergroup: the recidivists, people who audition over and over with the unquenchable–and perhaps foolish–hope that this is finally their year. “If I had the money, I’d go to every single audition,” says Tya Moore, 22, who was rejected for the fifth time at the Rose Bowl in August....

January 31, 2023 · 5 min · 931 words · Brandon Garrick

Families Begin Identifying 13 U.S. Service Members In Deadly Kabul Attack

While the Department of Defense has not identified the victims of the attack, local reports, citing families of the deceased, have emerged. Among those that have been named are Maxton William Soviak, David Lee Espinoza, Rylee McCollum, Kareem Nikoui, Jared Schmitz, Taylor Hoover, Degan William-Tyeler Page, Hunter Lopez and Ryan Knauss. Soviak’s mother confirmed her son’s death to Cleveland-based news station WKYC on Friday. She said Soviak was from northern Ohio and served as a medic with U....

January 31, 2023 · 6 min · 1175 words · Mary Hardy

Family Of Right Wing Activist Fatally Shot In Portland Protest Sues City

Filed in federal court Friday, the lawsuit alleges the city’s approach to political demonstrations fostered a “culture of vigilante policing” between opposing forces, which allowed the shooting death of Aaron Danielson, 39, to occur, the Associated Press reported. Danielson was fatally shot in the chest during a clash with left-wing protesters on August 29, 2020. The suit is seeking $13 million in damages—including $1.5 million in economic damages, $1.5 million in non-economic damages, and up to $10 million in punitive damages, according to the AP....

January 31, 2023 · 2 min · 399 words · Donald Lam

Family Of Ukrainian Plane Victims Says Iranian Air Force Commander S Apology Not Enough

Speaking to CNN, Ebrahim outlined the sequence of events and how she realized that her family members had died along with all the other passengers on the plane. “We were all screaming and screaming,” she said. “That was a tragic night, a tragic night.” The Ukrainian aircraft was targeted by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) minutes after departing from Iran last Wednesday. Hours earlier, the Iranian military had fired missiles targeting bases in Iraq housing U....

January 31, 2023 · 3 min · 459 words · Anne Neuhoff

Fan Spotlight Series Goddess Of Madrid

Ahead of this weekend’s UEFA Champions League final in Cardiff, we talked to Alvaro San, a passionate Real Madrid supporter, about the choice between Real and Atletico, and celebrating the biggest victories with the Goddess of Madrid. Get a taste of the series in the video above

January 31, 2023 · 1 min · 47 words · Helen Coley

Fan Spotlight Series Malawi Gunners

Ahead of this weekend’s Premier League clash between Arsenal and Everton, we talked to Adam, an avid Arsenal supporter, about the Gunners fans he came across while living in Malawi and how they displayed their passion for the team. Get a taste of the series in the video above

January 31, 2023 · 1 min · 49 words · Fredrick Grantham

Fans Asian Player Of The Week Persepolis Fc S Mehdi Taremi

The 24-year-old striker took the chances that came his way brilliantly and netted a hattrick as his team won 4-2 against a spirited Al Wahda side and ensured themselves a spot in the knockout stages of Asia’s premier club competition. Also in the fray for the honour were Toyota Player of the Week - Al Hilal’s Nicolas Milesi - and Goal’s Player of the Week - Al Ain’s Omar Abdulrahman....

January 31, 2023 · 1 min · 117 words · Pablo Davis

Fans Current And Former Nba Players Urge League To Help Delonte West After Video Surfaces Of Him In Handcuffs

According to the Prince George County Police Department, officers responded to a call of a fight between two men on Monday morning. “The officers spoke to both men as well as an independent witness who was on the scene. That witness advised she saw both men fighting with one another. She told officers that she observed the handcuffed male first hit the other with a glass bottle and that man responded by striking the one who had thrown the bottle several times....

January 31, 2023 · 4 min · 750 words · Mark Baldyga

Fans Are Unhappy With Updates To Madden 21 Franchise Mode

In an official blog post, EA Sports detailed what fans can expect from its Franchise mode in this year’s Madden 21. Franchise mode is split into two parts, the first is “Face of the Franchise,” which lets players take their created player and has them play and make decisions from high school to the NFL Hall of Fame. However, fans have zeroed in on the second part, Classic Franchise mode, as the source of their ire....

January 31, 2023 · 3 min · 529 words · Amy Mclain

Fans Compare Will Smith To Mike Tyson Even Invoking Old Fresh Prince Song

In the footage, first shared by TMZ Thursday morning, a man who looks like Tyson can be seen hitting a man seated behind him on a JetBlue flight from San Francisco to Florida. Witnesses said that after speaking with the man and taking a selfie with him, when the man continued to talk to Tyson after being asked to stop, Tyson punched him repeatedly before leaving the plane, which was boarding at the time....

January 31, 2023 · 3 min · 539 words · Ryan Hecker

Fans Rip Ncaa For Bragging About Providing Free Wi Fi For Student Athletes

As you might imagine, fans from coast to coast had no problem roasting the NCAA, which signed a deal worth $10.8 billion for the broadcast rights to the Division I men’s basketball tournament in 2011. Here’s how it all unfolded: MORE: 16 Cinderellas we’ll never forget | 13 biggest chokes job in NCAA history Bryant, whose Bulldogs face Villanova in the South Region on Friday, tweeted, “We need WiFi at the hotel....

January 31, 2023 · 1 min · 179 words · Thelma Davis

Fans Take Issue With Kim Kardashian S Claims Of Body Inclusivity

The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star is currently championing all body types with her shapewear brand SKIMS but the 41-year-old revealed that growing up she never felt she fit the beauty standards at the time. “I mean, I think even looking at my sisters, some are short, some are really tall—like we all have really different body types. I never felt the inclusivity growing up,” Kardashian said during ABC News and Good Morning America’s The Kardashians special on Wednesday....

January 31, 2023 · 2 min · 399 words · Michael Lee

Fantasy Baseball Busts 2019 All Overrated Team

Watch ChangeUp, a new MLB live whip-around show on DAZN These players might have performed above their abilities in 2018 or come with heightened risk of injury. Every one of them seems, for one reason or another, like reaches at the slots they’re being taken. Though most fantasy teams will end up with a couple of red-flag draft picks like the ones below, you should consider balancing those risky selections with higher-floor options....

January 31, 2023 · 7 min · 1377 words · Sang Hildebrandt

Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft Breaking Down Rounds 2 6

More: First-round breakdown ROUND 2 Edwin Encarnacion, 1B (Leibowitz)Flowers: E.E. and Miggy are the only two players who have hit 35 homers with 100 RBIs and 90 runs in each of the last two years. However, Edwin has missed an average of 20 games the past three years. Hanley Ramirez, SS (Lutovsky)Ferreira: Ramirez bounced back in a big way last year when healthy. Keeping up that pace for a full season will be tough, but look for more of the same in 2014 as he seems rejuvenated in L....

January 31, 2023 · 5 min · 955 words · Zachary Debellis

Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft 2.0

January 31, 2023 · 0 min · 0 words · Thomas Jackson