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Letter bomb explodes at France office of IMF, injuring 1
Terror
March 16, 2017

Letter bomb explodes at France office of IMF, injuring 1

ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A letter exploded Thursday at the French office of the International Monetary Fund, lightly injuring one person, amid heightened security around Europe after a string of deadly attacks. The incident came as a Greek anarchist group claimed responsibility for a failed letter bomb sent to the German Finance …

Caught on video: Hero bank security guard shoots robber dead to protect others
Heroes
March 15, 2017

Caught on video: Hero bank security guard shoots robber dead to protect others

A security guard shot and killed a suspected bank robber in Rockford, Illinois, on January 20.  Graphic video surveillance footage from the bank shows an armed man entering the bank wearing a ski mask and gloves. The man fires at the ceiling before firing at the security guard. The security guard was Brian Harrison, a …

Hero Pennsylvania State Troopers and National Guard save tot
Juveniles
March 15, 2017

Hero Pennsylvania State Troopers and National Guard save tot

A coordinated effort among the Pennsylvania National Guard, state-commissioned snow plows, and Pennsylvania State Police led to the safe transport of a 23-month-old boy in need of life-saving medical care from one hospital to another amid Tuesday’s major snowstorm. The baby was taken from Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono in East Stroudsburg to Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s …

Lawsuit: Killer robot crushed mom of three’s skull
Weird Crime
March 15, 2017

Lawsuit: Killer robot crushed mom of three’s skull

A defective robot is to blame for the July 2015 death of a Michigan woman whose skull was crushed by the machine, a lawsuit filed March 7 alleged. Wanda Holbrook, 57, worked as a technician at Ventra Ionia, a factory that welds and stamps bumpers and trailer hitches. MLive pointed out that the factory was …