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U.S. Good Morning America
Man says he killed wife aboard cruise ship because 'she would not stop laughing at me': Affidavit
A man was charged today with killing his wife aboard a Princess Cruises ship in Alaska, according to federal court documents. Kenneth Manzanares has been detained and faces murder charges in the death of his 39-year-old wife, who is identified by the initials K.M., according to a criminal complaint filed today in federal court by the FBI. A source with knowledge of the FBI's investigation told ABC News that the victim was Kristy Manzanares of Utah.
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U.S. New York Post
Bros who ‘tortured’ shark have a history of abusing wildlife
The brutes who allegedly dragged a shark behind a speedboat apparently documented other vile stunts with ocean wildlife - including posing for a picture while pouring beer into the mouth of a grouper. “This is one of the evil POS that dragged the shark,” one post on Facebook read. “His name is Bo Benac. His mother is a Manatee County commissioner. Look what he and his friend are doing to this beautiful grouper who was probably 50 years old. #notfunny” The post identified the other men seen in the disturbing video as Nicholas Burns Easterling and Michael Wenzel, who was investigated in 2015 by state and federal officials after posting pictures of him gripping pelicans and a gull. It’s unclear
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U.S. UPI
Cyclist chased by huge grizzly bear on Canadian highway
July 28 (UPI) -- A couple traveling on a British Columbia highway captured photos of a cyclist being chased down the road by an enormous grizzly bear. Cassie Beyer of Idaho said she and her husband, Donald Poster, were driving down the scenic stretch of road July 14 and taking photos of the wilderness when they spotted the man on a bicycle being chased by a grizzly bear at the side of the road. "My husband slammed on the breaks and I didn't know what he was doing until I saw this. I already had my camera out," Beyer told KREM-TV. Beyer said Poster started honking the horn in an effort to scare away the bear. A second vehicle, a pickup truck, arrived on the scene and also honked at the bear. The
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U.S. New York Post
Couple jump to their deaths because they ‘can’t afford’ health care
Manhattan parents struggling to pay their doctor’s bills jumped to their deaths early Friday - leaving double suicide notes pleading that their two kids be cared for, a law enforcement source told The Post. The bodies of the man, 53, and woman, 50, - who claimed they had a “wonderful life” - were found in the middle of the street on 33rd Street between Park and Madison avenues in Murray Hill after the pair jumped from the 9th floor window of a 17-story corner office building on Madison Avenue at about 5:45 a.m., police said. The woman had a suicide note in her pocket that read, “in sum and substance, ‘Our kids are upstairs, please take care of them,’” the source said. The man had a typed note
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Business Business Insider
The 'two pizza rule' is a secret to productive meetings that helped Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos become one of the world's richest men
On Thursday, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos became the richest man in the world. When Amazon's earnings...
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U.S. New York Post
Pet boa constrictor nearly strangles woman in her driveway
SHEFFIELD LAKE, Ohio - Authorities say firefighters have rescued an Ohio woman after a boa constrictor wrapped around her neck and began biting her face. The Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports the unnamed 45-year-old Sheffield Lake woman called 911 Thursday afternoon asking for help. The boa constrictor was one of two snakes she’d rescued the day before. Firefighters found the woman lying in the driveway of her home with the snake wrapped around her neck and biting her. A firefighter used a pocketknife to cut off the snake’s head. The woman was taken to a hospital for apparent non-life threatening injuries. The woman had 11 snakes, including nine ball pythons and the boa constrictors. Sheffield
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Lifestyle MercuryNews.com
Carolyn Hax: This is why I’m boycotting my son’s wedding
DEAR CAROLYN: My son, who is 46 and lives on the West Coast, has been in a tumultuous relationship with a woman 10 years his junior. He was married previously and has been divorced for over 10 years. He met his current girlfriend about four years ago but the relationship has been off and on, and he never failed to call and cry on my shoulder about it. Recently he brought the girlfriend here to the Midwest to visit and announce their engagement. I got to know his fiancée and like her very much and was thrilled to hear about the wedding plans. A couple of months after this visit, the fiancée texted that my son hadn’t worked for three months, won’t look for a job and is hanging out with unsavory
