Colleen Curry

    Global Citizen

    Global Citizen

  • Men Survive 100-Foot Cliff Plunge in Maui

    Two occupants of a car navigating dangerous roads in Hawaii escaped nearly unharmed after they plunged off a 100-foot cliff on Maui, Hawaii. According to local news reports, the tourists were driving near Makamakaole Gulch on Kahekili Highway early Tuesday morning when their car veered...

  • Teepee Poles Impale Car Windshield as Driver Survives

    A woman in Washington state narrowly survived a car crash in which dozens of 27-foot long poles went through her windshield today. According to police in Deming, Wash., a woman driving a white Toyota Camry was driving behind a station wagon with a trailer full...

  • Gay Couple Receives Obama Congratulations on Wedding

    A gay couple in Brooklyn, N.Y., were surprised to find a letter in their mailbox six months after their wedding congratulating them, but they were more surprised to find it was from the commander in chief. Matt Katz, 32, and Aaron Lafrenz, 36, were married...

  • Venezuelan Beauty Queen Eva Ekvall Dies of Cancer at 28

    Venezuelan beauty queen Eva Ekvall died this week at age 28 after a two-year battle with breast cancer. Ekvall, who was crowned Miss Venezuela at age 17 in 2000, died Saturday to the dismay of thousands of Venezuelans who watched closely her fight against the...

  • News Anchor Tells Viewers ‘There is No Santa’

    A Chicago news anchor surprised some parents and potentially confused some children when she announced during a nightly newscast that Santa Clause doesn’t exist. Robin Robinson, an anchor at Fox Chicago, responded to a segment about managing gift expectations of children during Christmas by saying...

  • Hazing Eyed in Death of Florida A&M Drum Major

    The Florida drum major who died shortly after performing in a halftime show this past weekend may have been the victim of hazing , police said today. Robert Champion, 26, was a student at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. He was found dead on the...

  • Couple Lost in Apple Orchard Calls 911

      There must be something in the water in Massachusetts this year. For the second time in a month, police have responded to a 911 call from a couple stranded — and lost — on a farm outing. This time, the rescue appeal came from an apple...

  • Bitter Feud Over Family Dog Heads to N.Y. Court

    A bitter family feud between three women has erupted in New York over the ownership of  a 3-year-old goldendoodle named Lucy. Margaret Healy of Brooklyn, N.Y., claims that she is the dog’s rightful owner, since she has been its sole caregiver for the two years...