An appeals court ruled in favor of Michigan woman Alison Taylor against the City of Saginaw regarding the chalk left on car tires for parking tickets.
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​​​​​​​’Well played’: Police speed trap foiled by anonymous plywood sign, officers say
The Collier County Sheriff’s Office shared an image of a sign that warned speeding drivers: “POLICE AHEAD.”
Up to 300 teenagers involved in fight at amusement park: ‘No one could leave’
Up to 300 teens were drawn into a ruckus that broke out at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Missouri, authorities said.
Notre Dame fire: Why the cathedral in Paris is an architectural icon
The Notre Dame Cathedral is a marvel of French Gothic architecture. Its spire, flying buttresses and ornate rose windows helped it gain that status.
This 17-foot-long python is dead. Here’s how scientists will track and kill more giant snakes
The python, the largest ever taken from Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida, will help scientists hoping to eradicate the invasive species.
Woman fights off cougar attacking her son, prying its jaws open. ‘Mom instinct,’ she says
Chelsea Lockhart of Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, credits God and “mom instinct” for helping save her son, she told CTV.
No convictions in Waco biker shootout that left 9 dead, 20 injured
McLennan County District Attorney Barry Johnson dropped the remaining cases tied to a 2015 shooting outside a Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas.
Sweeping gun law could go into effect in New Zealand just weeks after mosque attacks
Lawmakers in New Zealand’s Parliament overwhelmingly backed a bill that would ban certain guns after attacks at two mosques last month.
Pregnant whale with nearly 50 pounds of plastic in stomach found dead in Italy
The sperm whale carrying a dead fetus was found in Porto Cervo on the island of Sardinia, Italy, a nonprofit said.
Video of father and son illegally killing mama bear, shrieking cubs released in Alaska
Andrew Renner and Owen Renner were sentenced after being filmed poaching a bear and her two cubs on Esther Island Prince William Sound in Alaska