Chelsea Handler reveals she had two abortions in the same year at age 16; ‘It was beautiful, his devotion to her': Elderly couple die side-by-side in Calif. wildfire; For dogs terrified of fireworks, new drug aims to take the edge off of the Fourth of July; Two fathers watch helplessly as their families burn to death in Calif. car wreck; ‘No more baby’: Sorority sister gets life term for tossing newborn into trash to die; Jack Daniel’s wants you to know about Nearis Green, the slave behind the world’s best-selling whiskey; ‘Thank you’: Actor, Olympian, pilot and politician Bud Spencer’s last words; Prosecutor drops rape charges against former Indiana University student and, unusually, explains why; Tourists test the safety of 984-foot-high Chinese glass bridge — with sledgehammers; Is Disney’s portrayal of Maui, a Polynesian demigod, in ‘Moana’ culturally insensitive?; Police say Calif. woman drove for almost a mile with man’s body lodged in windshield, severed leg on trunk;
 
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‘Please, don’t shoot': Daughters futilely beg mom to stop in 911 calls during fatal Texas shooting
"Two of the calls are from Taylor and Madison and are difficult to listen to," the local sheriff's office said on social media.
Chelsea Handler reveals she had two abortions in the same year at age 16
In an essay for Playboy, Handler says it is "infuriating" to hear anti-abortion rhetoric, especially surrounding the landmark Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade.
 
‘It was beautiful, his devotion to her': Elderly couple die side-by-side in Calif. wildfire
"He was blocking her from the fire,” a neighbor said of Byron and Gladys McKaig, who were both found dead on Friday.
 
For dogs terrified of fireworks, new drug aims to take the edge off of the Fourth of July
A drug used to relax colonoscopy patients could keep dogs mellow this Independence Day.
 
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Two fathers watch helplessly as their families burn to death in Calif. car wreck
Officers were forced to restrain two fathers after a car wreck left their minivan burning with their families inside. "We just held them," one of the officers said. "That's all we could do."
 
‘No more baby’: Sorority sister gets life term for tossing newborn into trash to die
"You tried over and over to take that baby's life," an Ohio judge told Emile Weaver, who sorority sisters said drank alcohol and smoked marijuana while hiding her pregnancy.
 
Jack Daniel’s wants you to know about Nearis Green, the slave behind the world’s best-selling whiskey
A slave named Nearis Green taught Jasper "Jack" Daniels how to distill Tennessee whiskey.
 
‘Thank you’: Actor, Olympian, pilot and politician Bud Spencer’s last words
Olympic swimmer Carlo Pedersoli changed his name to Bud Spencer -- homage to his favorite U.S. beer "Budweiser" and his acting hero Spencer Tracy -- and pursued acting.
 
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Prosecutor drops rape charges against former Indiana University student and, unusually, explains why
Prosecutors said they were "frustrated" by the outcome, but the fraternity member's lawyer called the accusations "sensationalized and false."
 
Tourists test the safety of 984-foot-high Chinese glass bridge — with sledgehammers
They were unsuccessful, which is a good thing.
 
Is Disney’s portrayal of Maui, a Polynesian demigod, in ‘Moana’ culturally insensitive?
Some are angry that Maui is portrayed as obese.
 
Police say Calif. woman drove for almost a mile with man’s body lodged in windshield, severed leg on trunk
At the scene of the collision, police found the victim's shoes and pants, alongside shards of the car's windshield. Police then questioned 29-year-old Esteysi Sanchez, who admitted to drinking and driving, a police spokesman said.
 
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