Prosecutor drops rape charges against former Indiana University student and unusually, explains why; Tourists test the safety of 984-ft. high Chinese glass bridge — with sledgehammers; Is Disney’s portrayal of Maui, a Polynesian demigod, in ‘Moana’ racially insensitive?; After deaths of three toddlers, Ikea recalls millions of dressers; ‘I just escaped death!’: Singapore Airlines jet catches fire after emergency landing; ‘It’s not over yet,’ says famed defense lawyer F. Lee Bailey after filing for bankruptcy; Hate that bit of shampoo stuck at the bottom of the bottle? Scientists want to solve your first-world problem.; ‘I didn’t know this much love could exist in one place’: $270K raised for impoverished teen; ‘Aggressive and hostile': NYC reportedly beset by an increase in fake monks scamming tourists; Sarah Palin celebrates Brexit, says U.K. avoided ‘apocalyptic One World Government’; Texas mom killed by police after she shot two daughters to death, police say; Javelin pierced through teen athlete’s eye socket after he tripped at Oregon competition; At Sacramento rally, violence between white nationalists and counterprotesters leaves 10 injured; Two adults, three children dead after Amtrak passenger train collides with minivan in Colorado;
 
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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 told The Post.
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-ft. 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’ racially insensitive?
Some are angry that Maui is portrayed as obese.
 
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After deaths of three toddlers, Ikea recalls millions of dressers
The company will reportedly offer full refunds to consumers for its popular Malm style dresser.
 
‘I just escaped death!’: Singapore Airlines jet catches fire after emergency landing
Online, people both on the plane and at the airport posted footage of the burning aircraft. Plumes of thick, black smoke seeped into the sky. The wing glowed brilliant shades of red and orange.
 
‘It’s not over yet,’ says famed defense lawyer F. Lee Bailey after filing for bankruptcy
Bailey, a former Marine Corps pilot, was at one point a wealthy man, who owned airplanes, wrote best-selling books, hosted a television program and collected large fees from representing plaintiffs in liability suits.
 
Hate that bit of shampoo stuck at the bottom of the bottle? Scientists want to solve your first-world problem.
A microscopic Y-shaped particle could be the key to guiding the last sticky drops out of shampoo containers.
 
 
‘I didn’t know this much love could exist in one place’: $270K raised for impoverished teen
A chance encounter at a grocery store has changed Chauncy Black's life.
 
‘Aggressive and hostile': NYC reportedly beset by an increase in fake monks scamming tourists
The problem has become so common along the High Line Park that visitors are asked to report this particular brand of "aggressive panhandling."
 
Sarah Palin celebrates Brexit, says U.K. avoided ‘apocalyptic One World Government’
Palin applauded the Leave voters for outfoxing “globalists” and says the US should do the same.
 
Texas mom killed by police after she shot two daughters to death, police say
The woman's husband and the girls' father watched the carnage unfold from afar. Friday was his birthday.
 
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Javelin pierced through teen athlete’s eye socket after he tripped at Oregon competition
Since the accident Friday, Parker Kennedy has shown signs of progress and retains partial eyesight in his right eye. It remains unclear how the injury will affect his athletic career.
 
At Sacramento rally, violence between white nationalists and counterprotesters leaves 10 injured
Video and still images show several instances of violence erupting and people fighting and chasing one another, with members on both sides emerging bloody, beaten and bruised, despite the presence of 100 police officers.
 
Two adults, three children dead after Amtrak passenger train collides with minivan in Colorado
The train was traveling from Chicago to Los Angeles when it struck the minivan. No one on the train was injured.
 
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