German tourist falls to his death while posing for photo atop Machu Picchu; The incredible technology that’s helping this paralyzed woman hike the Appalachian Trail; Seventy years after the Holocaust, researchers have located the tunnel that brought 11 Jews to freedom; A latter-day Sam Adams rallies the Internet ’round his banned American flag; Minn. man beheads buddy for allegedly raping his girlfriend, cops say; With Apple’s help, Alicia Keys might not need to lock up your phone at her shows any longer; Bear kills biker in Montana, in seventh fatal grizzly attack since 2010 in the Northern Rockies; ‘She wanted him to suffer’: Sheriff explains why Texas mom killed two daughters in front of husband; Gay YouTube personality allegedly faked own assault, hitting himself in head with pay phone;
 
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This disgusting, ‘guacamole-thick’ goop is invading Florida’s coastline
Caused by runoff water from overflowing Lake Okeechobee, the algae is giving humans coughs and rashes and threatens wildlife, like manatees.
German tourist falls to his death while posing for photo atop Machu Picchu
"It seems like his desire to get the best photo led to this accident," a witness told a local TV station.
 
The incredible technology that’s helping this paralyzed woman hike the Appalachian Trail
Stacey Kozel spent a year in an electric wheelchair while insurance companies deemed the braces that could help her walk "not necessary." Now she's hiking the Appalachian Trail with them in an attempt to prove how necessary they are.
 
Seventy years after the Holocaust, researchers have located the tunnel that brought 11 Jews to freedom
“The tunnel shows that even when the time was so black, there was yearning for life within that,” an archaeologist who was part of the research team said.
 
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A latter-day Sam Adams rallies the Internet ’round his banned American flag
His Colorado apartment complex ordered him to remove the American flag he'd draped over his balcony. In the name of American independence, Sam Adams said no.
 
Minn. man beheads buddy for allegedly raping his girlfriend, cops say
A rape allegation leads to torture, methamphetamine, murder and a high-speed chase in rural Minnesota.
 
With Apple’s help, Alicia Keys might not need to lock up your phone at her shows any longer
By outfitting smartphones with infrared sensors, concert venues could emit signals disabling a phone's camera. Think of it like a television remote turning off a TV.
 
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Bear kills biker in Montana, in seventh fatal grizzly attack since 2010 in the Northern Rockies
Scientists agree that bear attacks will continue to increase in frequency.
 
‘She wanted him to suffer’: Sheriff explains why Texas mom killed two daughters in front of husband
Jason Sheats thought his wife had called the family meeting to announce their divorce. Instead, she started shooting.
 
Gay YouTube personality allegedly faked own assault, hitting himself in head with pay phone
"Last night was the worst night of my life and I'm really struggling to find the words to talk about it," he had written along with an image of himself in a hospital bed.
 
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