Peter Holley

Part of the amusement ride lays in wreckage as investigations get underway following a rollercoaster derailment at the M&D's amusement park in Motherwell, Scotland, Sunday June 26, 2016. Eyewitnesses said the Tsunami ride had been full when it derailed, with several people thought to be taken to hospital for treatment.

Several injured when Scottish roller coaster derails 65 feet above ground

August 21, 2019 at 11:55 p.m.

Emergency responders have descended upon a theme park in Motherwell, Scotland, after a roller coaster came off the tracks and plummeted dozens of feet to the ground, according to news...

Their son was killed; they believe his parrot is telling people who pulled the trigger

August 21, 2019 at 11:38 p.m.

A possible murder witness is talking. The question is whether anyone should listen. His name is "Bud," and he's an African gray parrot in Ensley Township, Michigan, with a filthy...

Search for 7-year-old boy abandoned in woods in Japan continues

August 21, 2019 at 11:33 p.m.

A desperate search for a 7-year-old Japanese boy who was intentionally abandoned in remote woods continued Tuesday as rescuers admitted that they have found no signs of the missing child....

Mother claims principal threatened her with jail if 5-year-old son wasn’t paddled

June 12, 2018 at 6:40 a.m.

A mother has accused two Georgia elementary school administrators of giving her an ultimatum: Allow your 5-year-old son to be paddled or face jail time. "They told me if he...

Boeing of South Carolina workers make their way past the 100th 787 Dreamliner to be delivered from the North Charleston, S.C., facility on Feb. 16, 2016.

American Airlines pilot arrested on tarmac after failing Breathalyzer

June 21, 2019 at 5:17 a.m.

An American Airlines pilot was arrested on the tarmac Saturday as shocked passengers looked on after he failed a Breathalyzer test at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport.Flight 736, scheduled to leave...

‘It’s unimaginable’: Texas mom accused of putting child in oven

June 24, 2019 at 6:26 p.m.

A Texas mother has been accused of putting her toddler in an oven, landing the child in a Fort Worth hospital with second-and third-degree burns. Witnesses told investigators that Tasha...

Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad, seen here in a 2012 file photo, says most of his clothes are second hand.

Here’s why one of the world’s richest men wears hand-me-down clothes

June 9, 2018 at 5:37 a.m.

With a net worth of more than $40 billion, Ingvar Kamprad, founder of the furniture chain Ikea, is among the richest people in the world. He is also, it appears,...

The mysterious ‘execution-style’ killings of 3 young Muslims in Fort Wayne

August 21, 2019 at 11:12 p.m.

Police in Fort Wayne, Indiana, are investigating the deaths of three young Muslim Americans who were killed "execution-style" last week. The three victims - 23-year-old Mohamedtaha Omar, 20-year-old Adam Mekki...

People keep going to this home looking for their lost phones — and nobody knows why

March 30, 2019 at 8:48 a.m.

For months now, angry strangers have been showing up at Christina Lee and Michael Saba's front door with a curious demand: "Give me back my stolen phone!" Sometimes, families will...

Texas eighth-grader suspended for rescuing classmate during asthma attack

June 23, 2019 at 10:54 p.m.

Anthony Ruelas watched for what seemed like an eternity as his classmate wheezed and gagged in a desperate struggle to breathe. The girl told classmates that she was having an...

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