New Jersey becomes 3rd state to raise smoking age to 21

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Christie signed a law Friday making New Jersey the third state to raise its smoking age to 21.Read More

Broward’s first Wawa locations open in Davie, Pompano Beach

It’s official — Wawa has made it to South Florida. “We’ve been waiting for this down in Florida since I’ve been here, since 2000,” saidRead More

Police: Teen father left newborn in strip-mall parking lot

SUISUN CITY, Calif. (AP) — A newborn was in critical but stable condition Tuesday after his teenage father abandoned him in a Northern California strip-mallRead More

Worker on Russian skyscraper captures stunning full-circle rainbow

A construction crewmember working on a Russian skyscraper captured a breath-taking full-circle rainbow over St. Petersburg. A worker in the cabin of a crane shotRead More

Man denies raping 11-year-old, says she might have raped him

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Prosecutors say a 38-year-old Massachusetts man charged with impregnating an 11-year-old girl denies raping the girl, and instead suggested that sheRead More

Man becomes Marine after he was told he would ‘end up dead or in jail’

A man shared his story of becoming a United States Marine on social media, and it’s going viral. Nathaniel Love said the turning point cameRead More

Police: Man stabs girlfriend’s dog to death for ‘always taking her side in arguments’

LEE COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) — A Florida man claimed he stabbed his girlfriend’s dog to death because he felt that the Boxer-Labrador mix would “alwaysRead More

Snooty, oldest Florida manatee in captivity, dies at 69

MIAMI (AP) — Snooty, the longest living manatee in captivity, died Sunday, a day after a huge party to celebrate his 69th birthday, according toRead More

18-year-old woman arrested after livestreaming deadly crash that killed her sister

MERCED, Calif. (AP) — An 18-year-old woman has been arrested in California on suspicion of causing a deadly crash that she recorded live on Instagram.Read More

Company to become first in U.S. to microchip employees

A company in Wisconsin will be the first in the country to microchip its employees. Three Square Market designs software for break room food markets.Read More