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Police find decapitated body of murdered journalist in southeast Brazil

SAO PAULO – Brazilian police say the decapitated body of a blogger known for denouncing corrupt politicians has been found in a rural zone in southeastern Minas Gerais state. Police say 67-year-old Evany Jose Metzker was reported missing five days before his body was found near the town of Padre …

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Suspect in Tunisia Bardo attack insists on innocence, refuses to voluntarily go to Tunis

ROME – The Moroccan migrant accused of involvement in Tunisia’s Bardo Museum massacre has insisted on his innocence and refused to voluntarily be turned over to Tunisian authorities. Abdelmajid Touil, 22, had his first hearing Friday in Milan after police arrested him on a Tunisian arrest warrant, accusing him of …

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Roller coaster fan notches 5,000th ride on historic western Pennsylvania coaster

WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. – An 82-year-old fan of a historic Pennsylvania roller coaster celebrated his 5,000th ride on it over the holiday weekend — sitting for more than eight hours straight and logging 95 spins around the wooden ride in a single day. Vic Kleman, 82, marked the milestone Sunday …

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