Mars crater where rover landed looks ‘earth- like’ (PHOTOS)
The ancient Martian crater where the Curiosity rover landed looks strikingly similar to the Mojave Desert in California with its looming mountains and hanging haze, scientists say.
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Deadly Capitol Heights fire ruled accidental
A fire that raced through a Capitol Heights duplex killing a 5-year-old girl and critically injuring two others has been ruled accidental. Prince George’s County Fire and EMS spokesman Mark Brady says an overloaded electrical circuit in the living room caused the electrical fire.
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Randy Travis arrested naked, charged with DWI
Country singer Randy Travis was charged with driving while intoxicated and threatening law officers after he crashed his Pontiac Trans Am and was found naked and combative at the scene, Texas officials said.
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Face-chewing victim speaks out in police interview
A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre assault alongside a busy South Florida highway told police that his attacker “just ripped me to ribbons.”
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Man orders flat-screen, gets semi-automatic
Delivery mistakes happen. But Seth Horvitz of Northeast is demanding that someone explain the mix-up that put a high-caliber assault rifle on his doorstep. Horvitz, a 38-year-old musician from San Francisco, who moved here last year, says he ordered a flat-screen TV from Amazon but the cardboard box delivered to his Brookland home contained the weapon.
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