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Saturday, October 18, 2014

Baby Dies After 6 Hours in Car in Intel Parking Lot (Newser Happy Hour 6-pack)

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Baby Dies After 6 Hours in Car in Intel Parking Lot

(Newser) - Police are investigating another death involving a child left inside a car, this time at an Intel campus in Hillsboro, Ore., reports KING-TV . The father of the 6-month-old girl tells police that he forgot his daughter was in the car seat of his Nissan Leaf when he arrived at work.... More »

Dad in Bitter Divorce Shoots 3 Kids, Self

(Newser) - David Mohney wanted big changes for his family: to end his turbulent marriage, move his children 1,900 miles from Florida to South Dakota, and transition from being a stay-at-home dad to starting work as a chiropractor. Instead, authorities say, 52-year-old Mohney reached for a gun after arguing with his... More »

Ferguson Cop: I Was Pinned in Car, Feared for Life

(Newser) - The Ferguson police officer who shot Michael Brown to death told investigators that he feared for his life and struggled with Brown over control of his gun inside the patrol car, reports the New York Times . The newspaper quotes US officials familiar with the ongoing civil rights investigation into the... More »

US Spaceplane Back After Secret 2-Year Mission

(Newser) - A US spaceplane returned safe and sound yesterday after a two-year mission somewhere up there, reports Space.com . And what the unmanned X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle was doing for all that time is, as they say, classified. The shuttle-like craft came in without a hitch at Vandenberg Air Force Base... More »

State Senator Mocks Newly Laid-Off Reporter

(Newser) - It's not like outgoing Tennessee state Sen. Stacey Campfield , most recently in the news for standing by his Nazi-ObamaCare analogy , is known for his tact. But a taunting, personal message he sent to a newly laid-off reporter via Facebook is making headlines nonetheless. "So, do YOU have any... More »

Scientist Stumbles Upon Spider as Big as a Puppy

(Newser) - Strolling through a Guyana rainforest one night, a scientist heard some rustling and thought he'd encountered a furry mammal. Well, he was right about the furry part. The creature was actually a Goliath birdeater spider, LiveScience reports—the world's biggest type of spider, according to the Guinness Book ... More »