Young Lionel Messi fan wearing plastic bag jersey found in Afghanistan
(CNN)Lionel Messi fans, the search is over.
The boy seen wearing a striped plastic bag with the football player's name and number scrawled in blue ink has been found.
He's five-year-old Murtaza Ahmadi from Afghanistan who "loves football and Messi."
"When he suddenly wakes up in the middle of the night, he starts crying that he wants to go to Messi," his father, Arif... [...]
Critics blast Massachusetts city's new 'essay' rule for gun-carry applicantsCritics are blasting a Massachusetts city’s new law that they claim requires residents applying for a license to carry handguns to write “an essay” and pay upwards of $1,100 for training.The new laws take effect this week in Lowell, a city of 110,000 that lies 35 miles north of Boston. Pushed by Police Superintendent William Taylor and passed by the City Council,... [...]
Police: Fight possibly staged in California jail escape
(CNN)A manhunt is underway in California for three inmates, including one who is accused of murder and another accused of torture, who escaped an Orange County jail Friday, authorities said.
"This was a very sophisticated escape. They cut through a quarter-inch metal plate," Orange County Sheriff's Lt. Jeff Hallock said Monday. "They crawled through unsecured plumbing tunnels to the... [...]
Man in Taliban-controlled Afghan village cuts off wife's noseKABUL, Afghanistan – A young woman in a remote northern region of Afghanistan had her nose cut off by her husband, officials in the region said on Tuesday.Fawzia Salimi, a hospital director in Maymana, capital of Faryab province, said 22-year-old Reza Gul was brought in early Monday having lost a great deal of blood.Gul's husband, 25-year-old Mohammad Khan, has since fled their... [...]
5 things to know about Flint's water crisis
(CNN)An once-quiet crisis in Flint is now drawing voluminous concern from around the nation as celebrities, politicians and presidential candidates steer attention to the toxic tap water in one of Michigan's biggest and most beleaguered cities.
It's hard to put anything about the issue in a nutshell, but a solid summary is as follows:
In charge of the city's budget amid a financial emergency, the... [...]
