She’s a real-life Nancy Drew.
A 12-year-old Atlanta girl who attended “Junior District Attorney Camp” decided cops weren’t looking hard enough when they reported no signs of forced entry at her great-grandma’s burglarized house.
“I went to the side of the house and looked at the garage,” said Jessica Maple. “The windows were broken, there were fingerprints by the glass.”
Then she visited a pawn shop, where she discovered stolen items, and, with her mom, confronted a suspect.
She said he confessed and she turned over her evidence to the cops — but is still waiting for them to make an arrest.
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Marriage and divorce are weighty issues.
People are likely to pack on the pounds in the two years after a marriage starts or ends, according to a study by the American Sociological Association.
Newly married women are at the greatest risk of “large” weight gains.
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Talk about dead-end jobs.
A woman went to a home in Scottsdale, Ariz., to be interviewed for a position as a personal assistant — and discovered the bodies of her two potential employers, both of whom had been fatally shot.
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TV viewers may be killing more than just time.
Australian researchers found that for people over 25, spending an hour in front of the boob tube can shorten life expectancy by 22 minutes.
The problem is not TV itself — but lack of activity, which can bring on heart disease, diabetes and other health problems.
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Next time, wear your crowns!
A red-faced restaurant owner in Germany admitted she’d turned away Sweden’s king and queen.
“I didn’t recognize them without their crowns and scepters,” Nadine Schelenberger said.
The royals dined at a local pizzeria instead.