Man Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Dinosaur Skeletons Into U.S.
Eric Prokopi, 38, of Gainesville admitted he lied to U.S. Customs agents when he brought a 70 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus bataar skeleton into the country from Mongolia and China.
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Eric Prokopi, 38, of Gainesville admitted he lied to U.S. Customs agents when he brought a 70 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus bataar skeleton into the country from Mongolia and China.
The children won't be returning to classes for another week, but officials from the town, school district and local agencies are doing their best in the meantime to keep them occupied following a massacre at their school two weeks ago.
"I am so grateful for the last 8 months I got to spend with my partner & my best friend," wrote Meagan Leavey, who was wounded with Sgt. Rex in Iraq.
The incident took place at around 11:45 a.m. That's when police say a man - described as a teenager wearing a grey sweatshirt and green pants - threw a woman to the ground and tried to remove her clothes.
State education officials and a teachers' union have announced a website for donations to help Newtown teachers in the aftermath of a grade school shooting rampage that killed 20 children and six educators.
More than 3,000 petitioners are asking Stratford to rename a street to honor a teacher who was among six educators and 20 children who were fatally shot in a Newtown grade school rampage.
The disputes ranged from slip-and-falls to contract disputes to lawsuits against police.
Some shoppers were looking for more than just bargains at the Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City on Thursday.
Nearly two months after superstorm Sandy flooded it and forced an emergency evacuation, NYU Langone Medical Center is set to reopen Thursday.
"The Department is very pleased to offer this special recycling service," said Commissioner John Doherty. "Providing collection and recycling options for residents is environmentally valuable and benefits our neighborhoods. "
The 60-foot-long finback whale was found in grave condition stranded on the bay side of Breezy Point around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.
In addition to its regularly scheduled trash pickup, the department has been collecting bulk items like flooded furniture in hard-hit storm neighborhoods of Staten Island, Queens and Brooklyn.
New Jersey State Police say the crash occurred late Thursday morning in Mount Laurel and involved two tractor-trailers and two passenger vehicles.
Julie Morganstern, organization expert of OpenSky.com, visited The Couch with tips on clearing out the clutter in your home.
As 2012 comes to an end, we're looking back on some of the great guests we've had on The Couch this year. Recently, country star Jerrod Niemann visited us to chat about his latest release. He sang his latest single, 'Only God Could Love You More.'
