Mass shooting in Dothan, Alabama nightclub leaves 3 dead

In a shooting incident at a Dothan, AL nightclub, three people have died and one is injured. The alleged shooter has been arrested.

The suspect, 22-year-old Ryan Clark Peterson of Enterprise, AL was apparently kicked out of the Teaser's strip club, just before midnight on Thursday for "acting inappropriately with one of the employees." ... read more.

Woman suing Florida police over a strip search

In July 2011, Leila Tarantino was pulled over and detained by police for around two hours for allegedly disobeying a stop sign in Beverly Hills, FL. A police officer then performed a strip search and forcibly removed a tampon.

Attorneys for Tarantino have now filed a civil action suit against the government of Citrus County, Florida, Sheriff Jeffrey Dawsey, and six unnamed police officers for an irregular traffic stop that they believe involved excessive use of force.

One of the main reasons for the claim is that an officer “forcibly” removed Tarantino's tampon during a strip search... read more.

DNA testing to authenticate Van Gogh still life painting

 The owner of a controversial artwork, 'Still Life with Peonies', might be very rich, after DNA testing of a hair found in the painting is complete.

A three inch long red human hair, found in the painting, probably belongs to the artist who painted it.

DNA testing will be used to compare the DNA in the hair with that of Van Gogh's living descendants, to confirm whether this is a valuable masterpiece by the Dutch master... read more.

Massive rock raft size of Belgium floating off New Zealand

A huge mass of small volcanic rocks, approximately the size of Belgium, has been spotted floating off the coast of New Zealand.

The collection of golf ball size pumice rocks were first spotted this week by a New Zealand air force plane, approximately 1,000 kms northeast of Auckland.

The rocks apparently stretch for around 26,000 square kilometers (or 250 nautical miles by 30 nautical miles according to the New Zealand Navy), and appear as a “brilliant white under a spotlight, like a giant ice shelf,” according to witnesses. A navy ship took scientists out to the rocks on Thursday night.... read more and watch video.

New York Times photojournalist fights brutal NYPD arrest

Robert Stolarik was doing his job, covering the arrest of a 16-year-old girl in the Bronx, when the NYPD brutally assaulted and arrested him.

Stolarik is a credentialed photojournalist and is contracted to work for the New York Times. The 43-year-old photographer has been working for the Times for more than a decade, and is a former war correspondent.

Stolarik was arrested on Saturday night for allegedly obstructing government administration and violently resisting arrest.... read more.

Video: NASA's Morpheus lander explodes on test flight

NASA says the Project Morpheus lander vehicle has "experienced a hardware component failure", and exploded during a test flight at Kennedy Space Center.

NASA's Project Morpheus lander was undergoing testing at Johnson Space Center in Houston for a year. It arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 27 to begin about three months of tests.

According to NASA, the "lander is moving one step closer to achieving autonomous flight and landing." .. read more and watch video