Sunday, July 31, 2016
Suspected burglar found dead after he’s tied to tree
LEROY, Ala.
Authorities say a suspected burglar is dead after an Alabama homeowner tied him to a tree after catching the man breaking into his home.
According to AL.com, Washington County Sheriff Richard Stringer says 68-year-old Nathanial Johnson, of Leroy, caught 31-year-old Cleveland Jones Gully breaking into the back door of his home, about 60 miles north of Mobile, on Friday just before midnight.
Stringer says Johnson chased Gully out, and Gully either fell or jumped off the back steps. Johnson jumped on him, tied Gully’s hands behind his back, put duct tape on his mouth and tied him to a tree with insulated electrical tape and clothesline.
Johnson then went to call 911. When sheriff’s deputies arrived about 10 minutes later, Gully was dead.
Stringer says an autopsy will be performed and no charges have been filed yet against Johnson.
Pope tells young not to be ‘couch potato’
BRZEGI, Poland
Pope Francis challenged hundreds of thousands of young people who gathered in a sprawling Polish meadow to reject being a “couch potato” who retreats into video games and computer screens and instead engage in social activism and politics to create a more just world.
Peppering his speech with contemporary lingo, the 79-year-old pope, despite a long day of public appearances, addressed his eager audience with enthusiasm Saturday on a warm summer night.
Francis spoke of a paralysis that comes from merely seeking convenience, from confusing happiness with a complacent way of life that could end up depriving people of the ability to determine their own fates.
Cowboys pay tribute to police before start of camp
OXNARD, Calif.
The Dallas Cowboys paid tribute to Dallas police and the five officers killed by a gunman with a ceremony before the start of training camp.
Dallas players walked arm-in-arm onto the field Saturday with police Chief David Brown, Mayor Mike Rawlings and members of four of the five families of officers who were killed in an ambush in downtown Dallas during a Black Lives Matter rally.
After taking the field in four waves, players and coaches formed a circle for a moment of silence with the Dallas contingent, which included children. Brown addressed the team and shouted “Dallas strong” as he shared an embrace with owner Jerry Jones.
During the preseason and possibly regular season, the Cowboys will wear a decal on their helmet that says “arm in arm.”
Skydiver lands without parachute
LOS ANGELES
Skydiver Luke Aikins has become the first person to jump from a plane into a net on the ground without the benefit of a parachute.
Aikins hit the 100-by-100-foot net perfectly, quickly climbed out of it and walked over to hug his wife, who had been watching with other family members.
Just before climbing into a plane to make the jump, Aikins said he had been ordered to wear a parachute but indicated he wouldn’t open it.
As the plane was climbing to 25,000 feet above the drop zone he said the requirement had been lifted and he took off the chute.
He fell for about two minutes, then flipped onto his back at the last second and landed perfectly to cheers from those gathered to watch.
Associated Press