In Steven Spielberg’s classic film Jurassic Park, scientists use DNA from a prehistoric mosquito preserved in amber to clone dinosaurs, bringing the long-dead creatures back to life. People have been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A fake Amber Alert sent police looking for an abducted 5-year-old who never existed. Police say the response cost them $16,000.

A woman who initiated a fake Amber Alert in Smithfield more than two years ago was sentenced Tuesday to one year and one day in prison. Rosnah Hassan Thomason, 43, of Four Oaks, told authorities that ...

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Police estimate response to fake Amber Alert cost $16,000 A fake Amber Alert sent police looking for an abducted 5-year-old who never existed. Police say the response cost them $16,000.