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When Amanda Berry made the call to 9-1-1 operators asking for help after she had escape the confines of Ariel Castro's Seymour Avenue home, where she was held for a decade, many people were upset and outraged with the way that the operator handled the call. The dispatcher was accused of being dismissive, but now faces even more serious accusations: that he called Amanda Berry a f---ing bitch.

It's absolutely shocking and unthinkable, but fortunately, the authorities are taking the complaints about the dispatcher's call seriously. The 911 call is now under investigation to determine if he indeed cursed at the woman who'd been kidnapped, raped, and held prisoner for ten long years.

Allegedly, the individual who fielded the call cursed at Berry at the very end of it, saying "f---ing bitch." You can listen to it and decide for yourself. The alleged remarks come at the 1:42 mark in the video below.

Berry, along with Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight were held prisoner in Castro's home for ten years, where they were repeated raped and beaten. He is also the father of Berry's six-year-old daughter.

According to research by Marchex Institute, Ohio leads the country in swearing, with residents dropping curse words every 150 words. On the other side of the spectrum, when it comes to being courteous and dropping in the pleases and thank yous into our conversations, Ohioans rank pretty low and have been ranked as "not courteous" by the research group.

The researchers scanned for curse words from A to F to S, and then linked the frequency of those words with all 50 states. The worst offenders were put in the "Sailors" category and include:

1 - Ohio
2 - Maryland
3 - New Jersey
4 - Louisiana
5 - Illinoise

The least frequent users of curse words were placed in the "Goody Two Shoes" category and include:

1 - Washington
2 - Massachusetts
3 - Arizona
4 - Texas
5 - Virginia

The fossilized remains of an Ice Age bison were recently discovered at a Caltrans construction site near Pala Mesa in north San Diego County, Calif., while working on the State Route 76 East highway project.

According to a Caltrans representatie, Cathryne Bruce-Johnson, the remains are estimated to be around 200,000 years old. It is the first time that bison remains from the Ice Age have been found in Southern California.

The San Diego Natural History Museum unveiled the find on Monday in a presentation.

Caltrans, which is an abbreviation for the California Department of Transportation, has been working on improving the Route 76 ramp that runs between interstates 15 and 5. The widening and overhaul of the I-15/Route 76 interchange is expected to continue through summer 2014.

Any paleontological discoveries that are made between now and the project's completion are protected by the Environmental Quality Act of California, a law that requires developers grant researchers a chance at collecting specimens before moving forward toward completion of construction projects.

Ariel Castro, 52, who has been arrested as the suspect who kidnapped and held captive three young women in his Cleveland home for a decade, will plead not guilty if indicted on kidnapping and rape charges, according to the man's lawyer.

Attorney Craig Weintraub says that Castro is not a "monster" as he has been portrayed in the media, stating:

"The initial portrayal by the media has been one of a 'monster' and that's not the impression that I got when I talked to him for three hours. I know that family members who have been interviewed by the media have expressed that as well."

One of the women held in Castro's home on Seymour Avenue for 10 years, Amanda Berry, has a six-year-old daughter named Jocelyn by Castro. Attorney Jaye Schlachet notes:

"I can tell you that Mr. Castro is extremely committed to the well being and positive future for his daughter, who he loves dearly. And if people find that to be a disconnect from what he's alleged to have done, then the people will just have to deal with it. We just know how he feels about his little girl."

Two other women - Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight - were also rescued at the same time Amanda Berry escaped from Castro's home.

The village of Newtok, Alaska, may become the United States' very first refugees due to climate change. The coastal village of 350 residents is located about 480 miles west of Anchorage, and is currently in the process of being washed out into the Bering Sea.

The Ninglick River flows past three of Newtok's sides on its path to the sea, and has slowly been eating away at the village. The rate has only grown more aggressive due to climate change that's also been linked to melting permafrost and dwindling protective sea ice.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have already surveyed the village, coming to grim conclusions. They predict that seawalls or other protective measures would not work and that the town's highest point could be underwater in just four years, by 2017.

Kidnapped in April 2003 at the age of 16, Amanda Berry was freed earlier this month after escaping the abductor who held her captive for a decade. Berry, now 27, had been sexually abused by her captor and gave birth to her six-year-old daughter during the time she was held against her will. Now, her relatives in Tennessee are hoping that she will join them there to start a new life.

Berry's mother, Louwana Miller, passed away while she was being held captive in the Seymour Ave. home, just miles from where she lived in Cleveland. Her mother never gave up hope that she would be found alive.

Berry's relatives are hoping that she will move to Tennessee so that she can be closer to her father and extended family.

Ariel Castro is accused of holding three women - Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight - captive in his Cleveland home for a decade. Castro's brothers, Onil and Pedro Castro, said during an interview with CNN that they want the women to know how sorry they are for what they've been through, and hope that Ariel "rots in Jail."

Pedro Castro said:

"I'm just grateful they are home and out of that horrible house, and I'd just tell them I'm sorry for what Ariel done."

Pedro and Onil say that they have no sympathy for Ariel Castro, "brother or no brother", and one even referred to him as a "monster." Onil Castro also commented that he wanted Ariel to "suffer in that jail to the last extent."

Pedro Castro added:

"I don't care if they even feed him," Pedro Castro said. "The monster's a goner."

Pedro Castro also said that he was shocked to learn that Gina DeJesus was one of his victims, because they had known her father for a long time and Ariel had even gone to a vigil for her when she went missing. He also said that he'd been in the house, but never noticed anything strange. He did, however, say that part of the house was blocked off by curtains and a radio or TV was always on.

19 people were injured when gunfire during an informal Mother's Day parade in New Orleans on Sunday, said police. Among the injured were two young children.

The shots were fired at 1:45pm local time as the second line of the parade passed the 1400 block of Frenchmen Street in the city.

Ten men and seven women were shot in addition to a 10-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy. A spokesman for the police department said that the children were grazed and are in good condition, adding that "many of the victims were grazed by some bullets that ricocheted." Two victims are undergoing surgery.

Spokesman Jim Wooley read a statement from the three young women who were kidnapped and held captive at a Seymour Ave. home in Cleveland for a decade or more, and thanked law enforcement, their supporters, and all of the prayers that have been said for them. The families of the girls also requested continued privacy in the statements read outside the Justice Center.

Amanda Berry is quoted in the statement as saying:

Thank you so much for everything you're doing and continue to do. I am so happy to be home with my family."

Gina DeJesus also said in the statement:

"I'm so happy to be home and want to thank everybody for all your prayers. I just want time now to be with my family."

And Michelle Knight, the first of the three to have been kidnapped, said:

"Thank you to everyone for your support and good wishes. I am healthy, happy and safe and will reach out to family, friends and supporters in good time."

Preliminary results from DNA testing have confirmed that Ariel Castro, the 52-year-old man accused of kidnapping and raping three young women, is the father of the 6-year-old girl who was born in captivity.

The girl, Jocelyn, is the daughter of Amanda Berry. Berry is one of three women who was kidnapped and held captive for a decade at Castro's Seymour Ave. home in Cleveland.

According to the Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation, a sample of Castro's DNA was received late Thursday afternoon. BCI staff worked through the night to confirm the paternity of the girl.