5 things to know for January 16: Impeachment, Russia, China, immigration, Syria
You are now free to eat as many leafy greens as you want. The CDC and the FDA have announced that the long nationwide E. coli outbreak tied to…
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‘I looked for death but I couldn’t find it,’ a Nigerian town relives the brutal civil war, 50 years after it ended
Evelyn Okororie had just returned home from the market in Nigeria’s Midwest region, when neighbors informed her that an airstrike had killed…
Continue Reading 5 key questions (and answers) about the Delta flight that doused children with jet fuel in LA
A Delta plane that doused children at six Los Angeles schools with jet fuel this week left many puzzled on how such a maneuver happened in a…
Continue Reading California woman was found alive inside her snow-covered vehicle after weeklong search
A weeklong search came to a happy end Wednesday when a California woman was found alive in her snow-covered vehicle in the mountains north of…
Continue Reading A blob of hot water in the Pacific Ocean killed a million seabirds, scientists say
As many as one million seabirds died at sea in less than 12 months in one of the largest mass die-offs in recorded history — and researchers…
Continue Reading An 11-year-old girl was rescued hours after an Amber Alert. A day before her abduction, video captured a suspicious car driving behind her
A video taken the day before an 11-year-old Massachusetts girl was abducted captured a suspicious car traveling the same street as the child, a…
Continue Reading Up to 20 LAPD officers are under investigation for false gang labels
Up to 20 Los Angeles Police officers are under investigation for falsely identifying people as gang members, Chief Michel Moore said at a press…
Continue Reading ESPN reporter Edward Aschoff’s fiancée says non-Hodgkin lymphoma contributed to his death
The fiancée of ESPN reporter Edward Aschoff said Wednesday that non-Hodgkin lymphoma contributed to his death on his 34th birthday. Aschoff died on…
Continue Reading Virginia governor issues a temporary state of emergency ahead of a guns rights rally militia groups and hate groups could attend
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Wednesday said firearms and other weapons will be banned on state Capitol grounds in Richmond ahead of a gun rights…
Continue Reading China’s new SARS-like virus has spread to Japan, but we still know very little about it
Fears are mounting across Asia over the cross-border spread of a new coronavirus identified in China that has killed one patient and sickened dozens,…
Continue Reading Pilot of Hawaii tour helicopter sent no distress call before fatal crash
A tour helicopter that crashed in Hawaii, killing all seven people aboard, was flying in rain and fog with visibility of only 20 feet, according to a…
Continue Reading LSU says Odell Beckham Jr. did give players actual cash after national title game
Louisiana State University acknowledged Wednesday that several football players received cash from a star NFL player after the Tigers’ victory…
Continue Reading Delta pilot told air traffic control he didn’t need to dump fuel that hit LA school kids
LOS ANGELES, California — A day after a Delta Air Lines plane dumped jet fuel over several Los Angeles schools, federal authorities said the…
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A teen was charged with manslaughter after a deadly school shooting in Texas; DA says it was not intentional
A student arrested in the shooting of another student at a Houston-area high school has been charged with manslaughter, authorities said. The alleged…
Continue Reading Prague’s tryst with Taipei sees Shanghai spurned in sister city love triangle
The Czech capital of Prague has waded into China-Taiwan relations, partnering up with Taipei in a geopolitical love triangle that has left Shanghai…
Continue Reading What Trump really gets from his China deal
The master of the art of the deal finally has a win to celebrate. He’ll pump it as one of history’s great breakthroughs — but in true…
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Texas carries out nation’s first execution of 2020 for man who killed wife
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas inmate with a history of violence against women was executed Wednesday evening for fatally shooting his wife, who had…
Continue Reading Putin is sending a message to the world with his shock announcement
When Russia’s entire government resigned on Wednesday, even long-term Kremlin observers were taken by surprise. Earlier in the day, Vladimir…
Continue Reading 2 former Houston police officers indicted after botched raid that killed 2 people
Two former Houston Police officers involved a botched raid that left two people dead were indicted Wednesday by a Texas grand jury, prosecutors said.…
Continue Reading Airstrikes kill at least 15 during ceasefire in northwestern Syria
More than a dozen people were killed and 60 injured in airstrikes on Wednesday in the last rebel-held area in northwest Syria, according to activists…
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Mexico City subway says pee causes escalator breakdowns
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Travelers on the Mexico City subway system often blame authorities for broken-down escalators at subway stops, but Metro…
Continue Reading Pelosi signs, House delivers Trump articles of impeachment to Senate leader McConnell for trial
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House on Wednesday formally presented two articles of impeachment to the Senate after voting to approve the seven…
Continue Reading A veteran who died alone was buried with honors thanks to a group of local servicemen
A veteran who died alone in Tennessee was honored with a funeral from his fellow former service members. No one claimed Pvt. Theodore…
Continue Reading A worker was killed and others were rescued after trench collapsed during construction in North Carolina
A worker who was trapped at a construction site in Durham, North Carolina, after a trench collapsed Wednesday has died, fire officials said. The…
Continue Reading Holy Cross rower killed in van crash just weeks after setting a world record
College of the Holy Cross sophomore Grace Rett was killed after a van carrying members of the rowing team collided with a pickup truck in Florida on…
Continue Reading Jeffrey Epstein allegedly sexually abused girls in the US Virgin Islands through 2018
Jeffrey Epstein allegedly transported underage girls to his secluded homes in the US Virgin Islands and forced them into sex work from 2001 through…
Continue Reading Iran’s Foreign Minister says people took the streets because they were ‘lied to’
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif said people in Iran took the streets in protest because they “were lied to” after the…
Continue Reading 2 still missing after Texas boat collision
A search for two fishermen missing after a pair of boats collided off the coast of Galveston, Texas, continued Wednesday. The US Coast Guard was…
Continue Reading Zion Williamson is set to make long-awaited NBA debut
Zion Williamson’s long-awaited NBA debut with the New Orleans Pelicans is just a week away. Williamson, 19, is expected to play in his first…
Continue Reading Mississippi scrambles to find cells for 625 violent inmates after Parchman prison unit deemed unsafe
A Mississippi penitentiary unit housing violent inmates “has a failing infrastructure,” and while officials have moved hundreds of…
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