Kids’ items inside storage unit rented by mother of missing Idaho children, report says
An abandoned storage unit that was rented to Lori Vallow — the mother of two missing Idaho children — had children’s items in it,…
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Death toll rises to at least 41 after twin avalanches in Turkey
At least 41 people have been killed and 84 injured after two avalanches hit the mountainside near Turkey’s eastern border with Iran in 24…
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Turkey prosecutors summon pilots after plane skids and snaps into three pieces
Turkish prosecutors summoned two pilots on Thursday after a plane skidded off the runway at an Istanbul airport and broke into three parts, killing…
Continue Reading High-speed train derails in northern Italy, killing two and injuring dozens
Two people died and dozens were injured after a high-speed train derailed in Italy’s Lodi province early on Thursday morning, Italian…
Continue Reading A high school principal was put on leave for saying Kobe Bryant’s death was ‘deserved’
A Washington state high school principal has been placed on administrative leave over a Facebook comment following Kobe Bryant’s death in a…
Continue Reading A property that once belonged to a family of serial killers known as the ‘Bloody Benders’ goes up for sale
Ever wanted to own a gruesome piece of American history? Well, you’re in luck. Approximately 152 acres of land that once belonged to the…
Continue Reading A paramedic responded to a fire at his own home and learned his daughter was trapped inside
A paramedic lost his daughter after discovering she was trapped in a house fire he was responding to, fire officials said. The fire started Tuesday…
Continue Reading Plane breaks apart after skidding off runway in Turkey
Three people have died after a passenger plane skidded off the runway and broke apart while landing at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport,…
Continue Reading Will the new coronavirus burn out like SARS … or is it here to stay?
Nearly two decades after he was treated, former severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) patient Alex Lam is still haunted by his experience.…
Continue Reading Four chartered flights are evacuating US citizens from Wuhan this week. An official says they are likely the last
The chartered flights carrying US citizens from Wuhan, China, this week are likely to be the last. Two flights out of Wuhan, the epicenter of the…
Continue Reading Charges will be dropped against a California surgeon and his girlfriend accused of drugging and raping women, prosecutor says
Prosecutors in California plan to drop charges against a surgeon and his girlfriend who were accused of drugging and raping women, Orange County…
Continue Reading Cops are looking for a man they say showed up for his first shift and stole $17,000 worth of merchandise
During his first shift alone at a Connecticut gas station, an employee stole more than $17,000 worth of merchandise and money, police say. Then, he…
Continue Reading Vanessa Bryant posts love for daughter as Mamba academy debuts image of commemorative patch
Vanessa Bryant on Wednesday mourned and honored her daughter who died along with her father and seven other people in a helicopter crash 10 days ago.…
Continue Reading Man pleads guilty to killing a woman and dumping her body in Connecticut woods, officials say
Javier Da Silva Rojas, 25, pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to kidnapping resulting in death in the killing of Valerie Reyes, according to a…
Continue Reading A researcher designed ‘anti-solar’ panels that generate electricity in the dark of night
Solar panels, true to their name, don’t technically work at night. But a California researcher claims he’s found a way to keep them…
Continue Reading Astronaut Christina Koch begins her journey back to Earth after her record-setting mission
NASA Astronaut Christina Koch is returning to Earth after the longest single spaceflight by a woman. Koch arrived on the International Space Station…
Continue Reading Justice Department will investigate four Mississippi prisons after inmates describe dangerous conditions
The Justice Department is launching an investigation into the conditions of several Mississippi prisons following a series of inmate deaths, the…
Continue Reading Harvey Weinstein’s final accuser says she was ‘trapped’ when he masturbated in front of her
Lauren Young thought she would have a chance to discuss one of her scripts with Harvey Weinstein but instead he masturbated in front of her in the…
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U.S. Senate finds Trump ‘not guilty’ on both articles of impeachment
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump won impeachment acquittal Wednesday in the U.S. Senate, bringing to a close only the third presidential…
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Actor Kirk Douglas, star from film’s Golden Age, dies at 103
HOLLYWOOD, California — Kirk Douglas, the actor who helped usher in Hollywood’s golden age, has died. He was 103 years old. “It is with tremendous…
Continue Reading Lesotho’s first lady is charged with murdering husband’s ex-wife
The first lady of Lesotho, Maesaiah Thabane has been charged with murdering her husband’s former wife in a crime that has gripped the tiny…
Continue Reading She was cropped out of a photo of white climate activists. Now, she says it’s time to stop erasing African voices
When Ugandan climate change activist Vanessa Nakate attended the World Economic Conference in Davos, Switzerland, she was excited to share her…
Continue Reading Canadian company seeks new site to bury nuclear waste
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A power company is reconsidering its options after dropping plans to bury waste from its nuclear plants on the Canadian…
Continue Reading Family of missing boy in Colorado makes emotional plea for help
Gannon Stauch would tell his mother jokes every day and was learning how to code before he vanished from his Colorado home last week, his family…
Continue Reading A Cleveland fertility clinic that lost 4,000 eggs and embryos just got hit with 2 more lawsuits
Almost two years ago, a freezer malfunction at an Ohio fertility clinic may have destroyed hundreds of patients’ chances at having biological…
Continue Reading The California firefighters who volunteered to battle flames in Australia have returned home
Capt. Leonard Dimaculangan hugged his daughter for the first time in a month after battling flames half way across the world in Australia.…
Continue Reading For those in quarantine at this air base, it’s Zumba classes, sandwiches and hours of downtime
It’s a beautiful morning at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, California. A handful of people are out and about on the grounds,…
Continue Reading Cherokees become the first US-based tribe to deposit traditional heirloom seeds in the Arctic vault
No Native American tribe has ever received an invitation to store its traditional heirloom seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The seed vault,…
Continue Reading Bayard Rustin, a gay civil rights leader arrested for having sex with men, is pardoned 67 years later
As a civil rights leader and an advocate for justice, Bayard Rustin was no stranger to being behind bars. He was arrested for his anti-war efforts in…
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