A group of ‘furries’ stopped a domestic violence assault and helped police make the arrest
SAN JOSE, California — Several members attending a furry convention in California on Friday helped restrain a man who was assaulting his…
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Estranged husband, his ex-girlfriend and his lawyer accused in missing Connecticut mom’s death
Nearly eight months after Connecticut mother Jennifer Farber Dulos went missing, investigators accused her estranged husband of killing her and his…
Continue Reading Emmanuel Macron shouts at Israeli security officers in altercation in Jerusalem
French President Emmanuel Macron has been involved in an altercation with Israeli security officers in Jerusalem’s Old City. Macron, who is in…
Continue Reading The suspected shooter in Kansas City could have been imprisoned on a previous gun charge. A change in Missouri gun laws set him free
The suspected gunman in the Kansas City bar shooting had previous firearm charges that could have sent him to prison, but legislators changing gun…
Continue Reading Estranged husband of Connecticut mom Jennifer Dulos has been released on bond
The estranged husband of Jennifer Dulos, a mother of five who vanished last year in Connecticut, and his former girlfriend were released from custody…
Continue Reading Missing mother talked about her husband’s attempt to hit her with his vehicle, nanny says in new warrant
A missing Connecticut woman told her nanny that her husband tried to hit her with his vehicle more than two years before he was charged with killing…
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A good Samaritan found $27,000 outside a credit union and turned it in
Imagine you found thousands of dollars on the ground. Would you keep any of the money? George Condash discovered a box of cash outside an ATM at a…
Continue Reading A church made headlines for allegedly asking older members to leave. But the reality is more complicated
It started as a local news story. An article in a Minnesota newspaper reported over the weekend that a church asked older parishioners to leave in an…
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Chinese city of Wuhan is now on lockdown as new virus spreads more widely
WUHAN, China — Chinese state media say the city of Wuhan is shutting down outbound flights and trains as the country battles the spread of a new…
Continue Reading LA City Council urges MLB to award 2017, 2018 World Series titles to Dodgers over sign-stealing scandal
The Los Angeles City Council passed a resolution Tuesday urging Major League Baseball to revoke the World Series titles from the Boston Red Sox and…
Continue Reading Penn State suspends fraternity amid investigation into sexual assault allegation
Penn State University officials placed a fraternity chapter on interim suspension as the university and police investigate allegations of a sexual…
Continue Reading Kansas and Kansas State basketball game ends in all-out brawl
A college basketball game between the University of Kansas and Kansas State University ended in an all-out brawl Tuesday. In the final seconds of…
Continue Reading Thousands of Nigerian slum dwellers left homeless after mass eviction
Authorities in Nigeria evicted thousands of impoverished residents from a Lagos slum, leaving many homeless, residents and eyewitnesses told CNN.…
Continue Reading A terminally ill rescue dog became a police K-9 for a day
Police in Pasco, Washington, turned a rescue pup with an inoperable tumor into a dashing police K-9. The dog, Eddie, was abandoned and spent almost a…
Continue Reading A homeless veteran with no known family was treated to a burial with full honors in Florida
He was known around town as the friendly homeless man who would happily chat about anything — the weather, sports or whatever passersby wanted…
Continue Reading Science may have found the secret to a better, and more sustainable, espresso coffee shot
Espresso is one of the most popular ways to drink coffee, but it’s also the most complicated to make. The process depends on a delicate…
Continue Reading Florida is the shark attack capital of the world, again
Shark attacks in Florida are lower than its five-year average, but the Sunshine State still led the world in unprovoked attacks last year. Like most…
Continue Reading How Trump will be remembered and Democrats’ linguistic offensive
How will history remember Donald Trump? Presidents spend four or eight years burning bright — but fade away once they’re done, remembered…
Continue Reading Leaders are gathering in Jerusalem for the Auschwitz anniversary. Poland’s president won’t be there
It’s a guest list any host would be proud to assemble. To mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp this…
Continue Reading Airbnb hosts are opening their doors to people displaced by the Puerto Rico earthquakes
Puerto Rico was devastated by a series of earthquakes this month that left thousands of people displaced from their homes and needing a place to…
Continue Reading Life inside ground zero of Wuhan coronavirus outbreak
The Lunar New Year — the most important festival in the Chinese calendar — is just three days away, but in the Chinese city of Wuhan,…
Continue Reading Amid concerns about violence and infrastructure, Mississippi’s Parchman prison reports two more inmate deaths
Two inmates were killed at Mississippi State Penitentiary after an altercation, the state Department of Corrections and county coroner said Tuesday.…
Continue Reading Katerina Sakellaropoulou becomes Greece’s first woman president
High court judge and human rights advocate Katerina Sakellaropoulou has been elected Greece’s first female president by parliament on…
Continue Reading A Michigan woman says a passenger assaulted her as she slept on a Spirit Airlines flight
A Michigan woman says a passenger assaulted her as she slept on a Spirit Airlines morning flight from Atlanta to Detroit. Detroit student Tia…
Continue Reading Rutgers University elects its first African American president
Rutgers University named the first African American president in the school’s history Tuesday. The university’s Board of Governors…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for January 22: Impeachment, coronavirus, Davos, Lebanon, Boeing
Look out for falling iguanas! The National Weather Service is warning South Florida residents of a potential lizard blizzard due to low temperatures.…
Continue Reading Google Doodle celebrates Anna May Wong nearly 100 years after her first leading role. Here’s why she’s in focus
The woman with a wry smile in Wednesday’s Google Doodle is considered to be the first Asian-American movie star — and she still has…
Continue Reading A mother is charged with killing 3 children under age 4 in Phoenix. Two of the victims tried to stop her, police say
An Arizona mother killed her three children, all under age 4, by smothering them, and one of the victims yelled and punched her to try and stop her,…
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Trump impeachment trial rules approved by Senate after marathon session
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate early Wednesday adopted the rules for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on a party line vote of…
Continue Reading China confirms Wuhan virus can be spread by humans
Officials in China are racing to contain the outbreak of a new virus that has left at least nine people dead and sickened more than 440, after it was…
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