China, Russia and Iran hold joint naval drills in Gulf of Oman
China, Russia and Iran began a four-day joint military exercise in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Oman on Friday amid ongoing friction in the…
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Three high school students die in Christmas Day car crash
Three high school students died in a car crash on Christmas Day when their car slid off the road in a rural part of Alabama and struck a large oak…
Continue Reading Magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes Iran near nuclear power plant
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Iran early Friday morning in a region which houses the country’s first nuclear power plant. The…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 27: Military drills; Kazakhstan; Hawaii; hate crimes; avalanche
Your Christmas tree branches are drooping, needles are on the floor and the trunk is now a glorified cat-scratching post. We’ve got some tips…
Continue Reading Cargo ship collides into Istanbul coast, closing the Bosphorus strait
A cargo ship collided into the coast of Istanbul on Friday, forcing Turkish officials to temporarily suspend traffic through the Bosphorus strait.…
Continue Reading Benjamin Netanyahu wins Likud party leadership race
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will retain leadership of Likud, the political party he has led for more than a decade, after a resounding…
Continue Reading Death toll rises to 28 and thousands take refuge in Philippines after Christmas Eve typhoon
The number of people confirmed dead since Typhoon Phanfone hit the Philippines on Christmas Eve has risen to 28, as thousands of people affected by…
Continue Reading Idaho police say time is running out in case of missing siblings
Idaho police say they are worried time is running out in the case of two children who have been missing since September. “We are trying to be…
Continue Reading Typhoon Phanfone kills at least 16 as it hits the Philippines on Christmas Day
A typhoon that lashed the central Philippines on Christmas Day has killed at least 16 people and caused damage to homes and tourist areas. Typhoon…
Continue Reading Woman ‘very likely’ killed herself and her two young children at Boston garage, official says
A 40-year-old mother and two young children found on a sidewalk in Boston on Christmas Day “very likely” died in a double murder-suicide,…
Continue Reading Missing 5-year-old autistic boy found dead in pond by his grandmother’s house
The body of a 5-year-old autistic boy who went missing on Christmas Day was found in a pond near where he was last seen, Michigan State Police said…
Continue Reading Reddit user receives Secret Santa gift from Bill Gates
A Michigan woman got the Secret Santa gift of a lifetime this Christmas — an 81-pound package from Bill Gates. The gifts included an original…
Continue Reading Researchers found a brand new mineral tucked in a tiny meteorite. It’s never been seen in nature before
Between 2015 and 2019, researchers discovered 31 new carbon minerals, most of them vividly colorful. Edscottite is one of the least flashy new finds,…
Continue Reading A giant red star is acting weird and scientists think it may be about to explode
A young, bright star has been acting a little erratic lately. The star, Betelgeuse, is suddenly dimming. It may be a sign, astronomers say, that the…
Continue Reading Phil Spector sports a new look in recently released mugshot
Phil Spector, the former Grammy-winning music producer serving a prison sentence for the 2003 death of actress Lana Clarkson, is looking markedly…
Continue Reading ‘Peloton husband’ gifts real girlfriend with a Peloton bike for Christmas
From the small screen to reality. For Christmas, the actor in the viral Peloton ad says he gifted his real girlfriend … a Peloton bike.…
Continue Reading Six people were freed after an avalanche buried skiers at a Swiss ski resort
At least two people were injured Thursday and several buried in snow when an avalanche hit a ski resort in the Swiss Alps. The avalanche started at…
Continue Reading South Carolina church members spend Christmas week pondering how to recover from apparent arson
A South Carolina church kicked off Christmas week by learning that a suspected arsonist set its executive building on fire, but that didn’t…
Continue Reading Here’s what you can do with your Christmas tree now that the holiday is over
For weeks, your Christmas tree has sat twinkling quietly in a corner of your home, carefully decorated with the dazzling bits and baubles you so…
Continue Reading The seven principles of Kwanzaa
Christmas might be over, but Kwanzaa is just getting started. Thursday marked the start of Kwanzaa, also spelled Kwanza (with one ‘a’ at…
Continue Reading A man stopped for Christmas groceries and went home with a quarter of a million dollars
As he prepared to host his family for Christmas, Michael Rosenbrock loaded up his shopping cart with all the holiday feast fixings: Ham, stuffing,…
Continue Reading A 4-alarm fire displaced hundreds on Christmas. Minneapolis residents quickly stepped in to help
The Minneapolis community has made so many donations for the more than 200 people displaced on Christmas by a four-alarm fire that officials had to…
Continue Reading Ex-husband of Norwegian princess dies by suicide
Ari Behn, an author and the former husband of a Norwegian princess, died by suicide on Christmas Day, Behn’s family’s spokesman Geir…
Continue Reading Young people across Asia pushed for change in 2019. Meet five of them
2019 was the year of youth activism. Around the world, students and young adults took matters into their own hands, fighting for social issues like…
Continue Reading 2 passengers claim Frontier Airlines ignored their requests for help after they were sexually assaulted
Two female plane passengers allege in a federal lawsuit they were sexually assaulted in separate incidents in 2018 on Frontier Airlines flights and…
Continue Reading Russian opposition leader says staffer ‘kidnapped’ and sent to Arctic base
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has said one of his employees was “kidnapped” from his Moscow apartment and sent to a remote…
Continue Reading This star player is inspiring a new generation of athletes through basketball
Blevie Meyia Lucchesi was only 13 years old when she first held a basketball. The Gabonese basketball star said the sport made her feel…
Continue Reading Benjamin Netanyahu rushed offstage as rocket fired from Gaza into Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was taken off the stage at a campaign event in southern Israel Wednesday night as a rocket was fired from Gaza…
Continue Reading Father of infant of a slain Austin mother shares photo after baby comes home
The father of a Texas baby who disappeared with her now-deceased mother has been reunited with his child, according to a photo posted Tuesday morning…
Continue Reading The Boxing Day questions you’ve probably Googled
Boxing Day is the day after Christmas, and it has absolutely nothing to do with your empty gift boxes. Here’s what you need to know about the…
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