A plane crashed into a home in suburban New Jersey
A Cessna 414 airplane crashed into a suburban home in New Jersey on Tuesday, killing the pilot and sparking a house fire, authorities said. The…
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The El Paso Walmart where 22 people were killed will reopen, with a permanent memorial in the works
Three months after an assailant gunned down 22 people at an El Paso Walmart, shattering a tight-knit community, the store will reopen with plans for…
Continue Reading Dogs have been in the military since 600 BC. And they do some serious work
This week, President Donald Trump shared a declassified photo of a military working dog that was injured during the weekend raid that took down ISIS…
Continue Reading Something crashed into Earth and helped wipe out mammoths and other animals 13,000 years ago, study says
Around 13,000 years ago, giant animals such as mastodons, mammoths, saber-toothed cats and ground sloths disappeared from the Earth. Scientists have…
Continue Reading A Canadian organization is building tiny house communities for homeless veterans
Fifteen tiny houses lined up like military barracks are set to open Friday as a living complex for homeless veterans, the first of its kind in…
Continue Reading Girlfriend charged in Boston College student’s death after telling him ‘hundreds of times’ to kill himself, prosecutors say
The girlfriend of a Boston College student who died by suicide in May repeatedly texted him to do so during their relationship, Massachusetts…
Continue Reading Halloween costumes wouldn’t fit his son’s wheelchair. Now he builds epic outfits himself
When his son was born, Tom Hardy and his wife pledged to treat him like any other kid. But not every kid gets to rock Halloween costumes that would…
Continue Reading President Jimmy Carter actually will be teaching Sunday school this weekend
Turns out, Jimmy Carter will be teaching Sunday school in Plains, Georgia, this weekend. Maranatha Baptist Church, where the former President has…
Continue Reading Former pharmacist sentenced to 12 years for secretly recording people in workplace bathrooms
Click here for updates on this story MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OR (KPTV) — A former Portland pharmacist who recorded more than…
Continue Reading Strongest tropical cyclone in 12 years barrels across Arabian Sea
A rare tropical cyclone barreling across the Arabian Sea has reached the intensity of a Category 4 hurricane, becoming the strongest storm recorded…
Continue Reading A spy stole ISIS leader Baghdadi’s underwear for DNA test, Kurds say
A spy for Kurdish forces in Syria stole Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s underwear in order to obtain a DNA sample of the ISIS leader and help lead the…
Continue Reading The NBA has been around for more than 70 years. It’s only now getting its 6th female referee
Men have been shooting hoops in the NBA, the nation’s premier professional basketball league, for a while. Since 1946, to be exact. But in that…
Continue Reading Russian soldier kills 8 colleagues in mass shooting at Siberian military base
Eight Russian service members were killed in a shooting at a military base in Siberia on Friday, Russia’s top law enforcement agency said in a…
Continue Reading 5 ways to celebrate National Cat Day
Cats. When they’re not scratching up furniture (or your skin), they’re napping, purring, snuggling balls of joy. They’ll probably…
Continue Reading Airbnb hosts are offering free housing to thousands of California wildfire evacuees
California is in a state of emergency as wildfires rage through communities, leaving thousands displaced from their homes and searching for a safe…
Continue Reading ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead. Here are 6 things you need to know
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the elusive and highly secretive leader of ISIS, died during a raid conducted by the US military in northwest Syria on Saturday…
Continue Reading Four questions to ask about the Baghdadi raid
Blame the fog of war, the Pentagon’s secrecy or the President whose tall tales often can’t be trusted, but Washington is still puzzling…
Continue Reading Your guide to Halloween trick-or-treating etiquette
The ghosts and firemen, princesses and zombies are off to trick-or-treat and super eager to collect as much candy as possible. How can you ensure…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 29: California wildfires, impeachment inquiry, Brexit
Let’s start with a bit of good news: A woman who was missing for days in a California National Park was found alive and safe after she spelled…
Continue Reading Sujith Wilson: Indian toddler trapped in well dies
A two-year-old boy trapped 26 meters (88 feet) down a well since last Friday, sparking a major rescue attempt that captivated India, has died. The…
Continue Reading Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong banned from running in local election
One of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists has been barred from running in upcoming district council elections, as…
Continue Reading A teenager stole an endangered lemur from a zoo. Now he’s been sentenced to federal prison
A 19-year-old man was sentenced to three months in federal prison for breaking into a California zoo and stealing an endangered Lemur. Aquinas Kasbar…
Continue Reading All modern humans originated in northern Botswana, study says
Africa has long been regarded as the cradle of humankind, but scientists seeking a more specific location have narrowed in on northern Botswana as…
Continue Reading A new California wildfire burns in LA as many face days without power
Spurred by historic winds, several wildfires burned in California on Monday, causing evacuations and power outages in parts of the state. As the…
Continue Reading California opens investigation into companies shutting off power during wildfires
California’s Public Utilities Commission announced Monday it is launching a formal investigation into investor-owned utilities shutting off…
Continue Reading Police charge man in shooting at off-campus college homecoming party in Greenville, Texas
The manhunt has ended for a gunman who opened fire at an off-campus homecoming party near Greenville, Texas, police said. Brandon Gonzales, 23, was…
Continue Reading It’s an asteroid! No, it’s the new smallest dwarf planet in our solar system
A large asteroid could be reclassified as a dwarf planet — which could make it the smallest in the solar system — after new research…
Continue Reading Stuck in an airport for almost two weeks, Iranian beauty queen says she will be killed if she is deported
An Iranian beauty queen who has spent almost two weeks inside Manila’s international airport says she will be killed if she is sent back home…
Continue Reading Lebanon ‘days’ away from economic collapse if no political solution to protests found, says central bank governor
Lebanon is on the verge of economic collapse unless an “immediate solution” can be found to end days of nationwide protests that have…
Continue Reading 84-year-old man arrested after two seriously hurt in French mosque attack
An 84-year-old man has been arrested after shots were fired near a mosque in southwestern France, officials said. Pyrenees-Atlantique Police said a…
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