US & World Archives

Raging fires and hundreds of thousands without power. Officials fear it’s the ‘new abnormal’ for California

October 12, 2019 2:47 AM CNN

When the power went out for almost 800,000 Californians this week to prevent wildfires, it was not the first time. And many are left wondering…

Rudy Giuliani under investigation by federal prosecutors for Ukraine lobbying work

October 11, 2019 11:10 PM KVIA ABC-7

Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, is being investigated by federal prosecutors in New York for possible lobbying…

California governor says ‘greed’ to blame for power outage

October 11, 2019 8:07 PM CNN

An angry California Gov. Gavin Newsom slammed the state’s largest utility over its power shutoffs, saying they’re the result of years of…

Some evacuees are returning home after Saddleridge Fire burns 7,500 acres

October 11, 2019 7:49 PM CNN

Robin Navickas left behind her hearing aids and even her shoes when the Saddleridge Fire was creeping toward her home. When she returned hours later,…

Pennsylvania police department warns parents after finding THC-laced candies that look like the harmless kind

October 11, 2019 7:07 PM CNN

A recent drug bust in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, uncovered loads of cocaine, crystal meth, heroin, fentanyl, marijuana, and…. Nerds Rope candies.…

A man found guilty of killing his ex-wife’s family in Texas will die by lethal injection

October 11, 2019 6:22 PM CNN

A man found guilty of killing six members of his former wife’s family in Texas will die by lethal injection, a jury decided. The judge made the…

National Coming Out Day: What it is, and what people are saying about it

October 11, 2019 5:19 PM CNN

National Coming Out Day is here. Friday marks the 31st anniversary of National Coming Out Day, celebrated every year on October 11, the anniversary…

Five 13-year-olds in Mississippi have been arrested for making school threats. A new law makes those felonies

October 11, 2019 5:16 PM CNN

Five students from a middle school in the Mississippi town of Ocean Springs have been arrested on suspicion of making threats to shoot up the school,…

Farmers in Idaho rallied to harvest a neighbor’s potatoes as a deep freeze threatened to ruin them

October 11, 2019 5:12 PM CNN

With meteorologists predicting a hard freeze in southeast Idaho for Wednesday, farmers rushed to harvest all their potatoes before the surprise cold…

He sold illegal AR-15s. Feds agreed to let him go free to avoid hurting gun control efforts

October 11, 2019 5:07 PM CNN

For more than a year, Joseph Roh illegally manufactured AR-15-style rifles in a warehouse south of Los Angeles. His customers, more than two dozen of…

ISIS families attempt to escape camp in northeast Syria

October 11, 2019 4:53 PM CNN

ISIS family members have attempted to escape from an encampment in northeastern Syria, a commander for the Kurdish forces that guard the site told…

160 bodies buried in mass grave in Juarez

October 11, 2019 4:31 PM KVIA ABC-7

About 160 bodies have been buried in a mass grave in Juarez. The Juarez Medical Examiner’s Office designated them as unclaimed. The bodies were…

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg takes her message to Denver

October 11, 2019 4:03 PM CNN

Swedish teenage activist Greta Thunberg did not win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize but that didn’t stop her from taking her call for…

Water at the moon’s south pole may be more recent, study says

October 11, 2019 3:46 PM CNN

The return of humans to the moon, as well as ongoing robotic missions, may require using resources already on the lunar surface. The moon’s…

A 5.6 pound avocado set a new world record and it made enough guacamole for 20 people

October 11, 2019 3:28 PM CNN

The only thing extra about the avocado at the Pokini household is the size. The Pokini family from Hawaii landed themselves in the Guinness Book of…

Mistrial declared on 2 counts against ex-police chief who called Trump ‘last hope for white people’

October 11, 2019 3:28 PM CNN

A federal judge declared a mistrial Friday after a jury failed to reach a verdict on two charges filed against a former New Jersey police chief who…

New York will require menstrual product packages to contain a list of all ingredients inside, making it the first state to have such a law

October 11, 2019 3:11 PM CNN

New York just became the first state to require an ingredient list on menstrual product packages, in a move the governor says will “empower…

Passenger ‘in crisis’ was removed from an American Airlines flight after forcing his way onto the plane

October 11, 2019 2:36 PM CNN

A man was forcibly removed from an American Airlines flight at Miami International Airport Monday after he tried to force his way onto a plane. The…

Jury in trial of Georgia officer who fatally shot naked, unarmed man has still not reached a verdict

October 11, 2019 2:36 PM CNN

The jury in the trial of a Georgia police officer charged with fatally shooting a naked, unarmed black man has yet to reach a verdict, one week after…

Shepard Smith abruptly leaves Fox News Channel

October 11, 2019 2:26 PM KVIA ABC-7

Shepard Smith, whose newscast on Fox News Channel seemed increasingly an outlier on a network dominated by supporters of President Trump, says he is…

‘Americans sold us out,’ Kurds guarding US base in Syria say

October 11, 2019 2:17 PM CNN

Kurdish forces guarding a US military base in northern Syria told CNN they feel they’ve been betrayed by their American allies after US…

Peter Handke’s Nobel literature prize win sparks outrage

October 11, 2019 1:59 PM CNN

The decision to award Austrian writer Peter Handke a Nobel Prize in Literature has sparked widespread outrage, with critics calling it…

Piranha swap out their old teeth with new set waiting in a ‘crypt’

October 11, 2019 1:55 PM CNN

Piranha teeth have the tough task of crunching bone and shredding flesh and, like well-used kitchen knives, they dull over time. Since they have no…

Joaquin’s dad died in the line of duty, so dozens of police came to watch his first football game

October 11, 2019 1:26 PM CNN

Mission, Texas, Police Cpl. Jose “Speedy” Espericueta couldn’t wait to watch his 13-year-old son play in his first football game.…

Uber begins the pilot phase of its boat service in Nigeria

October 11, 2019 1:10 PM CNN

As part of its expansion plans into Africa, global ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies launched a pilot test of their taxi boat service on Friday in…

Accused El Paso gunman is deadliest surviving mass shooting suspect in American history

October 11, 2019 12:55 PM KVIA ABC-7

Of the 18 deadliest mass shootings in the United States, seven mass shooters committed suicide and another five were killed by police, according to…

Birds are dying off at an alarming rate. Here’s how you can help from your own backyard

October 11, 2019 12:39 PM CNN

The United States and Canada have lost almost a third of their bird population since 1970, an alarming study recently found. Habitat loss, collisions…