Lebanon’s Hariri gives opponents 72 hours to find economic solutions as protests grow
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has given his political adversaries 72 hours to agree on solutions to the country’s economic crisis, amid…
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Pro-independence protesters in fiery clashes with police in Barcelona
Fires and violence broke out in the streets of Barcelona on Friday, as more than half a million pro-independence protesters gathered in the Catalan…
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When a police wellness check becomes a death sentence
The tweet is blunt: “Dear neighbors (and I mean this in the most sincere way) please don’t ever, EVER call the police to do a welfare…
Continue Reading PG&E fire-preventing power shutoffs could continue for a decade, CEO says
Power outages to prevent fires in Northern California may continue for a decade, the state’s biggest utility said Friday. Utility PG&E…
Continue Reading Felicity Huffman reports to prison to start two-week sentence for college admissions scam
Actress Felicity Huffman reported to federal prison in Dublin, California, on Tuesday to begin serving a two-week sentence for her role in the…
Continue Reading Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam defends police use of force
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Saturday said the police have used “appropriate force of weapon” to respond to protesters in large-scale…
Continue Reading A burglar hid in a Costco for hours then stole $13K in jewelry after store closed, police say
A burglar in the Atlanta area gave new meaning to the phrase “patience is a virtue” — but not in a good way. Authorities in Coweta…
Continue Reading Chicago’s top cop was drinking before officers found him asleep in his car, mayor says
Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson had “a couple of drinks with dinner” before he was found asleep in his car, the mayor says.…
Continue Reading Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, holding back tears: ‘Not many people have asked if I’m OK’
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, gave a rare glimpse into her personal life when she admitted that she has struggled to deal with the repercussions of…
Continue Reading Weapons seized from alleged neo-Nazi leader in Washington state
A man who Seattle Police say is the Washington cell leader of a neo-Nazi group isn’t allowed to own any guns for one year, according to a court…
Continue Reading An African American security guard asked a student to not call him the n-word. That request got him fired
An African American security guard told a student to stop calling him the n-word. It cost him his job. Marlon Anderson was a security guard at…
Continue Reading Kellogg joins GLAAD for anti-bullying campaign with All Together cereal
Raisin Bran, Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops and Frosted Mini Wheats in the same box? The new concoction isn’t just a…
Continue Reading 40,000 people are about to run a marathon in the world’s most polluted city
More than 40,000 marathoners are preparing to compete on Sunday in the Indian capital New Delhi, where air pollution has reached dangerous levels.…
Continue Reading Here’s what was inside a 132-year-old time capsule found in Utah
This time capsule has been through a lot. It was first buried in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1887, after being put together by a school run by…
Continue Reading Driver in fatal Indiana bus stop crash found guilty of homicide
A 25-year-old Indiana woman was found guilty of reckless homicide in the 2018 deaths of three siblings at a school bus stop in rural Rochester,…
Continue Reading Honduran President’s brother found guilty of drug trafficking charges
The brother of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was found guilty of trafficking cocaine Friday, according to the US Department of Justice.…
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Why did Mexican soldiers let El Chapo’s son free? Outgunned in firefight that left 8 dead, 20 hurt
Mexican security forces aborted their capture of a son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman after finding themselves…
Continue Reading A man missing for a week is found alive inside his wrecked car at the bottom of a gully
A Missouri man who’d been missing for a week was found at the bottom of a ravine by a biker. Ryan Linneman, 37, was discovered at the bottom of…
Continue Reading Los Angeles jury recommends death penalty for the ‘Hollywood Ripper’
A jury has recommended the death penalty for Michael Gargiulo, known as the “Hollywood Ripper,” the Los Angeles County District…
Continue Reading Threat of winds delays demolition of New Orleans cranes
Threats from a tropical storm have delayed the implosion of the two cranes at the Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans, which partially collapsed during…
Continue Reading Chicago teachers’ strike stretches into second day as negotiations continue
Some 300,000 Chicago schoolchildren are out of class for the second day in a row Friday, as negotiations continue between the city and thousands of…
Continue Reading California earthquakes just caused a major fault line to move for the first time, a study shows
The Ridgecrest earthquake in July was the strongest to strike Southern California in 20 years. And the main quake, along with more than 100,000…
Continue Reading Shaquille O’Neal buys a home for a 12-year-old boy paralyzed in a shooting
An Atlanta boy paralyzed in a shooting will soon live in a new home that is accessible to him thanks to basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal.…
Continue Reading A woman who livestreamed a crash that killed her sister is out of prison and arrested again
In 2017, 18-year-old Obdulia Sanchez livestreamed a video as she was driving drunk during a crash that killed her younger sister. She was convicted…
Continue Reading Three companies fined in Seattle crane collapse that killed four people
Three companies were cited and fined more than $107,000 in the April 27 collapse of a crane in Seattle that killed four people, authorities said.…
Continue Reading Thieves pick 7,000 pounds of apples off the trees in a Michigan orchard
Apple thieves snuck onto a Michigan family farm and stole more than 3 tons of fruit right off of the trees. The heist was discovered October 10, when…
Continue Reading Kings’ Harrison Barnes, Eagles’ Malik Jefferson to cover funeral costs for Atatiana Jefferson
Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes and his wife, Brittany, are paying most costs for the funeral of Atatiana Jefferson. Philadelphia Eagles…
Continue Reading Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir successfully complete first all-female spacewalk
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch conducted the first all-female spacewalk outside of the International Space Station. The spacewalk…
Continue Reading Parent who initially fought college admissions charges agrees to plead guilty
A parent who initially pleaded not guilty for his participation in the notorious college admissions scandal has agreed to change his plea to guilty,…
Continue Reading Three American tourists died of natural causes in the Dominican Republic, FBI tests show
FBI toxicology tests have determined that the deaths of three American tourists in the Dominican Republic were due to natural causes, a US State…
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