Wildfire definitions: The fire-related terms you’ve always wondered about, explained
With several wildfires raging in California, there’s no shortage of headlines and TV footage of the disaster that’s unfolding. But…
Continue ReadingWith several wildfires raging in California, there’s no shortage of headlines and TV footage of the disaster that’s unfolding. But…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — There are good dogs — and then there are hero dogs who chase down the world’s top terrorist to his fatal demise.…
Continue ReadingA 67-year-old retired doctor has given birth in China — potentially making her the country’s oldest new mother. The woman, surnamed Tian,…
Continue ReadingFirst, the good news: Chicago Public Schools has reached an initial deal with a union it’s been sparring with for weeks. Now, the bad news:…
Continue ReadingA New York mother arranged an unforgettable gift to her autistic son, a die-hard “Jeopardy!” fan — a phone call with host Alex…
Continue ReadingGeorgia authorities are trying to find a convicted rapist who was mistakenly released from a state prison, officials said. Tony Maycon Munoz-Mendez,…
Continue ReadingThe S&P 500 set a new closing record on Monday, after falling just short of it late last week. Hopes for progress on the US-China trade front is…
Continue ReadingLeBron James said in a tweet early Monday that he had to evacuate from his home because of the wildfires in the Los Angeles area. “Had to…
Continue ReadingSlavery is a horrific, irremovable stain on US history. But Americans disagree on how to handle its legacy. While nearly 75% of black respondents in…
Continue ReadingWhen Popeyes abruptly sold out of its highly sought-after spicy chicken sandwich in August, hungry fans demanded to know when the viral phenomenon…
Continue ReadingJust two weeks shy of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, an election in the east German state of Thuringia has highlighted the deep…
Continue ReadingKNOXVILLE, Iowa — Family members had hoped to build a contraption for a fun gender reveal party in Iowa, but they instead built an explosive…
Continue ReadingThe burglars who broke into an Indiana barbecue restaurant better hope that their friends, loved ones and anyone they might have told about the crime…
Continue ReadingIndian officials are racing against time to rescue a toddler who has been trapped in an 88-foot-deep well since Friday. Sujith Wilson, who is…
Continue ReadingA woman has died after an explosion at a gender reveal party in Iowa, authorities say. The 56-year-old woman, unnamed by authorities, was pronounced…
Continue ReadingAs public works crews cleaned up a rural Southern California area after the Tick Fire, they noticed something strange sticking out from the ashes. It…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — The Justice Department on Monday asked a federal judge to put on hold an order requiring the disclosure of grand jury…
Continue ReadingMorning commuters in Pittsburgh got an eyeful Monday when a bus fell backward into a gaping sinkhole, leaving the front half hanging several feet…
Continue ReadingAn 11-year-old girl has been charged with wounding and knife possession after a teacher was stabbed at an elementary school in Australia Monday. The…
Continue ReadingAs 14-week-old baby Michael began to wake up from a five-day coma, he recognized his dad and smiled in the precious way that only babies can.…
Continue ReadingA Texas police officer shot his adult son Saturday, thinking he was an intruder. Dispatchers received a call around 6 p.m. CDT from a man reporting a…
Continue ReadingWhen searching for dinosaur fossils, paleontologists know that there is a certain layer in the Earth where the fossils disappear. That layer marks…
Continue ReadingA New York Police Department officer who was placed in a medically induced coma this weekend after he was hit in the head with a metal chair is now…
Continue ReadingThe head of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is dead. The man who led the state that called itself Islamic — first capturing Raqqa in Syria and then…
Continue ReadingWildfires are nothing new to California. In fact, they’re a natural part of the state’s landscape, officials say. So the state continues…
Continue ReadingAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi is gone, like his short-lived Islamic caliphate. But the battle to claim credit for his death is just beginning. President…
Continue ReadingThe candlelight vigil for two people killed at an off-campus homecoming party near Greenville, Texas, was interrupted by gunfire Sunday, police said.…
Continue ReadingBrightly-colored houses are pock-marked and cracked in Jura, a town of about 6,000 people in Pakistani-administered Kashmir. Shops and walls are…
Continue ReadingA small plane crashed Sunday in LeRoy, New York, a city about 30 miles southwest of Rochester, officials said. All four people who were in the…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a statewide emergency on Sunday as wind-whipped wildfires in the north and south of the state gobbled up land,…
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