No longer the obedient NATO ally, Erdogan floats nuclear option
It’s no secret that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sees his country as the pre-eminent Muslim power in the Middle East. He regards his…
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Four dead in Bangladesh riot over offensive Facebook post
Four people were killed Sunday when Bangladesh police fired on a crowd after clashes erupted over a Facebook post that angered Muslims. Thousands of…
Continue Reading New photo shows Felicity Huffman in a prison uniform as she serves 13 days in college cheating case
The public got its first look at actress Felicity Huffman’s life in prison as photos and a video taken Saturday showed her walking in a green…
Continue Reading A girls soccer team was penalized for their ‘equal pay’ shirts. Now their message is being celebrated
When a girl’s high school varsity soccer team in Vermont played a game wearing matching shirts emblazoned with a bold message hidden under…
Continue Reading Army identifies three soldiers killed in training accident at Georgia base
The US Army on Monday identified the three soldiers killed during a training accident in Georgia early Sunday morning that injured three others. The…
Continue Reading Harvard researchers grew meat in a lab from cow and rabbit cells. It looks a lot like the real thing
A team of Harvard bioengineers took a major step in taking cultured meat from lab to table. Researchers successfully grew cow and rabbit meat from an…
Continue Reading 17-year-old arrested after threatening school shooting on Facebook
A 17-year-old male was arrested Monday for allegedly posting on Facebook that he would participate in a shooting at an Albany, New York, high school,…
Continue Reading Battery or charger in luggage explodes at Chicago’s Midway Airport
The bomb squad was called to Midway International Airport in Chicago on Monday after a cell phone battery or charger in someone’s luggage…
Continue Reading The Antarctic ozone hole is the smallest since it was discovered
While the ozone hole over Antarctica typically grows in September and October, scientists observed the smallest ozone hole since they first began…
Continue Reading Burning tires, brides and ‘Baby Shark.’ What you need to know about protests engulfing Lebanon
Fury at political elites has engulfed Lebanon. Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets across the country for anti-government protests,…
Continue Reading Milwaukee police officer buys children car seats instead of ticketing their mom
When Andrella “Lashae” Jackson was pulled over on October 12 by a Milwaukee police officer who noticed her two young daughters were not…
Continue Reading The Tulsa race massacre in the ‘Watchmen’ premiere was real. Here’s what happened in the horrific event
When the police shooting of unarmed father Terence Crutcher happened on September 16, 2016, in Tulsa, the city’s reaction was furious —…
Continue Reading After an historic all-female spacewalk, astronaut has moon dream
In her high school yearbook, NASA astronaut Jessica Meir wrote “go for a spacewalk” on the list of her plans for the future, Meir said…
Continue Reading American Airlines flight diverted after cleaning chemical spillage in cabin
An American Airlines flight from London to Philadelphia landed in Ireland after cleaning chemicals leaked in the aircraft cabin on Monday.…
Continue Reading Houston Astros pitcher gives World Series tickets to fans who were taunted at Yankee Stadium
Three Houston Astros fans needed a security escort after they said they were hassled in the stands at Yankee Stadium, but they’re getting the…
Continue Reading A West Point cadet is missing along with an M4 rifle, military academy says
A West Point cadet is missing along with an M4 rifle, the military academy said after military, federal, state and local agencies conducted extensive…
Continue Reading Weekend shootings in Philadelphia leave a 2-year-old dead and an 11-month-old in critical condition
Philadelphia police are searching for leads after a violent weekend that left a 2-year-old girl shot to death and an 11-month-old in critical…
Continue Reading Spain will exhume and move former dictator’s remains this week
It is an issue that has divided Spanish opinion for decades, but the remains of fascist dictator Gen. Francisco Franco will be exhumed and relocated…
Continue Reading A Vietnam veteran in hospice care got to see his beloved dog for the last time
When a veteran was admitted to hospice care last week, he had only one last wish: to say goodbye to his beloved dog, Patch. John Vincent is a Marine…
Continue Reading A driver is rescued alive after his car is impaled by logs from a truck
A Georgia driver made it out alive after he rear-ended a log truck, and his car was impaled by logs from the front windshield to the back window.…
Continue Reading Zimbabwe says 55 elephants have died in two months following severe drought
A severe drought that has drained water sources in Zimbabwe’s largest national park has left 55 elephants dead since September, a spokesman for…
Continue Reading A man named Tupac Shakur was arrested in Tennessee for meth possession and other charges
Police in Tennessee arrested a man named Tupac A. Shakur, 40, after they say he pulled a knife on them and was found with methamphetamine. Officers…
Continue Reading A clever African toad learned to copy a deadly snake to trick predators out of eating it
The Congolese Giant Toad shares its rainforest habitat with one of the most fearsome snakes in Africa. But mimicry might be the key to its survival,…
Continue Reading The Orionid meteor shower will peak early this week
The Orionid meteor shower will peak on Monday and Tuesday, sprinkling remnants of Halley’s Comet in Earth’s atmosphere to create a…
Continue Reading Why Washington Nationals fans are obsessed with the ‘Baby Shark’ song
The Washington Nationals are headed to the World Series for the first time in the franchise’s history, and if you caught any of their…
Continue Reading US troops leave Syria and cross into Iraq where some will stay
Hundreds of trucks carrying American troops have crossed into Iraq in a long military convoy Monday, marking the largest withdrawal of US forces from…
Continue Reading Julian Assange denied delay to extradition hearing
The extradition hearing of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will go ahead in February 2020 after a judge denied a request by his lawyers to delay…
Continue Reading Lebanon’s government makes major concessions after weekend of mass protests
Lebanon has passed a series of major economic reforms, including the slashing of officials’ salaries and the scrapping of austerity measures,…
Continue Reading At least 31 passengers killed in fiery Congo bus crash
At least 31 people were killed after a passenger bus veered off the road and burst into flames in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the…
Continue Reading How far left is too far? — Meanwhile in America
There are two plans afoot to oust President Donald Trump. One, impeachment, has transfixed Washington. But the earth is also moving in the other: the…
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