An earthquake struck near San Francisco on Monday
A 4.5 magnitude earthquake rocked California’s Bay Area on Monday. The epicenter of the seconds-long quake, which happened around 10:30 p.m.,…
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More than 60 men and boys freed from ‘inhumane’ Islamic school, police say
Police in Nigeria have rescued 67 men and boys who were subjected to “inhumane and degrading treatments” at an Islamic school in the…
Continue Reading A man saw a list of his town’s school lunch debt. So he paid the entire bill
One man in Jupiter, Florida, decided that he could make a difference in his town by paying off the lunch debt for every child in the system. It all…
Continue Reading Trump’s twisting the knife in Biden’s soft spot — Meanwhile in America
President Donald Trump has a nose for weakness. And Joe Biden’s softest spot is his near-mystical reverence for family. Nothing is likely to…
Continue Reading Three employees at an assisted living facility are accused of encouraging elderly residents to fight one another
Three employees at a North Carolina assisted living facility are accused of allowing elderly residents to fight one another, encouraging them to…
Continue Reading Florida toddler dies after being left for hours inside a hot car outside her family’s home
A toddler in Florida died after being left inside her family’s car in the heat all day, police said. Police responded to a Tampa home on Monday…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 15: Syria, Fort Worth shooting, impeachment inquiry
NASA’s chief scientist has said that the world’s not ready if life is discovered on Mars. This ex-NASA scientist claims they found it…
Continue Reading Kashmir residents billed during two-month, government-imposed cellphone blackout
Residents on fixed cellphone contracts in India-controlled Kashmir were surprised to discover they had been billed for the two-month,…
Continue Reading Former NASA scientist says they found life on Mars in the 1970s
We may have already discovered the essence of life on Mars 40 years ago, according to a former NASA scientist. Gilbert V. Levin, who was principal…
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Magnitude 4.5 earthquake jolts California just days before 30th anniversary of massive, deadly quake
A 4.5 magnitude earthquake shook parts of California late Monday night. The U.S. Geological Survey originally called it a 4.7 quake, but later…
Continue Reading Celebrities brought back the sneaker optical illusion. We’re not thrilled
Think about it: For two whole years, we had managed to peacefully carry on with our daily activities without angry-tweeting at strangers about the…
Continue Reading A Nevada university is investigating a threat targeting African Americans and Bernie Sanders supporters
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas is investigating a threatening note targeting the community, African Americans and local supporters of Bernie…
Continue Reading Atatiana Jefferson’s nephew watched her get killed by Fort Worth police. The aunt may have saved the boy’s life
In her final months, Atatiana Jefferson moved to another city to take care of her ailing mother. In her final minutes, the 28-year-old tried to…
Continue Reading Former Fort Worth police officer charged with murder for killing Atatiana Jefferson in her own home
The former Fort Worth police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson in her home Saturday morning was arrested and charged with murder Monday,…
Continue Reading A man showed up to a California police department with a body in his car and admitted to killing four people
A man walked into a California police department Monday and told officers he had killed four people, police say. One of the bodies was in the car the…
Continue Reading Search resumes for worker missing in fatal New Orleans building collapse
Rescuers resumed searching Monday for a worker trapped in rubble after a deadly construction collapse in New Orleans, officials said, but the…
Continue Reading A year after her kidnapping, Jayme Closs tells ABC she feels ‘stronger every day’
Almost exactly a year since Jayme Closs was kidnapped and her parents killed, the 13-year-old says she’s happy to be back home and doing what…
Continue Reading PG&E should compensate customers for power shutoffs, California governor says
Pacific Gas & Electric should give rebates or credits to each of its nearly 800,000 customers affected by last week’s power shutoffs,…
Continue Reading Mark Allen, soldier injured in 2009 search for Bowe Bergdahl, dies
A soldier shot in the head a decade ago while searching for Bowe Bergdahl in Afghanistan died on Saturday. Master Sgt. Mark Allen, 46, of Loganville,…
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At least 14 Mexican police officers killed in ambush by suspected drug cartel gunmen
At least 14 police officers were killed and several others wounded Monday in an ambush by gunmen in the Mexican state of Michoacan, a western region…
Continue Reading Virginia law requiring couples to disclose race is unconstitutional, judge says
A federal judge ruled that a Virginia law requiring couples to reveal their race in applying for a marriage license is unconstitutional. The lawsuit…
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U.S. calls for immediate ceasefire in Turkey’s strikes against Kurds in Syria
The U.S. is now calling for an immediate ceasefire in Turkey’s strikes against Kurds in Syria, and is sending Vice President Mike Pence to lead…
Continue Reading The war against ISIS was all a waste
Earlier this year I spent almost two months in northeast Syria covering what we thought was the final battle against ISIS. The so-called caliphate…
Continue Reading Amber Alert expanded for 3-year-old girl last seen at birthday party in Alabama
An Amber Alert has been expanded to surrounding states as authorities search for a 3-year-old girl last seen at a birthday party in Birmingham,…
Continue Reading Pope Francis’ chief bodyguard resigns over leak of document
Pope Francis’ chief bodyguard resigned Monday over a leak related to an ongoing financial investigation, the Vatican said. Domenico Giani, 57,…
Continue Reading Georgia college students burned the books of a Latina author
Students at Georgia Southern University burned the books of a Cuban-American author on a grill following a lecture in which she argued with…
Continue Reading A third of US Nobel Prize winners in chemistry, medicine and physics are immigrants
They live in different places, work at different universities and dedicate their careers to studying different topics. But there’s one thing at…
Continue Reading More than 100 people showed up to celebrate this crossing guard’s birthday
When a crossing guard arrived at his corner last Thursday, some sort of commotion was happening. At first he thought it was an event put on by the…
Continue Reading How two firefighters and a bottle of nail polish cheered up a scared little girl after a car accident
Two firefighters in Utah are melting hearts after they let a child give them purple manicures to help keep her calm after a car accident. Battalion…
Continue Reading Former police officer found not guilty of murder in shooting death of unarmed black veteran
A former Georgia police officer was found not guilty of murder Monday more than four years after he killed a naked, unarmed black man who was…
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