California’s getting scorched again. Here’s how these fires compare to previous years
Wildfires are nothing new to California. In fact, they’re a natural part of the state’s landscape, officials say. So the state continues…
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With Baghdadi gone, a political battle is just beginning
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is gone, like his short-lived Islamic caliphate. But the battle to claim credit for his death is just beginning. President…
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Gunfire erupts at vigil for two killed at off-campus college homecoming party in Greenville, Texas, police say
The candlelight vigil for two people killed at an off-campus homecoming party near Greenville, Texas, was interrupted by gunfire Sunday, police said.…
Continue Reading The terrified Kashmir families who call one of the world’s most militarized zones home
Brightly-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 Reading Small plane crashes in upstate New York
A 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 Reading California governor declares statewide emergency as Kincade Fire grows to 50,000 acres
California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a statewide emergency on Sunday as wind-whipped wildfires in the north and south of the state gobbled up land,…
Continue Reading California racetrack Santa Anita Park euthanizes second horse of the weekend, the 36th since December
A horse that was racing at California’s Santa Anita Park had to be euthanized on Sunday — the second horse to be put down at the track…
Continue Reading Protesters in Lebanon formed a human chain across the entire country
Protesters across Lebanon joined hands on Sunday to form a human chain that connected the country’s north and south, a symbolic display of…
Continue Reading Lyft is offering free rides so that people can go to job interviews
Lyft announced a new initiative that will give riders free or discounted rides to job interviews and during the first three weeks of employment. The…
Continue Reading Houston Astros owner apologizes to Sports Illustrated journalist
Houston Astros owner Jim Crane apologized to Sports Illustrated journalist Stephanie Apstein after the team trashed a story she wrote criticizing…
Continue Reading Kidnapped from a birthday party and killed, ‘Cupcake’ McKinney to be laid to rest in Birmingham, Alabama
Mourners packed the pews of a Birmingham, Alabama, church Sunday for the funeral of Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney, the girl who was…
Continue Reading Start your Monday smart: Missouri abortion law, impeachment, Patrick Frazee, Brexit
Here’s what you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox…
Continue Reading NASA posts a photo of the sun looking like a giant flaming jack-o’-lantern
If you thought the super blood wolf moon was scary, you haven’t seen what the sun is capable of. NASA on Sunday shared a photo on Facebook and…
Continue Reading The week a royal rift broke beyond palace walls
It was billed as a behind-the-scenes look at their recent royal tour in southern Africa. Instead the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s documentary…
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Man wins $200,000 lottery prize on the way to his last chemo treatment
A man on his way to his last chemotherapy treatment won a $200,000 lottery prize, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery. Ronnie Foster…
Continue Reading A NYPD officer is in critical condition after an altercation at a Brooklyn nail salon
A New York Police Department officer was in critical condition in a medically induced coma after an altercation with a suspect Friday night at a nail…
Continue Reading Watch South Carolina’s Bryan Edwards make an amazing one-handed catch
Fans are already dubbing it the “catch of the year.” In the second quarter of a game Saturday against the Tennessee Volunteers, South…
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President Trump announces U.S. military kills ISIS leader in raid
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump announced the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State. He announced…
Continue Reading How ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi became a feared preacher of hate
A preacher of hate. The instigator and inspirer of some of the most hideous acts of violence ever put to video. An elusive fugitive, hunted by…
Continue Reading He saw his friends massacred. He has heard their names recited daily for a year.
Some things are very clear to Joe Charny — remembering the dead is the right thing to do. Other things are not so clear — why a gunman…
Continue Reading Lebanon is at a crossroads between a new start or a return to unrest
Daylight filters through a large gap at the back of an abandoned cinema in central Beirut. The silhouetted figures of protesters gather on the steps…
Continue Reading Family of missing British backpacker join search in Cambodia
The family of a missing 21-year-old British woman who disappeared after a beach party on a Cambodian island are traveling there to assist in the…
Continue Reading As violence and vandalism escalate in Hong Kong, some protest supporters have had enough
For most of the summer, 25-year-old Jose was an ardent supporter of the protests raging in Hong Kong. Even when demonstrations became increasingly…
Continue Reading Fortified synagogues and guards ‘everybody knows.’ How life changed a year after the Tree of Life massacre
During a sermon inside a New York synagogue last month, Rabbi Joshua Davidson recounted all the ways his synagogue has changed since last October.…
Continue Reading Here’s how to catch all the action this NFL Sunday
NFL Sunday brings 13 new matchups you won’t want to miss, including a showdown between the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs. So grab a…
Continue Reading Millions of people in California are starting to lose power as PG&E tries to prevent more wildfires
Nearly a million homes and businesses in California were slowly going dark Saturday as the state’s largest utility shut off power in an attempt…
Continue Reading It’s National Black Cat Day! Here are five facts to know about our black feline friends
Black cats get a bad rap, especially during Halloween season, when they’re associated with witches and other scary things that go bump in the…
Continue Reading Comic who called out Harvey Weinstein during a New York show says she hopes she ‘said enough’
Kelly Bachman, the comedian who called out Harvey Weinstein at a New York bar this week, says she hopes she “said enough.” The comic was…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Father of Vietnamese woman believed dead in Essex truck — Smugglers said this was a ‘safe route’
Nguyen Thi Phong and Pham Van Thin live in a small house in Nghen, a town in Vietnam’s Ha Tinh province. It has a corrugated metal roof,…
Continue Reading A high school athlete ran her personal best but was disqualified for her hijab
After crossing the finish line, a high school athlete’s runner’s high soon turned into a broken heart. Noor Alexandria Abukaram was…
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