Jimmy Carter is home from the hospital. What will his recovery look like?
Anyone who’s ever had a fragile grandparent knows that falls are especially dangerous for the elderly — and Jimmy Carter has had three…
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Worry rises in military over Trump’s decision-making
Tensions that have been mounting for months between some of the nation’s most senior military officers and President Donald Trump are boiling…
Continue ReadingInside the frantic response to mysterious ‘slow-moving blob’ flying over Washington
The mysterious “slow-moving blob” detected in the skies over Washington Tuesday prompted a frantic response from security officials on…
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Massachusetts puts tough restrictions on flavored tobacco and nicotine vaping
Massachusetts placed heavy restrictions on the sale of flavored tobacco and nicotine vaping products Wednesday, with GOP Gov. Charlie Baker signing…
Continue ReadingA bronze cockerel stolen in the 19th century to be returned to Nigeria
A bronze cockerel looted by British soldiers in the 19th century and later given to Jesus College at the University of Cambridge will be repatriated…
Continue ReadingMacy’s Thanksgiving Parade: 6 fun things you may not know
It’s a Thanksgiving Day tradition, not only for New York but for a TV-watching nation as well: the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. In…
Continue ReadingLionel Messi steals the show in his 700th Barcelona appearance
Lionel Messi’s statistics speak for themselves. On Wednesday, in front of an adoring home crowd at the Camp Nou, he made it 700 appearances,…
Continue ReadingTrump administration to cut its financial contribution to NATO
The Trump administration has moved to substantially cut its contribution to NATO’s collective budget according to several US and NATO…
Continue ReadingLAPD: The identity of a woman caught screaming on a doorbell camera is still unknown
The Los Angeles Police still have not identified a woman captured on doorbell video yelling for help earlier this month but released new information…
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Police in Utah found a woman dead in her apartment. Then they discovered her husband’s body in a freezer
When police were called to make sure a Utah woman was OK, officers found her dead and her husband’s body inside a freezer. Jeanne…
Continue ReadingBarbara Hillary, the first black woman to make it to both the North and South poles, dies
Barbara Hillary, the first black woman to reach the North and South poles, died on Saturday. She was 88. Her death was announced on her website and…
Continue ReadingA TikTok beauty video with a hidden anti-China message has gone viral
The video starts with a teenager offering eyelash curling advice to her followers. But this is no ordinary beauty tip. Just seconds into Feroza…
Continue ReadingTrump signs Hong Kong human rights act as China blasts ‘plainly bullying behavior’
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a law supporting Hong Kong’s months-long protest movement, handing anti-government demonstrators…
Continue ReadingMeet the bone-crunching dinosaur that replaced its teeth every two months, study says
A species of carnivorous dinosaur that once roamed Madagascar 70 million years ago was so tough on its teeth that they needed to be replaced…
Continue ReadingRare portrait of teenage Mozart sells for $4.4 million at auction
A rare portrait of a teenage Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart smashed auction estimates to sell for over 4 million euros ($4.4 million) in Paris on Wednesday.…
Continue ReadingBus driver accused of drinking beer while driving students to school
A school bus driver in Illinois has been arrested after, police say, she was caught on video drinking beer while picking up elementary school…
Continue ReadingA man had seizures after eating hot pot. Turns out he had tapeworms in his brain
A 46-year-old construction worker in China suffering from seizures turned out to have tapeworms in his brain — suspected to be the result of…
Continue ReadingA man strangled a Chicago student after she wouldn’t talk to him, prosecutors say
A man accused of killing a student at the University of Illinois at Chicago strangled her because he was angry she wouldn’t talk to him,…
Continue ReadingFormer White House counsel Don McGahn gets temporary pause on testimony from judge
At least for now, former White House counsel Don McGahn won’t have to testify to the House of Representatives. After McGahn appealed a…
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Thanksgiving storms have travelers scrambling with downpours, power outages and snow
Millions of people have been soaked by downpours, left in the dark or forced to shovel snow as powerful storms barrel through much of the U.S. ahead…
Continue Reading‘Melrose Place’ cast reunited for dinner
Since we are living in the age of TV reboots and revivals, why not “Melrose Place?” Get ready for plenty of that debate, thanks to a…
Continue ReadingThe Putin 2020 calendars appear to portray a kinder, gentler Kremlin leader
In Russia, the release of calendars featuring photos of Russian President Vladimir Putin has become an annual ritual. In past years, it’s been…
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Trump says he will designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump said Mexican cartels will “absolutely” be designated as foreign terrorist organizations, a…
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Watergate figure William Ruckelshaus dead at 87
William Ruckelshaus, a key figure in the Watergate scandal and the first head of the Environmental Protection Agency, died in his sleep Wednesday,…
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Inbreeding may have helped cause Neanderthals to go extinct, study says
Neanderthals went extinct around 40,000 years ago — about the same time that modern humans migrated out of Africa. This has led researchers to…
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Twitter rethinks plan to delete inactive accounts amid concerns about dead users
Twitter is rethinking part of its plan to remove inactive accounts from the service starting next month after receiving feedback that it would be…
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Trump contradicts testimony — and himself — by claiming he never directed Giuliani on Ukraine
President Donald Trump has now denied that he directed his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani to go to Ukraine and seek out investigations on his behalf,…
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Trump administration unable to give reliable count of family separations, watchdog says
The Trump administration is unable to verify the total number of families separated or reunited in the wake of its “zero tolerance”…
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Rudy Giuliani gives shifting answers on seeking information from Ukrainian oligarch
Rudy Giuliani acknowledged this week meeting with a lawyer for a Ukrainian oligarch who he had previously said he had “nothing to do…
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An obituary for the Thanksgiving turkey
Your Thanksgiving turkey, the prince of poultry, the darling of dinner tables and the centerpiece of your holiday spread, has died (obviously). It…
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