Florida ex-mayor gets 4+ years in prison for charity fraud
The former mayor of a Florida city has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for defrauding a…
Man arrested in shooting of 13 people at Chicago house party
Chicago police say a man has been charged with attempted murder in a December shooting at a house party that…
Thousands gather for Women’s March rallies across the US
WASHINGTON — Thousands gathered in cities across the country Saturday as part of the nationwide Women’s March rallies focused on…
Ex-Texas nurse pleads guilty in 1981 death of 11-month-old
A former Texas nurse suspected in the killing of dozens of children has pleaded guilty to the 1981 death of…
Pilot killed in Utah plane crash was founder of ski company
The pilot killed when his small plane crashed into a Utah neighborhood Wednesday was the founder of a company that…
911 calls reveal horror, chaos of Vegas fire that killed 6
Newly released audio recordings of 911 calls are revealing the horror that Las Vegas apartment complex residents faced last month…
California rejects unique intersex surgery ban for some kids
California has rejected a ban on medically unnecessary treatment for babies born with ambiguous or conflicting genitalia By ADAM BEAM…
Clemson relaxes alcohol rules for national title party
The city surrounding Clemson University is again relaxing its open container of alcohol laws for a street party as the…
12 shot, five dead, in single day of shootings in Baltimore
Authorities say 12 people have been shot, five of them fatally, in eight separate weekend shootings in Baltimore January 12,…
Patriots star Edelman arrested for vandalism in California
New England Patriots star Julian Edelman was arrested near LA on suspicion of misdemeanor vandalism after allegedly jumping on the…
Hezbollah says payback for US strike has just begun
The leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah says Iran’s response to its top general’s killing has only just begun…
Defying police, Iranians protest over plane shootdown
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian demonstrators defied a heavy police presence Sunday night to protest their country’s days of…
4 Iraqi servicemen wounded by rocket attack on air base
Iraqi security officials say four members of Iraq’s military have been wounded by a rocket attack targeting an air base…
World leaders travel to Oman to meet its newly named sultan
World leaders are traveling to Oman to meet the country’s new sultan, named just a day earlier after the death…
Michigan town ‘stinks;’ Council buys marijuana odor device
Is that a skunk? No, it’s marijuana January 9, 2020, 6:34 PM 2 min read BESSEMER, Mich. — Is that…
Uber driver charged with sexually assaulting passenger
Authorities say an Uber driver has been charged with sexually assaulting a drunk woman he picked up at a California…
FAA seeks $3.9 million fine against Southwest Airlines
Federal regulators want to fine Southwest Airlines $3.9 million for violating standards on how to calculate the weight and load…
Fire engulfs nursing home in Croatia, at least 6 dead
Croatian authorities say a fire has engulfed part of a nursing home in northern Croatia, killing at least six people…
Bus catches fire in road accident in India; at least 20 dead
Police say a double-decker bus has caught fire after ramming into a truck on a highway in northern India and…
Refugees shot dead in Libya were pushed out of UN facility
Two Eritrean asylum-seekers have been shot dead inside their accommodation in the Libyan capital By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press January…
12 migrants dead, 21 rescued at sea off western Greece
Greece’s coast guard says 12 migrants have been found dead in the Ionian Sea and 21 others have been rescued…
Billionaire Burkle’s son found dead at Beverly Hills home
California billionaire businessman Ronald Burkle’s adult son Andrew has been found dead at his home January 7, 2020, 9:11 PM…
Iran strikes back at US with missile attack at bases in Iraq
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran struck back at the United States for the killing of a top Iranian general early Wednesday,…
Many popular gyms offer unhealthy indoor tanning
(Reuters Health) – More than three-quarters of commercial gyms surveyed offered tanning beds, undermining public health warnings about the dangers…
Trump administration restricts some e-cigarette flavors
(Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday announced a ban on some popular e-cigarette flavors, including fruit and mint, to…
China seeks to identify cause of mystery pneumonia infecting 44
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese health authorities are trying to identify what is causing an outbreak of pneumonia in the central…
Commuters may get less sleep and exercise
(Reuters Health) – People with full-time jobs who endure long commutes may be more likely to have sleep problems and…
Chinese delegation plans to travel to Washington to sign trade deal: SCMP
FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags are set up for a meeting during a visit by U.S. Secretary of Transportation…
Car plows into German tourists in northern Italy, 6 dead
Italian fire officials say a car has plowed into a group of young German tourists in northern Italy, killing six…
Novartis, Merck and Allergan join those raising U.S. drug prices for 2020
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Novartis AG, Merck & Co Inc and Allergan Plc were among companies that raised U.S. prices…
Men who ran $11M California investment scam sentenced
Three men who ran an $11 million investment scheme that bilked elderly Californians are going to prison January 4, 2020,…
Winner of $400M border wall contract: ‘a gung-ho, smart guy’
BISMARCK, N.D. — Tommy Fisher peered into a Fox News camera and talked up his North Dakota-based company’s ability to…
Tennessee inmates ask court to stop execution scheduling
Attorneys for Tennessee death row inmates argue that mental issues, poor legal representation, newly surfaced evidence, and racism in the…
Woman accused of using Muslim student’s hijab to attack her
A woman in Oregon is accused of trying to choke a Muslim student with her headscarf and then harassing her…
Knife attack near Paris treated as terror-related
French prosecutors said a knife attack on Friday that left one man dead and two women injured in a park…
Delta plane slides off taxiway at Green Bay airport
A Delta Air Lines plane has slid off a taxiway amid icy conditions at an airport in Green Bay, Wisconsin…
No bail for Chicago mom charged with killing 2 sons
A 20-year-old Chicago woman has been ordered held without bail on murder charges after police say she killed her two…
Ghosn fled Japan after security firm hired by Nissan stopped surveillance
TOKYO (Reuters) – Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn left his Tokyo residence after a private security firm hired by Nissan…
Thousands in Baghdad mourn Iranian general killed by US
BAGHDAD — Thousands of mourners gathered Saturday for a funeral procession through Baghdad for Iran‘s top general and Iraqi militant…
Police: Psychic said girl was possessed, scammed mom of $70K
Police say a Massachusetts woman claiming to be a psychic stole more than $70,000 from a client by telling the…
Foundation: Damage to historic copter hit by car exceeds $6M
A South Carolina aviation foundation says a Vietnam War-era helicopter hit by a car sustained millions of dollars in damage…
Police arrest 7 in New Year’s Eve mob sexual assault
A senior security official says police have arrested seven young men for allegedly taking part in a mob sexual assault…
Boys killed in high-rise murder-attempted suicide identified
Investigators have identified two small boys allegedly killed by their mother, but a host of questions remain because Chicago police…
AP Exclusive: Sierra skeleton ID’d as ‘ghost of Manzanar’
LOS ANGELES — A skeleton found by hikers this fall near California’s second-highest peak was identified Friday as a Japanese…
New York education leader appears on child sex crime charge
A high-ranking New York City education official accused of arranging a sexual encounter in Wisconsin with someone he thought was…
Methodists propose split in gay marriage, clergy impasse
A group of United Methodist Church leaders from around the world and across ideological divides is proposing an amicable separation…
2 toddlers dead in Chicago after stabbing, high-rise plunge
Chicago police say two toddlers are dead after a woman believed to be their mother stabbed a 70-year-old man, left…
3 women investigated for causing deadly blaze at German zoo
Three women are under investigation in Germany for launching paper sky lanterns blamed for igniting a fire that destroyed an…
Blackface again mars Philadelphia’s troubled New Year parade
The mayor of Philadelphia is sharply criticizing two men who wore blackface while marching in the city’s annual New Year’s…
Man charged after Picasso painting damaged in London gallery
A 20-year-old man is being held in custody pending his next court hearing after being charged with damaging a Picasso…
India to restore text messaging services in Kashmir
Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir say they’ll restore text messaging services in the disputed region on Wednesday December 31, 2019, 1:06…
Illinois governor clears thousands of marijuana convictions
Illinois’ governor has granted more than 11,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions, one day before the state’s new law permitting…
Pakistan issues health IDs for trans people to improve care
Pakistan has begun issuing special health ID cards for transgender people as way to lessen health care discrimination By ASIM…
Optimism over growth, some wariness in Atlantic City in 2020
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Atlantic City heads into 2020 with some optimism , buoyed by an expanded casino market with…
Heterosexual couples form 1st civil partnerships in England
Heterosexual couples will now be able to choose a civil partnership instead of a marriage in England and Wales By…
Governor fires 34 prison guard trainees who gave Nazi salute
West Virginia’s governor has fired 34 correction officer trainees who were photographed giving a Nazi salute, and he fired their…
After brain surgery, Jimmy Carter returns to hometown church
Former President Jimmy Carter publicly appeared at the Georgia church where he worships for the first time since undergoing brain…
Police: no confirmation shots fired after alert in Berlin
Police sealed off a junction near Berlin’s Checkpoint Charlie after they were alerted that a man had fired shots in…