Luck? Genetics? Italian island spared from COVID outbreak
GIGLIO ISLAND, Italy — Stranded on a tiny Italian island, a cancer researcher grew increasingly alarmed to hear that one, and then three more visitors had fallen ill with COVID-19.…
Church volunteer admits to arson attack on French cathedral
French authorities have detained and charged a repentant church volunteer after he told investigators that he was responsible for an arson attack that badly damaged a 15th-century Gothic cathedral July…
Video and 911 audio released in Indiana police dog mauling
Authorities have released additional police video footage and 911 audio in the May arrest of a Black northwestern Indiana man who was mauled by a police dog while being arrested…
Some US police resist enforcing coronavirus mask mandates
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Lang Holland, the chief of police in tiny Marshall, Arkansas, said he thinks the threat of the coronavirus has been overstated and only wears a face…
Police and protesters clash in violent weekend across the US
Protests took a violent turn in several U.S. cities over the weekend, with demonstrators squaring off against federal agents outside a courthouse in Portland, Oregon, and forcing police in Seattle…
Witness: Driver gunned down armed protester in Texas capital
Police say a man was fatally shot at a protest in Texas when he approached a vehicle and the driver inside opened fire July 26, 2020, 8:30 PM 2 min…
Oakland protesters set fire to courthouse and vandalize
A protest through the streets of downtown Oakland, California, in support of racial justice and police reform turned violent when “agitators” among the demonstrators set fire to a courthouse, vandalized…
NKorea puts border city in lockdown over suspected outbreak
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has placed the city of Kaesong near the border with South Korea under lockdown over coronavirus concerns By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press July…
Small plane crashes into Utah neighborhood; multiple injured
Authorities say multiple people were injured when a small airplane crashed in a suburban Salt Lake City neighborhood on Saturday July 25, 2020, 11:36 PM 1 min read Share to…
California man charged with smuggling mosaic from Syria
A Southern California man has been charged with smuggling an ancient mosaic that authorities believe was looted from war-torn Syria and falsely underestimating its value to avoid import duties July…