Researchers to discuss efforts to find Captain Cook’s ship
Researchers looking for the vessel that 18th-century explorer Capt. James Cook used to sail around the world are holding a public meeting in Rhode Island to discuss their work. The…
Rough seas suspend search for final victim of boat fire
The search for the final victim of a boat fire off the Southern California coast has been suspended until early next week because of gusty winds and rough seas. Authorities…
Attack leaves Charging Bull statue with a hole in its horn
Police say a Texas man bashed New York’s Charging Bull statue with a metal object and damaged one of its horns. Tevon Varlack, of Dallas, was arrested Saturday on charges…
Cut by Raiders, Brown becoming a Patriot on eve of opener
Randy Moss. Josh Gordon. And now Antonio Brown. A dozen years after Bill Belichick took a chance on Moss when the talented but troubled diva had worn out his welcome…
Director of MIT’s Media Lab steps down over Epstein ties
The director of a prestigious research lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology resigned Saturday, and the school’s president ordered an independent investigation amid an uproar over the lab’s ties…
Pope on critics: It’s ‘an honor if the Americans attack me’
Pope Francis acknowledged his growing opposition within the conservative right-wing of the U.S. Catholic Church and said in off-hand remarks aboard the papal plane Wednesday it is “an honor if…
High-capacity magazines get new scrutiny as Congress returns
Lawmakers around the country are making a renewed push to ban high-capacity magazines that gunmen have used in many recent massacres, allowing them to inflict mass casualties at a startling…
1 dead, 8 sick in hazmat incident at San Jose hotel
Authorities say one woman has died and eight people have been sickened in a hazmat incident Saturday at a Northern California hotel. KTVU reports Saturday that guests of the Fairmont…
Alfred Jackson, half-brother of late rock star Prince, dies
A half-brother of the late rock superstar Prince has died, leaving five Prince siblings to share in the musician’s fortune. An attorney for Alfred Jackson, Asa Weston, said Friday that…
Virginia man gets 5 years in prison for dog burned alive
A Virginia man will serve five years in prison without parole for the death of a pit bull that was tied to a fence, covered in accelerant and set on…