Year: 2018

BlakeDavidTaylor/iStock(LONDON) — Three more men have been arrested for the murder of two Scandinavian women in Africa’s Atlas Mountains, as authorities are now investigating the attack as a possible “terrorist” act. The bodies of Louisa [Read More…]

VallarieE/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. has reached a deal with the Mexican government to force asylum seekers at its southern border to remain in Mexico while they wait to bring their case before an American immigration [Read More…]

VallarieE/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. has reached a deal with the Mexican government to force asylum seekers at its southern border to remain in Mexico while they wait to bring their case before an American immigration [Read More…]

kali9/iStock(MIAMI) — As family and co-workers mourn a Florida librarian who was shot dead in his car, police are hunting for the killer and releasing surveillance video from the crime scene. Jaime Humet, 47, was [Read More…]

Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images(MOSCOW) — Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted his annual end-of-year press conference Thursday, a marathon event in which he fielded questions for hours from hundreds of journalists on topics ranging from Donald Trump [Read More…]

DragonImages/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice has indicted two Chinese nationals, accused of working in association with Chinese state security in what the department called an “unrelenting effort” to steal U.S. commercial and defense technology [Read More…]

KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The remaining criminal charges against Harvey Weinstein were upheld Thursday morning by a New York judge, who rejected a request by the disgraced film producer’s attorneys to drop them. The [Read More…]

LPETTET/iStock(CHICAGO) — Two Chicago police officers who were chasing a suspected gunman when they were hit and killed by a train Monday have left behind wives and children just one week before Christmas. “For these [Read More…]

Jorge Villalba/iStock(NEW YORK) — If you’ve been putting off shopping for Christmas presents, now may be the time to act. With Christmas just five days away, retailers are offering holiday shoppers some last-minute deals. Some [Read More…]

CatLane/iStock(NEW YORK) — Across the country, a holiday tradition has been growing involving a group of “Layaway Angels” who are hard at work this time of year spreading holiday cheer by paying off layaway plans [Read More…]

fredrocko/iStock(NEW YORK) — While Ford’s attention is usually focused on vehicles, on occasion its engineers take things off the road. And now, they have designed a sound-cancelling doghouse. The tech blog Engaget details that the [Read More…]

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Alerts cover the entire Eastern Seaboard on Thursday as heavy rain gets ready to soak the region for the next two days. Two storms continue to move east Thursday as they [Read More…]

kali9/iStock(RENTON, Wash.) — Police arrested a Washington mom on Tuesday after she allegedly shot and killed her daughter while the girl dialed 911 for help. Svetlana Laurel, 52, was booked on murder charges in Renton, [Read More…]

Police Handout (TOPEKA, Kan.) — A man who spent 17 years in prison for crimes committed by a lookalike has been awarded a $1.1 million settlement by the state of Kansas. Kansas Attorney General Derek [Read More…]

KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein returns to court Thursday seeking to get the criminal charges against him thrown out. Weinstein’s appearance, a little more than six months after his arrest [Read More…]

william87/iStock(LONDON) — London’s Gatwick Airport had a serious drone problem overnight Thursday. The airport was shut down at 9:03 p.m. on Wednesday due to reports of two drones flying over the airfield, the airport said [Read More…]

ALEXEY DRUZHININ/AFP/Getty Images(MOSCOW) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting his annual end-of-year press conference Thursday, a marathon event where he fields questions for hours from hundreds of journalists on topics ranging from Donald Trump [Read More…]