Year: 2018

iStock/Thinkstock(KABUL, Afghanistan) — A large explosion at a wedding hall in Afghanistan’s capital has killed at least 40 people and injured more than 60 others, the country’s health ministry said. The people had gathered to [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — Four people have died — including a police officer — after a shooting at a hospital on Chicago’s South side. Three shooting victims all died from their injuries, according to the Cook County [Read More…]

Airbnb, Inc.(NEW YORK) — France is on track to slap serious penalties on hosts and platforms for illegal short-term rentals including Airbnb or HomeAway, the latest salvo between a major city struggling to fight the [Read More…]

The Corn Palace Festival carnival midway is moving north next year. Mayor Bob Everson cast a tie-breaking vote in favor of moving the carnival midway between Fifth and Eight Avenues on a one-year trial in [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Along with the electronics, clothing and big-box items people wait all year to buy on Black Friday, now’s also the time to score big savings on travel. The good news for fliers [Read More…]

Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/TNS via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The number of people who remain missing in the wake of a pair of wildfires that have been blazing across both ends of California remains close to [Read More…]

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Across the Northeast Tuesday morning, winter weather advisories are in effect, with much of New England anticipating snow. Around 7 a.m. EST snowfall’s expected to begin from western Massachusetts to Albany, [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — Four people have died — including a police officer — after a shooting at a hospital on Chicago’s South side. Three shooting victims all died from their injuries, according to the Cook County [Read More…]

FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Over the weekend, President Donald Trump said that the U.S. government would complete a “full report” on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Tuesday while denying reports that the [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The first official shopping day of the holiday season, Black Friday, is close at hand, and with it comes the headache of finding a parking spot at the mall. Unless your local [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Most Americans can’t get enough of that “new car smell” — as proof, see the countless air fresheners that purport to restore it to your car as it ages. But the coveted [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — Three people have died — including a police officer — after a shooting at a hospital on Chicago’s South side, according to officials. The three victims who were shot all died of their [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — Multiple people, including a police officer, have been injured in a shooting near a Chicago hospital, according to police. Three victims were shot, including a police officer who is in critical condition, Chicago [Read More…]

KABC-TV(LOS ANGELES) — One 7-year-old from California has chosen to do what she can by holding a toy drive for kids who were affected by the Woolsey Fire — even after her own family were [Read More…]