Month: March 2019

youngvet/iStock(NEW YORK) — The sole winner of the $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot from October 2018 has come forward and submitted a claim for the prize, lottery officials announced. The winner, from South Carolina, has [Read More…]

AbdukadirSavas/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The final assault on the last Islamic State enclave in Syria slowed down after the discovery that ISIS was using civilians as human shields. Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander Mustafa Bali acknowledged the [Read More…]

Stefano Montesi – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images(VATICAN CITY) — Pope Francis’ decision to open the secret archives of one of his predecessors means scholars will soon have new insights into a question that has vexed [Read More…]

Laser1987/iStock(NEW YORK) — Jordan Flake said she and her son had settled into her seat for an American Airlines flight to South Carolina last Thursday when an employee with the airline asked about her skin [Read More…]

Scott Fillmer (BEAUREGARD, Ala.) — At least 23 people were killed in an Alabama town when a slew of tornadoes ripped through Sunday, leaving behind “catastrophic” damage, said Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones. This storm [Read More…] [Read More…]

Scott Fillmer (BEAUREGARD, Ala.) — At least 23 people were killed in an Alabama town when a slew of tornadoes ripped through Sunday, leaving behind “catastrophic” damage, said Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones. This storm [Read More…]

clintspencer/iStock(BEAUREGARD, Ala.) — At least 23 people were killed in southeastern Alabama when a slew of tornadoes ripped through the area Sunday, leaving behind “catastrophic” damage, said Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones. The death toll [Read More…]

Chainarong Prasertthai/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Scammers posing as immigration officials have attempted to extort victims for personal information and money, according to a new warning from the Homeland Security inspector general’s office. The perpetrators change the caller [Read More…]

Dan Kitwood/Getty Images(LONDON) — The U.K. government has said it is “taking action on many fronts” to tackle knife crime after two teenagers were stabbed to death in separate incidents in England this weekend. Yousef [Read More…] [Read More…]

Dan Kitwood/Getty Images(LONDON) — The U.K. government has said it is “taking action on many fronts” to tackle knife crime after two teenagers were stabbed to death in separate incidents in England this weekend. Yousef [Read More…]

KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images(CAIRO, Egypt) — Well-known photojournalist Mohamed Abu Zeid was released from prison in Egypt on Monday after more than five years of detention. Abu Zeid, widely known under the name Shawkan, was arrested [Read More…]

Released by Boston Police(BOSTON) — The body of Jassy Correia, a young mom, who police said was killed after leaving a Boston nightclub, was found bound, bruised and naked in her suspected kidnapper’s car, according [Read More…] [Read More…]

Released by Boston Police(BOSTON) — The body of Jassy Correia, a young mom, who police said was killed after leaving a Boston nightclub, was found bound, bruised and naked in her suspected kidnapper’s car, according [Read More…]

Alabama Law Enforcement Agency(DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.) — An 11-year-old Georgia girl was found dead after she went missing from her aunt’s Alabama home, according to officials. The body of Amberly Barnett was found Saturday morning, [Read More…] [Read More…]

Alabama Law Enforcement Agency(DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.) — An 11-year-old Georgia girl was found dead after she went missing from her aunt’s Alabama home, according to officials. The body of Amberly Barnett was found Saturday morning, [Read More…]

mdulieu/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a closely-watched New Jersey case in which churches have been barred from receiving tax dollars meant for preservation of historic structures. Religious rights advocates, [Read More…]