Someone left an improvised explosive device at an airport in Asheville, N.C., last week, and a new backpack offered a clue. Some are wondering why the incident didn't receive more national attention.
Read More »Las Vegas Sheriff: Police And Hotel Timelines Of Mass Shooting ‘Not In Conflict’
Just a day after the Mandalay Bay's parent company appeared to contradict Sheriff Joe Lombardo's account, he clarified a few key details about how events unfolded on the night of the massacre.
Read More »Kim Davis Takes Struggle Against Gay Marriage To Another Theater: Romania
The Kentucky clerk was jailed in 2015 for refusing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Now, together with the legal group that defended her then, she has crossed the Atlantic to carry on her fight.
Read More »Diwali Fireworks Are Limited In India Over Toxic Smog Concerns
Diwali — the Hindu festival of lights — has been blamed for cloaking New Delhi and other cities in unhealthy smog from massive amounts of fireworks that are set off day and night.
Read More »California Blazes Are Part Of A Larger And Hotter Picture, Fire Researchers Say
The wildfires in California's wine country are coming in the midst of a near-record fire season nationwide. Researchers say a warming climate is a factor.
Read More »NCAA ‘Could Not Conclude Academic Violations’ In UNC Athletics Scandal
An NCAA infractions panel takes no major action against the University of North Carolina, though it says athletes "likely benefited from the so-called 'paper courses' " for some 18 years.
Read More »This Friday The 13th, May We Be As Lucky As The Passengers Of Flight 666 To HEL
They landed safely in Helsinki, on the last-ever Friday the 13th Flight 666 that Finnair plans to operate. It turns out even people who don't believe in superstitions can be infected by fearfulness.
Read More »After Devastating Loss, Bruce Arena Steps Down As U.S. Men’s Soccer Coach
Just days after a stunning upset knocked the team from World Cup contention for the first time in decades, Arena said he's leaving the role: "We didn't get the job done, and I accept responsibility."
Read More »Infamous Murderer Of Children Can’t Be Cremated To Music Of Berlioz, Court Says
A judge says Ian Brady will be cremated with "no music and no ceremony" — rejecting a plan to play the "Witches' Sabbath" portion of Hector Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique.
Read More »Trump Takes Tougher Line On Iran’s Nuclear Program
The president says he won't recertify the 2015 nuclear deal, giving Congress the option to reimpose sanctions and rewrite parts of the agreement.
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