U.S. serviceman Alek Skarlatos, who helped stop a gunman on a Paris-bound train last week, said his first thought was "just trying not to die." Recalling on “Good Morning America” today what ran though his mind when he first saw the gunman and realized his life was in danger, Skarlatos said, "I immediately recognized what was happening, and I just thought, ‘There is just no … [Read more...]
Kim Jong Un Fires Top Military Officials After Standoff With South Korea Eases
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed several top officials in the wake of a recent standoff with South Korea, state media reported Friday, in personnel changes that suggest that Kim was holding them responsible for the confrontation that developed in a way that he did not expect. … [Read more...]
Boy With Double-hand Transplant Leaves Hospital in Maryland
An 8 year-old boy who became the youngest patient to receive a double-hand transplant has left the Philadelphia hospital where the procedure was done and was returning to his Maryland home. … [Read more...]
Report Says Deforestation Trends Point To Increasing Losses, Bad News for Climate
By 2050, an area of forests the size of India is set to be wiped off the planet if humans continue on their current path of deforestation, according to a new report. That’s bad news for the creatures that depend on these forest ecosystems for survival, but it’s also bad news for the climate, as the loss of these forests will release more than 100 gigatons of carbon dioxide into … [Read more...]
Iowa Starts Testing Digital Driver’s Licenses on Smartphones
Last year, we told you about Iowa's interest in launching digital driver's licenses, a move that might begin the phasing out of plastic licenses currently in use nationwide. On Wednesday, the state announced live testing of what it calls the Mobile Driver License (mDL) in a number of settings, but that testing will be limited to hundreds of Iowa Department of Transportation … [Read more...]
11 People Detained in China After Deadly Warehouse Explosion
Chinese prosecutors have detained 11 government officials and company executives over a massive warehouse explosion that killed at least 139 people in the country's worst industrial disaster in recent years. … [Read more...]
Sister Donates Bone Marrow to Girl Battling Rare Disease
A 7 year-old Massachusetts girl is celebrating a week home with her family after undergoing a lifesaving bone marrow transplant which was made possible through her younger sister. … [Read more...]
Family Came Together to Rebuild Restaurant After Katrina
Sophie Nord couldn’t believe what she saw on TV. The columned two-story Queen Anne home that stood for more than 100 years - and housed her parent’s restaurant, The Chimneys - had been reduced to splinters, the historic columns and white shutters thrown about in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. … [Read more...]