Hundreds of spectators braved the marshy mud and mosquitoes in Virginia Wednesday to watch the 90th annual Chincoteague pony swim – even if it meant losing a shoe. … [Read more...]
911 Dispatcher Resigns After Hanging Up on Friend of Dying Teen
A 911 call dispatcher at the Albuquerque Fire Department has resigned after audio was released from a recent emergency call in which he told a teen, who called to report her friend had been shot, to "deal with it yourself" before abruptly hanging up. … [Read more...]
Israeli Hunt for Ambushed Soldier Results in Possible War Crimes
It took Second Lt. Hadar Goldin’s comrades a few minutes to discover that he was missing after a burst of gunfire on the outskirts of Rafah, in southern Gaza, pierced a painstakingly negotiated truce that was barely an hour old. … [Read more...]
Falling Tree Hurts Eight California Children at Museum
Eight children were injured, two of them critically, when a large pine tree uprooted and fell onto a group attending a summer day camp outside Los Angeles Tuesday afternoon. The 75-foot-tall, 75 year-old pine crashed without warning shortly before 5 p.m. local time just outside the Kidspace Children's Museum in Pasadena, city fire spokeswoman Lisa Derderian said. … [Read more...]
Mississippi School District Fined $7500 for Opening Assembly with Prayer
Allowing a school assembly honoring high-achievers to open with a prayer made one Mississippi school district $7,500 poorer - and a student who sued $2,500 richer. … [Read more...]
U.S. and Turkey Confront ISIS, Set Aside Differences
In agreeing to cooperate to clear Islamic State forces out of a 60-mile-long strip of northern Syria along the Turkish border, the United States and Turkey have taken a major step toward increasing pressure on the militant group and easing their differences on the Syrian conflict. … [Read more...]
Swedish Military Investigating Video of Possible Sunken Russian Submarine
The Swedish military is investigating video footage that appears to show the wreckage of a Russian submarine off the country's eastern coast. Sky News reports that video of the 66-foot vessel was shot by a private company, Ocean X Team. … [Read more...]
Chinese Woman Dies Trapped in Escalator, Saves Toddler Son
A Chinese woman died after being trapped in a shopping mall escalator, but not before pushing her 2-year-old son to safety. Sunday's horrific accident in the central city of Jingzhou was caught on surveillance camera footage that circulated heavily on the Internet in China. … [Read more...]
Berkeley Balcony Collapses, Survivors Treated in San Jose
The remaining wood beams of an apartment building balcony that was removed below a balcony that collapsed is shown is shown in Berkeley, Calif., Thursday, June 18, 2015. … [Read more...]
China’s Media Scorns Obama’s Trip to Africa
China's state media are pouring cold water on President Barack Obama's visit to Africa, saying U.S. attention to the continent is largely due to concern over China's booming influence there. The Global Times newspaper said Monday that "offsetting China's growing influence in this continent and recovering past U.S. leverage" were major factors in Obama's visit. … [Read more...]