Five dead, two wounded in US shooting spree, says Colorado police
The death toll from a shooting spree across multiple locations in Colorado, which ended when the gunman was himself shot dead, has risen to five, police said Tuesday. The trail…
UK socialite Maxwell convicted of recruiting and grooming teenage girls for Epstein
British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty in New York on Wednesday of recruiting and grooming young girls to be sexually abused by the late American financier Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell…
Manchester City have an eight-point lead, with Chelsea tied
League leaders Manchester City beat Brentford 1-0 in the Premier League to take an eight-point lead. Phil Foden's goal in the first half was decisive for City at Brentford. Foden…
CDC cuts isolation period in half
US reduces quarantine times for asymptomatic cases The US Monday halved the isolation period for asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in a bid to blunt mass Omicron-induced disruption, as infections hit new…
Leader of the Barbados Labour Party calls for Jan 19 snap election
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Monday called a snap general election for January 19, just weeks after the Caribbean country became a republic and said goodbye to the British…
Firefighters rescue dog stranded on freeway overpass ledge
Firefighters in California used a ladder truck to come to the rescue of a dog spotted stranded on the ledge of a freeway overpass. The El Segundo Fire Department said…
Lottery vending machine mistake earns Maryland woman $50,000
A Maryland woman said accidentally pushing the wrong button while using a lottery vending machine led to her winning a $50,000 prize. The 43-year-old woman told Maryland Lottery officials she…
Snowfall brings water, but traffic congestion, to drought-stricken region
A powerful winter storm battered the western US on Monday, dumping much-needed snow on the drought-parched mountains of California, but causing travel misery over a wide area. Three feet (one…
Maxwell jury eyes Epstein’s plane trips
Jurors in British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell's sex abuse trial deliberated for a third full day on Monday without reaching a verdict, after reviewing the testimony of one of the late…
Scientist E.O. Wilson, dubbed modern-day Darwin, dead at 92
Fallen hero Edward O. Wilson, the trailblazing US scientist, professor, and author whose study of insects and clarion call to protect Earth earned him the nickname "Darwin's natural heir," has…