A veteran from New Hampshire has been charged with threatening to kill a sitting US senator by phone, stating he was angry over the politician's alleged handling of veteran benefit programs, according to federal authorities.
When the call came in, the staff at Animals Asia jumped into action. A bear in Vietnam's northeastern Haiphong region had been kept captive for years, her bile harvested in painful and invasive ways -- and the farmer was finally giving her up.
The son and 8-year-old grandson of a former Boston Red Sox player were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide in their Massachusetts home Friday as authorities searched for clues about the boy's mother -- who was reported missing more than four years ago, according to local officials.
The entire field of 2024 Republican candidates and likely contenders -- minus the front-runner -- descended on Iowa on Saturday for a fundraiser for veterans that featured a motorcycle ride and a barbecue as they mingled with politically plugged-in voters in the first state on the GOP nominating calendar.
A war over Taiwan would be "devastating" and affect the global economy "in ways we cannot imagine," US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has warned, as he underlined US support for the island democracy.
A Utah school district that recently pulled the King James Bible from elementary and middle school libraries has now received a request to review the Book of Mormon for removal, according to school officials.
Police in Austin, Texas, said a man contacted them and admitted to killing two people, which led authorities to investigate his possible involvement in up to 10 other killings.
Authorities discovered the burning body of an Alabama woman who went missing while reportedly heading to make a Facebook Marketplace purchase, according to Birmingham police.
Ukraine has opened a new front in its battle to drive out the Russian invader - in Russia. But it is oddly coy about admitting that it has sent troops, fired artillery, and flown drones into its neighbor's territory.
A Trump-appointed federal judge in Tennessee has ruled that a state law limiting public drag show performances represented an "unconstitutional restriction on the freedom of speech."
School bus driver Imunek Williams was just two blocks away from dropping a group of students off at the Milwaukee Academy of Science on Wednesday morning when she suddenly smelled something burning. Minutes later, the bus was engulfed in flames.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Friday that the US had sanctioned former Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe for the alleged misuse of tens of millions of dollars.
A dual Haitian-Chilean citizen who pleaded guilty to federal charges related to his involvement in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise has been sentenced to life in prison, Florida court records show.
