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Sri Lanka terror attack death toll nears 300: 'Religious extremist' group suspected

Eight devastating and coordinated blasts throughout Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday kill about 300 persons.

Apr 22, 2019

By Arthur Villasanta

Pennsylvania teen accused of killing her 71-year-old grandfather for $30,000

A 17-year-old girl in Pennsylvania has been charged with homicide, along with her boyfriend and friends, for the death of her grandfather.

Apr 20, 2019

By Amethyst Tate

Catholic church uncovers 'Holy Stairs' in Rome for first time in 300 years

The Catholic Church has uncovered and opened the "Holy Stairs" in Rome to the public for the first time in nearly 300 years.

Apr 20, 2019

By Kevin Billings

Pit bulls launch vicious unprovoked attack on man, get euthanized

Following the attack, police said the dogs were euthanized at the Humane Animal Rescue shelter in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Apr 18, 2019

By Suman Varandani

Newborn turns 'blue' after choking on milk, 'hero' police officers save him

Parents of the 3-week-old baby were terrified after the infant choked on milk and became unconsciousness.

Apr 18, 2019

By Suman Varandani

Former Peru President Alan Garcia kills himself, linked to Odebrecht scandal

Former Peruvian president Alan Garcia died by suicide Wednesday after police arrested him on bribery charges.

Apr 18, 2019

By Arthur Villasanta

Day labourer forced at gunpoint into sex with woman by her husband

The couple from Phoenix, Arizona, was charged with sexual assault, aggravated assault, and unlawful recording of a person.

Apr 18, 2019

By Suman Varandani

North Korea weapons test: How many nukes does Kim Jong Un have?

The test announced Thursday was the first public weapons test by North Korea since President Donald Trump's historic meeting with Kim Jong Un in Singapore last year.

Apr 18, 2019

By Suman Varandani

North Korea

Columbine Shooting Remembered At Thousands Of Schools Nationwide

Sol Pais, teenager wanted over making Columbine threats, found dead from self-inflicted gunshot

The manhunt for Sol Pais, a woman deemed a threat to Denver school for "obsession" with Columbine Shootings, ended when she was found dead Wednesday morning.

Apr 18, 2019

By Kevin Billings

FBI

10-year-old fights off shark after predator bites her hand, legs

Peyton Shields was boogie-boarding at Crescent Beach when the attack took place. The girl was taken to a nearby hospital where she received 40 stitches.

Apr 17, 2019

By Suman Varandani

Pet deer attacks, kills owner, critically injures his wife

The man was feeding the deer in its enclosure when the animal attacked him, and succumbed to his injuries at the scene despite paramedics attending to him.

Apr 17, 2019

By Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan

Man tried kidnapping 2-year-old walking with mother, bystanders foil attempt

Roscoe Bradley Holyoake, an Australian DJ, attempted to kidnap a 2-year-old boy who was walking down a street in San Francisco holding his mother\'s hand.

Apr 17, 2019

By Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan

Woman fractures ribs, foot trying to save drowning boy, donations pour in

At one point, the 19-year-old woman could barely keep her head above the water as she watched the boy being pulled farther and farther away from the shore.

Apr 17, 2019

By Pritha Paul

Florida

Notre-Dame Cathedral fire not arson but 875 French churches vandalised in 2018

As the investigation of the Notre-Dame Cathedral church gets underway, speculation as to what caused the fire that devastated the church is growing as France finds itself under an anti-Christian attack with 875 churches vandalized in 2018.

Apr 17, 2019

By Dawn Geske

Woman had sex with daughters' teen boyfriends, judge defers sentencing

The woman was accused of having sex with her daughters' teen boyfriends and charged with 12 felony sex counts, including lewd acts upon a child and oral copulation.

Apr 16, 2019

By Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan

Toddler dies in burning car after father abandons girl while evading police

The body of the one-year-old girl was found in a charred car that was abandoned by her father during a police chase.

Apr 16, 2019

By Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan

Man allegedly had sex with stepdaughter while mother watched TV

A jury at Truro Crown Court in Cornwall, England, heard how the man, now aged 39, allegedly started abusing the girl when she was 13 years old.

Apr 16, 2019

By Suman Varandani

Bill Weld Republican Presidential Candidate

Who is Bill Weld? First Republican to challenge Trump in 2020

Former two-term governor of Massachusetts Bill Weld released a three-minute-long video, highlighting his achievements during his two gubernatorial terms in the 1990s.

Apr 16, 2019

By Suman Varandani

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