2016-01-08 Most Wanted Drug Kingpin ‘El Chapo’ Arrested
Fugitive drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been captured six months after his bold escape from prison. He was one of the most wanted men in the world. Guzman…
2016-01-07 Truck Bomb in Western Libya Kills at Least 50
Reports from Libya say a truck bombing has killed at least 50 people at a police training center. Many others were reported wounded. The bomb exploded Thursday in the western…
2016-01-07 Man Shot on Charlie Hebdo Anniversary in Paris
French police shot and killed a man as he sought to attack a police station Thursday. The incident took place on the one-year anniversary of the attack on the offices…
2016-01-07 Venezuelan Opposition Takes Control of Assembly
Venezuela’s opposition party took control of the National Assembly Tuesday. It was the first time in 16 years. The Democratic Unity won a two-thirds vote in December’s election, but Socialist…
2016-01-06 Hundreds of US Military Children Sexually Abused
Hundreds of children in American military families are sexually abused each year, reports the Associated Press. The Defense Department confirmed at least 1,584 cases of sexual abuse against military dependents…
2016-01-06 $450 Million Powerball Prize Causes Frenzy
Are you feeling lucky? “The hope keeps you going. And someone’s gotta win.” News spread early in the week that the Powerball lottery – a game of chance played in…
2016-01-06 Barbados Considers Queen Elizabeth’s Part in Government
The prime minister of Barbados wants Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II to be removed as the nation’s head of state. Freundel Stuart says he wants his country to become a parliamentary…
2016-01-06 Project to Bring Clean Water to Remote Part of Kenya
Each day in the United States, one person uses about 575 liters of water. In Japan, one person uses about 374 liters of water. And in Kenya, one person uses…
2016-01-05 US Says It Will Deport Over 100 Illegal Immigrants
More than 120 illegal immigrants have been arrested and detained by U.S. immigration officials in Texas, Georgia and North Carolina. The detainees are from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Most…
2016-01-05 IS Releases Execution Video of British ‘Spies’
The Islamic State terrorist group released a video Sunday it says shows the execution of five British men accused of spying. The 10-minute-long video shows five men saying they filmed…
2016-01-04 Militia Occupies U.S. Federal Wildlife Refuge
An armed group is occupying a federal building on a wildlife refuge in the western United States. The anti-government militia broke into the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service building in…
2016-01-04 Sweden, Denmark Block Borders to Stop Migrants
Sweden imposed border controls Monday to manage refugees and migrants seeking new lives there. Travelers passing from Denmark into Sweden must show photo identification. The move by Sweden is an…
2016-01-03 Fatwa Explains IS Rules About Sex Slaves
The leaders of the Islamic State terror group have written a detailed memo about how female sex slaves should be treated by their IS captors. A document was written in…
2016-01-03 Wishes and Resolutions for the New Year
What do you wish for 2016? At the beginning of the new year, it is common to say what we will do better in the coming year, or what we…
2016-01-02 Cemetery Goats Eat Weeds, Save Planet
A burial place in Washington, D.C. is using goats instead of poison to remove weeds. Congressional Cemetery, which opened in the early 1800s, is near Capitol Hill. Capitol Hill is…