2016-01-10 Parliament to Debate Banning Trump from UK
British lawmakers have scheduled a debate about whether to ban U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump from Britain. The lawmakers…
2016-01-09 IS Fighter Executes His Mother in Syrian Town Square
A 20-year-old Islamic State fighter executed his mother in front of hundreds in the Syrian city of Raqqa. According to…
2016-01-09 Warm Winter Gives Ice Fishermen the Cold Shoulder
People usually think of fishing as a warm-weather pastime. But some fishers say the activity is best when it is…
2016-01-09 New York Street Vendors Battle Over Permits
A conflict is forming on the streets of New York City between legal and illegal food trucks and carts. The…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…