2016-01-12 Iran Holding 2 US Navy Boats in Persian Gulf
Crew members from two small U.S. Navy boats are being held by Iran. Pentagon officials said Tuesday that Tehran has…
2016-01-11 Starving Syrians to Receive UN Aid, Food
Fighting in Syria was paused to allow United Nations aid and food to reach the towns of Madaya, Foua and…
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…