Airliner skids, breaks open in Istanbul; 3 dead, 179 injured

A plane skidded off the runway Wednesday as it tried to land in Istanbul, crashing into a field and breaking into pieces.

Newborn, just 30 hours old, diagnosed with coronavirus in China

At just 30 hours hold, a newborn was been diagnosed with novel coronavirus in China and became the youngest patient fighting the disease.

Airline passenger arrested over false coronavirus claim says he did it for 'publicity'

An airline passenger who falsely claimed he had the coronavirus aboard a WestJet flight — and got arrested for it — now feels his prank was “probably not the best thing to do.”

Baboon steals, grooms, lion cub in South Africa

After carrying the cub into the branches of a tree, the primate proceeds to groom the little lion.

Coast Guard seizes $46 million worth of cocaine, arrests 9 in Caribbean

U.S. Coast Guard officials, alongside other agencies, announced they seized over 3,000 pounds of cocaine and arrested nine suspected smugglers while in the Caribbean Sea. 

Cruise ship quarantined after passenger tests positive for coronavirus

A Japanese cruise liner with more than 3,000 people on board was in quarantine off the Japanese coast Tuesday after a passenger tested positive for the new coronavirus.

Disney closes parks in Shanghai and Hong Kong amid threat of coronavirus spread

With the continued spread of the deadly coronavirus from China, Disney has announced that it is closing its parks in Shanghai and Hong Kong until further notice in an attempt to help stop the spread of the virus. 

London police shoot man over 'terrorism-related' stabbings

London police say officers shot a man during a "terrorism-related incident" that involved the stabbings of a number of people.

Delta, American and United suspend flights to China amid coronavirus outbreak

Both Delta and American Airlines have cut all flights to China as the deadly new coronavirus spreads. United is suspending flights to three big cities but will continue flying to Hong Kong.

Nurse suspected of drugging babies with morphine

Authorities arrested a nurse at a hospital in Germany on suspicion that she administered morphine to five babies.

Virus cases in China jumps to 5,974, surpassing SARS as evacuations begin

Countries began evacuating their citizens Wednesday from the Chinese city hardest-hit by a new virus that has now infected more people in China than were sickened in the country by SARS.

Texas A&M suspends all travel to China amid coronavirus outbreak

Texas A&M University has decided to suspend all student and non-essential travel by faculty staff and researchers to China after an ongoing outbreak of a respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus that can be spread from person to person.