Antarctic ice is melting six times faster than it did in the 1980s and could 'destabilize' glaciers
An alarming new study shows that ice in Antarctica is melting more than six times faster than it did in the 1980s, including areas that were thought to be relatively stable and resistant to change.
An alarming new study shows that ice in Antarctica is melting more than six times faster than it did in the 1980s, including areas that were thought to be relatively stable and resistant to change.
Pope to parents: It's OK to fight, just not in front of kids
Pope Francis offered new parents a bit of advice Sunday, telling them it's perfectly normal to fight, but just not in front of the children.
Pope Francis offered new parents a bit of advice Sunday, telling them it's perfectly normal to fight, but just not in front of the children.
New migrant caravan sets out from Honduras for US
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) - Another caravan of Central American migrants set out from Honduras on Monday seeking to reach the U.S. border, following the same route used by thousands last year in at least three caravans. About 600 migrants gathered under a steady rain at the bus station in the violent city of San Pedro Sula and decided to set out in the darkness, hours before their intended...
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) - Another caravan of Central American migrants set out from Honduras on Monday seeking to reach the U.S. border, following the same route used by thousands last year in at least three caravans. About 600 migrants gathered under a steady rain at the bus station in the violent city of San Pedro Sula and decided to set out in the darkness, hours before their intended...
3 bodies believed to be missing students found in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican authorities say they believe they have found the bodies of three students who have been missing in the northern Mexico state of Sonora for two weeks. The Sonora state prosecutor's office said Sunday that DNA samples will be compared in the coming days to determine whether the bodies discovered in the municipality of Huatabampo are the remains of the three young...
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican authorities say they believe they have found the bodies of three students who have been missing in the northern Mexico state of Sonora for two weeks. The Sonora state prosecutor's office said Sunday that DNA samples will be compared in the coming days to determine whether the bodies discovered in the municipality of Huatabampo are the remains of the three young...
3 dead, dozens injured in Paris bakery gas leak explosion
A powerful explosion apparently caused by a gas leak blew apart a Paris bakery on Saturday and devastated the street it was on, killing three people and injuring dozens as it blasted out windows and overturned nearby cars.
A powerful explosion apparently caused by a gas leak blew apart a Paris bakery on Saturday and devastated the street it was on, killing three people and injuring dozens as it blasted out windows and overturned nearby cars.
Australian snake catcher captures python with over 500 ticks on it
Officials with a snake catcher organization in Australia's Queensland state say a carpet python snake they caught had over 500 ticks living on it.
Officials with a snake catcher organization in Australia's Queensland state say a carpet python snake they caught had over 500 ticks living on it.
21 dead bodies found in north Mexico after gang clash
Mexican authorities said Thursday that 21 bodies, some burned, have been found in the northern Mexico border state of Tamaulipas in what appears to have been a clash between drug gangs.
Mexican authorities said Thursday that 21 bodies, some burned, have been found in the northern Mexico border state of Tamaulipas in what appears to have been a clash between drug gangs.
Airstrike kills al-Qaida operative wanted for involvement in USS Cole attack
A U.S. military spokesman confirms that an American airstrike killed an al-Qaida operative accused of involvement in the attack nearly two decades ago on the USS Cole that killed 17 sailors.
A U.S. military spokesman confirms that an American airstrike killed an al-Qaida operative accused of involvement in the attack nearly two decades ago on the USS Cole that killed 17 sailors.
13 'escape room' sites shut down in Poland after 5 teens die, trapped by fire at one location
Prosecutors in northern Poland presented charges Sunday against the man who designed an escape room entertainment site where five teenage girls were killed in a fire.
Prosecutors in northern Poland presented charges Sunday against the man who designed an escape room entertainment site where five teenage girls were killed in a fire.
7 dead in shooting in Mexican city of Playa del Carmen
Seven men have been killed in a shooting attack at a bar in Mexico's Caribbean coasl city of Playa del Carmen, authorities said Monday.
Seven men have been killed in a shooting attack at a bar in Mexico's Caribbean coasl city of Playa del Carmen, authorities said Monday.
Five teen girls trapped inside 'Escape Room' die in fire
WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- A faulty heating system appeared to have caused a fire at a house in northern Poland where five teenage girls died while locked inside a recreational escape room that was installed in the rented dwelling, investigators said Saturday.
WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- A faulty heating system appeared to have caused a fire at a house in northern Poland where five teenage girls died while locked inside a recreational escape room that was installed in the rented dwelling, investigators said Saturday.
Trump adviser outlines conditions for US pullout from Syria
JERUSALEM (AP) - President Donald Trump's national security adviser said Sunday that the American military withdrawal from northeastern Syria is conditioned on defeating the remnants of the Islamic State group and on Turkey assuring the safety of U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters. John Bolton said there is no timetable for the pullout, but insisted the military presence is not an unlimited...
JERUSALEM (AP) - President Donald Trump's national security adviser said Sunday that the American military withdrawal from northeastern Syria is conditioned on defeating the remnants of the Islamic State group and on Turkey assuring the safety of U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters. John Bolton said there is no timetable for the pullout, but insisted the military presence is not an unlimited...
Russian baby rescued after nearly 36 hours in frozen rubble
Laboring through sub-freezing temperatures, Russian rescue workers were digging into a sprawling heap of jagged rubble from a collapsed apartment building when one heard the faintest sound.
Laboring through sub-freezing temperatures, Russian rescue workers were digging into a sprawling heap of jagged rubble from a collapsed apartment building when one heard the faintest sound.
Infant pulled alive from Russian apartment collapse
MOSCOW (AP) - Rescuers on Tuesday pulled an infant boy alive from the rubble of an apartment building, some 35 hours after a collapse that killed at least seven people and left dozens missing. They found the baby after hearing cries amid the debris. A section of the 10-story building in the city of Magnitogorsk collapsed on Monday following an explosion believed to have been triggered by a...
MOSCOW (AP) - Rescuers on Tuesday pulled an infant boy alive from the rubble of an apartment building, some 35 hours after a collapse that killed at least seven people and left dozens missing. They found the baby after hearing cries amid the debris. A section of the 10-story building in the city of Magnitogorsk collapsed on Monday following an explosion believed to have been triggered by a...
Boy whose Yemeni mother fought travel ban to see him dies
The father of a 2-year-old boy who was separated from his Yemeni mother until she successfully fought the Trump administration's travel ban to see him in the United States laid his body to rest Saturday, a day after the child was taken off life support at a hospital.
The father of a 2-year-old boy who was separated from his Yemeni mother until she successfully fought the Trump administration's travel ban to see him in the United States laid his body to rest Saturday, a day after the child was taken off life support at a hospital.
500 Greyhounds rescued from Macau China dog racing facility
It's been quite the journey for the five year-old greyhound known now as Maya.
It's been quite the journey for the five year-old greyhound known now as Maya.
2 dead, others wounded as a roadside bomb hits tourist bus near the Giza Pyramids
CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptian security officials say a roadside bomb has hit a tourist bus in an area near the Giza Pyramids, killing at least two people and wounding 10 others.
CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptian security officials say a roadside bomb has hit a tourist bus in an area near the Giza Pyramids, killing at least two people and wounding 10 others.
Asylum seekers aren't just coming to America
MADRID (AP) - The Latest on migrants and asylum-seekers in Europe
MADRID (AP) - The Latest on migrants and asylum-seekers in Europe
Saudi's King Salman orders Cabinet shakeup after fallout from Khashoggi's killing
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman issued a wide-ranging overhaul of top government posts on Thursday, including naming a new foreign minister, following international fallout from the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi nearly three months ago.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman issued a wide-ranging overhaul of top government posts on Thursday, including naming a new foreign minister, following international fallout from the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi nearly three months ago.
Congo's Sunday election takes a nasty turn
BENI, Congo (AP) -- Congo's march toward Sunday's election took a nasty turn on Thursday as the government ordered the European Union ambassador to leave the country within 48 hours after the EU prolonged sanctions against the ruling party's presidential candidate. Elsewhere, police fired live ammunition and tear gas to disperse more than 100 people protesting an election delay in the...
BENI, Congo (AP) -- Congo's march toward Sunday's election took a nasty turn on Thursday as the government ordered the European Union ambassador to leave the country within 48 hours after the EU prolonged sanctions against the ruling party's presidential candidate. Elsewhere, police fired live ammunition and tear gas to disperse more than 100 people protesting an election delay in the...