Whale of a catch! Massive whale shark snared by Chinese fishermen
Photos of the estimated 14-and-a-half-foot, 2-ton fish being transported to market through the streets of Xiaozhi have caused a bit of a stir in China, where the whale shark is endangered — and illegal to catch and sell.
Pennsylvania mother smells foul odor, finds son died 4 days earlier
The 8-year-old boy, Jarrod Tutko, Jr., was among five children in the family who suffer from medical or developmental problems, according to the Harrisburg Patriot-News website. He was being cared for by his father in an upper bedroom of the Harrisburg home while his mother, Kimberly Tutko, tended…
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By Teresa Carson PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) - A white supremacist convicted of killing two people during a bloody three-state road trip on the U.S. West Coast was sentenced on Monday to two life sentences by a federal judge in Portland, Oregon, the Justice Department said. David Joseph "Joey"…
President Obama’s use of executive orders in historical terms
The current controversy over President Barack Obama’s use of executive orders has many Republicans steamed and Democrats on the defensive. But has the President really issued more orders that his predecessors?
Scenes From the California Drought (20 photos)
An unprecedented 82 percent of California is in an “extreme drought,” according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report released last week. Of that, 58 percent of the state is in an “exceptional drought” — the driest conditions possible. Record-low rainfall has sent rivers, lakes and water…
Arias to represent herself at death penalty trial
PHOENIX (AP) — Jodi Arias bathed in the spotlight soon after her arrest for the killing of her ex-boyfriend, and she remained there for years, offering jailhouse interviews, using Twitter from behind bars and spending 18 days on the witness stand during her murder trial.
'Big Bang Theory' actors set for big payday
The three main stars of popular US television sitcom "The Big Bang Theory" have reportedly reached lucrative new pay deals, ending a delay to the start of production on the show's eighth season. Emmy winner Jim Parsons, along with co-stars Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco, have roughly tripled their…
Mom accused of killing her toddler, cutting teen
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Washington state woman going through a divorce and custody battle is accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter and severely cutting her teenage daughter at a popular inn on the northern Oregon coast, a crime that has shocked tourists and residents.
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AdChoicesPeak LifeSponsoredMan charged in Mich. death of black girl weeps on stand
Theodore Wafer, 55, is accused of killing Renisha McBride, 19, with a shotgun blast to the face through a screen door in Dearborn Heights after she knocked looking for help last November. I took that away from her." Wafer, an airport maintenance worker who is charged with second-degree murder in…
Nigeria girl faces murder trial over forced marriage
A Nigerian court on Monday postponed the murder trial of a 14-year-old girl accused of poisoning the 35-year-old man she was forced to marry, a case that has thrown the spotlight on the influence of Islamic law in region. Wasila Tasi'u has also been charged with the murder of three others who…
Saudi beheads Nepalese maid for toddler murder
Saudi authorities on Monday beheaded a Nepalese housemaid convicted of murdering a two-year-old boy by slitting his throat, the interior ministry said. The maid was found guilty of "slaughtering with a knife" the Saudi toddler Osama bin Maeed al-Enzi, the ministry said in a statement carried by SPA…
Police: Family of 5 shot to death at Virginia home
CULPEPER, Va. (AP) — A family of five, including three children, was found shot to death inside their home in a quiet area of north-central Virginia, and police would not say Monday whether they're seeking a suspect in the case.
Iran says it gave missile technology to Hamas
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Hamas is able to fire missiles into Israel because Tehran provided weapons technology to the militant group to defend itself against Israeli attacks, a senior Iranian official said Monday.
East Ukraine city dying under siege
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Residents say the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk is dying. The power grid was completely down Monday, the city government said, and fuel is running dry.
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A child crying on the television show "Game of Thrones" jogged a foster parent's memory that he had left a 10-month-old girl inside a sweltering car while he and his partner smoked marijuana at their house, a police affidavit released Monday says.
Lagos sees second Ebola case, doctor who treated victim: health minister
Lagos recorded its second case of Ebola on Monday, in a doctor who treated U.S. victim Patrick Sawyer, Nigeria's health minister said. Sawyer died in Lagos last month after arriving there by plane from Liberia. Ebola has killed 826 people in West Africa since the outbreak began in February, mostly…
Man, teen charged with killing sleeping boy, 8
DETROIT (AP) — A man and a teenager have been charged with first-degree murder in the killing of an 8-year-old Detroit boy who was struck by a bullet as he was sleeping, prosecutors said Monday.
Dorothea Lange’s Photos of the Dust Bowl (20 photos)
Some of the most iconic images of the Dust Bowl era were captured by Dorothea Lange. A longtime documentary photographer, Lange was on assignment for the Farm Security Administration between 1935 and 1939, recording the hardships of rural Americans in Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico as they suffered…
Cops: Missing hair, selfie led to homicide suspect
NEWTON, N.C. (AP) — After a highly regarded educator was killed last June in a west-central North Carolina town, police there said they were able to identify a neighbor as a suspect because of a selfie on his camera and a clump of his missing hair.
Death toll rises in Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Azerbaijan and Armenia on Monday both reported more losses in a sharp escalation of fighting over the South Caucasus region Nagorno-Karabakh, with 18 soldiers now confirmed dead.
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