Goliath Encounter: Puppy-Sized Spider Surprises Scientist in Rainforest
Piotr Naskrecki was taking a nighttime walk in a rainforest in Guyana, when he heard rustling as if something were creeping underfoot. When he turned on his flashlight, he expected to see a small mammal, such as a possum or a rat.
New Sleep Aid Takes Walmart by Storm
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Toddler beaten and choked to death for soiling pants: police
By Karen Brooks (Reuters) - A man accused in the death of his 3-year-old stepdaughter was being held in a New York City hospital on Sunday after police found him in an apartment with self-inflicted stab wounds, authorities said. Kelsey Smith, 20, is charged with assault and endangering the welfare…
Obama makes rare campaign trail appearance, people leave early
By Jeff Mason UPPER MARLBORO Md. (Reuters) - President Barack Obama made a rare appearance on the campaign trail on Sunday with a rally to support the Democratic candidate for governor in Maryland, but early departures of crowd members while he spoke underscored his continuing unpopularity. With…
Prince William and wife Kate's second child due in April
London (AFP) - Prince William and his wife Kate's second child, who will be fourth in line to the British throne, is due in April, an official statement said on Monday.
Dutch deny link to mystery submarine off Sweden
The Hague (AFP) - The Netherlands on Monday denied a Russian claim that a mystery submarine that the Swedish military has been looking for could be Dutch.
Killer in the honeymoon murder trial dies
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The man convicted for the murder of a woman killed on honeymoon in Cape Town has died, announced South Africa's Department of Correctional Services.
Police hunt for clues near where Va. remains found
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — After finding remains that could be University of Virginia student Hannah Graham, authorities interviewed nearby residents and picked through leaves on the side of a sparsely populated highway, searching for any clues or evidence.
Often Overlooked Method to Pay Off Mortgage
If you own a home and pay for a mortgage, you could reduce your payments by an average of $4,100 a year. Here is how it works.
Woman rescued from Thousand Oaks chimney belonging to man she met online
A woman rescued from a chimney at a Thousand Oaks home was allegedly trying to break into the home of a man she met through online dating.
Serena Williams hits back at Russian official
SINGAPORE (AP) — Serena Williams says comments by the head of the Russian Tennis Federation referring to her and older sister Venus as "brothers" were bullying, sexist and racist, and that she supported the one-year suspension imposed by the WTA against the official.
SEC is 1st league to go 4 for 5 at top of AP poll
Breaking down the ballots for the AP Top 25 and wrapping up college football's eighth weekend.
Ebola victim's Texas fiance expresses gratitude, sorrow
By Karen Brooks (Reuters) - The fiancée of Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian who died of Ebola in Dallas earlier this month, said on Sunday she was grateful to be leaving quarantine without any signs of the disease that killed the man she was to marry, but saddened by the toll the virus has taken.…
Photos of the day - October 19, 2014 (21 photos)
People are silhouetted on the top of a hill close to the border line between Turkey and Syria as they watch the U.S led airstrikes, a Pakistani vendor adjusts a wall clock displayed at his stall for sale at a weekly bazaar in Islamabad and Cardinals and bishops attend a mass for the beatification…
Man arrested in Indiana killing leads police to three more bodies
By Kevin Murphy (Reuters) - A man arrested in connection with the strangulation death of a woman at an Indiana motel directed police to locations where the bodies of three other women were found, authorities said on Sunday. Police on Saturday arrested the 43-year-old man in Gary, Indiana, as a…
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Turkey shifts strategy to help Iraqi Kurdish fighters into Kobane
Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey said Monday it was assisting Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga to cross its border and join the battle against jihadists for the Syrian town of Kobane, in a major shift by Ankara which until now had blocked Kurdish fighters.
Sweden says credible reports of foreign submarine in its waters
By Niklas Pollard and Alistair Scrutton STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden released on Sunday a grainy photo of a mysterious vessel in Stockholm's archipelago, as the military hunted for a foreign submarine or divers in the country's biggest such mobilization since the Cold War. The search in the Baltic…
New York toddler beaten to death, mother's boyfriend in custody
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 20-year-old New York City man was in police custody on Sunday in connection with the fatal beating of his girlfriend's toddler daughter at a city homeless shelter, police said. The 3-year-old girl was beaten to death, and her 5-year-old brother also was beaten in Brooklyn on…
2 killed, 8 critically injured in Arizona crash
PHOENIX (AP) — Two people were killed and eight others critically injured in an early morning crash Saturday on an Arizona highway, authorities said.
Tasmanian devil death investigated at US zoo
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (AP) — Authorities are looking into the death of a Tasmanian devil found in a pool of blood at a New Mexico zoo with its skull fractured. Investigators suspect it was killed.
The Man Behind the Super Yacht
There has never been a luxury boat like it—and Igor Lobanov is confident an extremely rich person will come forward and sail it away.
New Site Exposes Anyone's Past Online!
A new site has made it simple to look through anyone's Past online! It's as easy as typing in a Name and selecting a State!
At rallies, Obama casts 2014 as key for his legacy
CHICAGO (AP) — Marching onto the campaign trail for the first time this year, President Barack Obama cast Democrats' success in this year's midterm elections as a chance to further the policies he's fought for in the White House. "Don't give up now," he said. "Not after we've made this much…
