North Korea fires two missiles into sea, South Korea says
The missiles were fired from North Korea’s west coast toward the sea east of the Korean Peninsula around 6:30 a.m. and 6:40 a.m. Monday (4:30 p.m. and 4:40 p.m. ET…
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Earthquake Shakes Guatemala City
GUATEMALA CITY, Feb 27 (Reuters) – An earthquake shook the capital of Guatemala on Friday, a Reuters witness said, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or major damage….
8 Dead Including Gunman In Rural Missouri Shooting Spree
A 36-year-old shooter killed seven people in rural Missouri Thursday night before turning the gun on himself. In a news conference Friday morning, Sgt. Jeff Kinder of the Missouri State…
Leader of Knights Templar drug cartel detained in Mexico
Gomez was detained early Friday in Morelia, Michoacan, about 135 miles (217 kilometers) west of Mexico City, authorities said.
Salon: Why The O’Reilly Fiasco Has The Right Unhinged
Bill O’Reilly continues his frenzied attacks on Mother Jones’ David Corn, even after at least seven former CBS colleagues have come forward, with varying degrees of outrage and disdain, to…
Nebraska Coach Tim Miles Bans Players From Lavish Locker Room After Blowout Loss At Home
Nebraska basketball coach Tim Miles might as well have steam coming out of his ears. Following a 74-46 blowout loss at home to Iowa on Sunday — the team’s fifth…
Man Accused Of Killing ‘American Sniper’ Is Schizophrenic: Psychiatrist
(Reuters) – A psychiatrist told a Texas court on Thursday that the man accused of murdering U.S. Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle had paranoid schizophrenia and showed signs of psychosis…
Australia Hit By 2 Cyclones
Two powerful cyclones smashed into northern Australia on Friday, with authorities ordering coastal residents to flee their homes amid warnings the storms’ violent winds and drenching rains could prove deadly….
Road rage+guns=tragedy
The death of 44-year-old mother of four Tammy Meyers in Las Vegas on Valentine’s Day after an apparent road rage incident is the latest tragedy to challenge the adage: “An…
ISIS launches major assault on Kurdish front in Iraq
A “big attack” is taking place some 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Irbil, the Kurdish capital, one Kurdish source told CNN, citing an assistant to Gen. Sirwan Barzani, commander of…
Visiting from India, grandfather partially paralyzed after encounter with police
The incident began Friday when Madison Police got a suspicious person report. Police say someone in the small community about 12 miles east of Huntsville called to report a man…
About 300 Migrants Said to Have Died Crossing Mediterranean
ROME — An estimated 300 migrants were reported dead on Wednesday as survivors recounted harrowing tales of small boats being overwhelmed by waves, throwing scores of victims into deadly cold…
6 killed, 12 hurt when train smashes into cars near New York City
Valhalla is about 25 miles north of Manhattan.
James Robert Lee, Alexander Samuel Clark, Cody Wyatt Bray Accused Of Llama Mutilation
Three men mutilated a 300-pound llama that was protecting dozens of alpacas in an act of “pure meanness,” according to police and the owner of the farm. The 10-year-old llama…
Helium Balloon Flight Breaks 2 Longstanding Records
Two pilots in a helium-filled balloon landed safely off the coast of Mexico early Saturday after an audacious, nearly 7,000-mile-long trip across the Pacific Ocean that shattered two long-standing records…
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes off California coast
The quake was centered about 25 miles southwest of Ferndale, California. It was 204 miles northwest of Sacramento. – CNN’s Tony Marco contributed to this report.
Some Awesome People Shoveled The Boston Marathon Finish Line During The Blizzard
Sometimes in the middle of a blizzard something great happens. Winter storm Juno pummeled New England Tuesday with snowfall piling up to more than 2 feet and winds gusting over…
Why earning frequent flier miles is about to get a lot more expensive
He admits that the journey was exhausting, but ultimately worth it. “To put it into some kind of perspective, it’s enough miles for two first-class tickets between the U.S. and…
Mars Exploration Fast Facts
55 percent of NASA missions to Mars have ended in failure. The only other country to land a spacecraft on Mars was the Soviet Union in 1971 and 1973. The…
Texas Dog Who Disappeared 8 Months Ago Turns Up In Indiana
A dog who vanished from his Texas yard last year has been returned home after turning up in a central Indiana city some 1,100 miles away. – Information from: The…
Man Close To Finishing 7 Marathons In 7 Days To Prove ‘Average’ People Can Do The ‘Impossible’
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco man is one race away from completing seven marathons in seven days on seven continents. Tim Durbin is the only American competing in…
Inside Mauritius: The tropical paradise with a booming economy
Benefiting from a long history of political stability, a good governance record and an open and flexible regulatory system, Mauritius overtook South Africa last year to become the continent’s most…
Century Later, the ‘Chinatown’ Water Feud Ebbs
Pooled water and a salt grass field on part of Owens Lake, in Eastern California near the Sierra Nevada. The lake was drained decades ago, its source water diverted for…
Bubba’s new base: Golfer buys into Blue Wahoos baseball team
It's official…part owner of @BlueWahoosBBall Love my hometown #GoWahoos The Wahoos are based around 20 miles from Bagdad, the small town in which the extrovert golf star grew up. –…
4.4-magnitude quake shakes west-central California
No serious damage was immediately reported. The epicenter was in a sparsely populated area. One of the nearest cities, Greenfield, with a population of more than 16,000, is 17 miles…
Fred Finn Claims To Be The World’s Most Traveled Person
You may think you’ve traveled a lot, but no one — literally, no one — has traveled as much by air as 74-year-old Fred Finn, at least according to the…
Michael Moore calls snipers ‘cowards’ on Twitter
My uncle killed by sniper in WW2. We were taught snipers were cowards. Will shoot u in the back. Snipers aren't heroes. And invaders r worse But if you're on…
Report: Several killed in Belgian anti-terror operation
Federal Belgian police took several suspects into custody near a train station, VTM News reported. Further details weren’t immediately available. Verviers is about 69 miles (110 kilometers) east-southeast of Brussels…
Detroit Auto Show: GM’s new Volt and Bolt
Today’s Chevrolet Volt can go about 35 miles on a full charge, according to EPA estimates, but the new Volt will go roughly 50 miles, according to GM. Once that…
Cycling’s marathon man attempts year-long endurance record
While many people are recovering from a hangover, Englishman Steve Abraham will be cycling more than 200 miles on New Year’s Day. And he then aims to do the same…