Man taken into custody after climbing 20 stories up construction crane
Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — SWAT officials took a man into custody after climbing up a…
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Boulder shooting suspect passed background check, reports say
The man charged with killing 10 people in a Boulder grocery store passed a background check and purchased the weapon used in the slaughter, a…
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Hundreds of US families have been trying for a year to adopt children from China. They’re still waiting
On a gorgeous spring afternoon, Aimee and Stephen Welch are playing with their five kids in their sun-drenched New Jersey backyard, taking a break…
Continue ReadingWeWork is finally going public through a SPAC
It took a lot longer than expected, but WeWork is finally set to go public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company — and at a…
Continue ReadingWhat happened to two small South Dakota towns after Biden revoked the Keystone XL Pipeline permit
Small town America had big dreams in the shape of the Keystone XL Pipeline. After a decade of stop-and-go progress, the project spearheaded by…
Continue ReadingAn Instacart shopper saw an AR-15 in an Atlanta supermarket bathroom. Police arrested a man with 6 guns
An Instacart shopper who entered an Atlanta supermarket bathroom this week told police he saw an AR-15 style rifle and heard what he believed was the…
Continue ReadingCommunity reacts after man dies in shooting involving KCPD officer
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — One man is dead following a shooting…
Continue ReadingGun dealers concerned about proposed permitless carry
Click here for updates on this story COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) — The Iowa House recently passed a permitless carry…
Continue ReadingScientists probe whether West Africa’s recent Ebola outbreak was from man who survived epidemic five years ago
Scientists and global health officials are investigating whether the current Ebola outbreak in Guinea may have been triggered by a person who was…
Continue ReadingLAPD cracks down on Echo Park homeless encampment
Los Angeles officials moved ahead Thursday with the shut down of a homeless encampment in Echo Park following a night of confrontations between…
Continue ReadingChina boycotts are a warning to Western brands
Companies including H&M, Nike, Adidas and Burberry have been caught in the middle of a political firestorm in China — spooking investors that…
Continue ReadingAlexey Navalny is suffering ‘torture by sleep deprivation’ and severe pain, lawyers say
Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny is suffering acute back pain which has affected his ability to walk and his condition is being exacerbated…
Continue ReadingEthiopian Prime Minister says Eritrea will withdraw troops from Tigray
Eritrea will withdraw its troops from Ethiopia, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Friday, days after acknowledging for the first time that…
Continue ReadingH&M and Nike are facing a boycott in China over Xinjiang cotton statements
H&M, Nike and other big Western apparel brands are facing a boycott in China because of the stand they’ve taken against the alleged use of…
Continue ReadingChina sanctions UK lawmakers and entities in retaliation for Xinjiang measures
China has issued more retaliatory sanctions over Xinjiang, targeting individuals and entities in the United Kingdom it says “maliciously spread…
Continue ReadingDislodging the huge ship blocking the Suez Canal could take ‘days to weeks,’ as the traffic jam builds
Shipping experts believe it could take days or even weeks to free the 224,000-ton vessel that is wedged across the Suez Canal, blocking one of the…
Continue ReadingGlobal shipping was in chaos even before the Suez blockage. Shortages and higher prices loom
One of the world’s most vital trade arteries has been blocked by a quarter-mile-long container ship, creating a traffic jam that has ensnared…
Continue ReadingFirst fuel ship this year docks in Hodeidah as Saudi-led coalition relaxes blockade
A tanker carrying oil docked at Hodeidah port in Yemen on Thursday — the first such ship to berth this year in the country’s…
Continue Reading5 things to know for March 26: Voting law, Covid, White House, foreign policy, China
At least five people have died as a wave of tornadoes ripped through the southern US yesterday. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed…
Continue ReadingDo octopuses dream? Maybe. But they definitely change colors while they sleep
With its eight legs wrapped around itself as if in a hug and its eye pupils narrowed to a slit, the octopus breathes evenly, its body a uniform…
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