Category Archives: World

Baltimore Police say an officer accidentally shot himself in his wrist while responding to a carjacking. Authorities had initially said the officer was shot by a suspect. Deputy Commissioner Jason Joh...

KATHMANDU, Nepal - There is one Buddhist nun everyone in Nepal knows by name - not because she’s a religious icon and a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, nor for her work running a girl’s school...

NEW YORK - Wells Fargo’s embattled CEO John Stumpf is stepping down as the nation’s second-largest bank is roiled by a scandal over its sales practices. The San Francisco bank said Stumpf ...

BOSTON - A man who shot and wounded two police officers responding to a report of a domestic disturbance was armed with a tactical shotgun and wearing body armour but didn’t have a gun license, ...

MIAMI - The Latest on Hurricane Nicole (all times local): 11 p.m. Forecasters say an “extremely dangerous” Hurricane Nicole has strengthened into a Category 4 storm headed for Bermuda. The...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A black man shot and killed by a North Carolina police officer last month suffered fatal gunshot wounds to the back and abdomen, according to results released Wednesday from an indep...

PORTLAND, Ore. - Police used pepper spray and arrested 10 people as demonstrators stormed City Hall in Portland, Oregon, Wednesday trying to stop the City Council from voting on a new police contract ...

BOSTON - Satanists want to give their blessings to city leaders in Boston. The Boston Globe reports (http://bit.ly/2e6MxXY) a local chapter of the Satanic Temple is asking the City Council for permiss...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - Researchers with the University of California, Santa Cruz say an elephant seal has set a record by swimming farther west than any other tracked elephant seal. UC Santa Cruz offici...

PAICINES, Calif. - A California condor chick has hatched in the wild, survived and flown out of its nest at Pinnacles National Park for the first time since the 1890s, officials said Wednesday. The Sa...