28 injured after car plows through crowd at New Orleans Mardi Gras parade, police...
At least a dozen people are in critical condition after a car drove into a crowd of people watching a Mardi Gras parade in...
AP Explains: Who competes and how Carnival parades judged
Rio de Janeiro's Carnival parade is world famous for the samba dancing, costumes that leave little to the imagination and the magnificent floats that...
‘Moonlight’ sweeps Spirit Awards; Affleck wins best actor
Barry Jenkins' luminous coming-of-age tale "Moonlight" swept the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, taking home six awards including best picture.While "La La Land"...
Former NFL player says he can’t recite the alphabet because he played pro football
While many fear that playing football could lead to permanent and severe brain damage, Cedric Benson, a former football star, tried to use the...
Doubts hit congressional probes of Russia election meddling
Congressional Democrats are questioning whether recent comments from leading Republicans, made at the request of the White House, have compromised Senate and House...
N. Korea’s VX use signals world it’s even more dangerous than we thought
By using one of the world’s deadliest known toxins to carry off a high-profile assassination in Malaysia, North Korea sent a message to the...
His patient was on the operating table, but he had a flat tire 15...
The patient was on the table awaiting heart surgery at Memorial Hospital in Belleville.The surgeon, Dr. Bill Daily, was near 26th Street and...
‘You live in Trump country now’: Gay couple attacked by drunk tourist, police say
Calling them gay slurs and taunting, “You live in Trump country now,” a drunken scooter rider attacked two Key West men who were...
Out of power in D.C. and most states, Democrats struggle to preserve Medicaid funds
Democratic governors came to Washington Saturday in an unusually weakened position.There are only 16 of ‘em. They don’t control Congress or the White...
Get swabbed: Officers ‘Shake it Off’ in music video for bone marrow foundation
Police recruit Ty Veltre made news earlier this week for traveling 1,300 miles to donate bone marrow to a 9-year-old Italian boy with...
Hailed a hero, bar shooting victim says he did ‘what was naturally right to...
In the video posted to YouTube, Ian Grillot has his neck in a brace and his surgically repaired hand bandaged and protected.He has heard,...
The Latest: IS fighters in Syria’s Homs target gas pipeline
The Latest on the developments in the Syrian conflict (all times local):8:15 p.m.Syrian State News Agency SANA is reporting that Islamic State militants in...
This Mako shark’s 5,000-mile sprint in just 142 days has scientists in awe
Nova Southeastern University shark scientists are marveling at the stamina of a mako named Hypower making a sprint from Maryland to South Florida —...
The Latest: Vietnam: Suspect thought she was playing a prank
The Latest on Malaysia's investigation into the apparent assassination of the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (all times local):9:45 p.m.Vietnam...
Sri Lankans who once embraced Chinese investment are now wary of Chinese domination
A highway built by China threads almost all the way from Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, to this scruffy fishing town on the country’s...
The Latest: Indonesia: Suspect was paid $90 to attack Kim
The Latest on Malaysia's investigation into the apparent assassination of the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (all times local):5 p.m.Indonesia's...
Refugees who sheltered Snowden now live in fear
Hong Kong (CNN)Three asylum seeker families who sheltered US whistleblower Edward Snowden in 2013 say they are Ngbahis living in fear because of...
Amanpour: What my son and I learned at a Syrian refugee camp
Za'atari refugee camp, Jordan (CNN)The news from Syria Betpipo is terrifying: The war hasn't ended, despite Russia's decisive intervention on behalf of Bashar...
In Sweden, tensions mar pride over refugees
Stockholm, Sweden (CNN)With its brick and pastel-colored mid-rise Arzbet apartment blocks, neatly-paved square and tree-lined streets, Rinkeby could be just about any town in...
Trying to avoid immigration raids? There may soon be an app for that.
As President Donald Trump’s administration moves forward with rules aimed at deporting undocumented immigrants, and fears of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids grow...
Latest: Church went into lockdown after Kansas bar shooting
The Latest on a deadly shooting at a Kansas bar that some witnesses said was racially motivated (all times local):9:40 p.m.About 60 children were...
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Mike McDaniel Surprised by Shaq Barrett’s Unretirement Plan
Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel was taken by surprise when he heard the news that linebacker Shaq Barrett wants to come out of retirement....
