At least 100 killed in Syria blast: Report
Death toll from 'Mother Of All Bombs' climbs to 94: Afghan official
The number of militants killed in an attack by the largest non-nuclear weapon ever used in combat by the U.S. military has risen to 94, an Afghan official said Saturday.
Arkansas' multiple execution plan appearing to unravel
Arkansas’ already compromised plan to execute eight men by the end of the month appeared to unravel Friday, with a judge blocking the use of a lethal injection drug and the state’s highest court granting a stay to one of the first inmates who had been scheduled to die.
'Mother Of All Bombs' killed 36 ISIS fighters: Afghanistan
The biggest non-nuclear bomb ever dropped in combat by the U.S. military killed 36 militants in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Friday, and villagers in the remote, mountainous area described being terrified by the “earsplitting blast.”
United Airlines passenger needs reconstructive surgery: Lawyer
United Airlines and the city of Chicago may find themselves the target of lawsuits by the man who was dragged off a United plane in Chicago last week after refusing to give up his seat.
Fugitive gun-theft suspect, who allegedly sent anti-Trump manifesto to White House, arrested in Wisconsin
Fearing a mass shooting, authorities chased nearly 800 leads in search of a Wisconsin man they believed had a cache of stolen firearms and had written of his desire to commit violent acts against the government.
North Korea official blames Trump's 'aggressive' tweets for tensions in region
North Korea’s vice foreign minister on Friday blamed President Donald Trump for building up a “vicious cycle” of tensions on the Korean Peninsula, saying that his “aggressive” tweets were “making trouble.”
Rescuers pluck passengers from stuck roller coaster
An amusement park roller coaster featuring a “cobra roll,” ”sidewinder loop,“ and ”countless swift reversals“ stalled Thursday evening outside of Washington, D.C., leaving 24 riders stuck 30 metres up in the air.
'To save American democracy, Trump must hang': California professor apologizes for anti-Trump tweet
An American history professor at Fresno State University in California apologized Thursday for a tweet that said President Donald Trump “must hang” to save American democracy.
'They basically told me what to say'; Man in jail for 27 years for girlfriend's murder released after witness recants
The key witness in a murder that sent a teenage boy to prison for 27 years recanted Thursday and accused authorities of coercing her testimony. The stunning declaration led a judge to set bail in the case, drawing a gasp from the packed courtroom and sending the defendant’s wife to her knees.
Largest of non-nuclear bombs — known as 'Mother Of All Bombs' — dropped on Afghanistan
U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Thursday struck an Islamic State tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan with "the mother of all bombs," the largest non-nuclear weapon ever used in combat by the U.S. military, Pentagon officials said.