Officials estimate hundreds more homes destroyed by Kilauea Volcano
Hawai'i County Civil Defense officials estimated hundreds more homes have been destroyed this week as lava from Kilauea Volcano crept through neighborhoods to reach Kapoho Bay.
Eleven Temple University students held at gunpoint in home invasion
A group of young people, including several Temple University students, were held at gunpoint and robbed during a home invasion in Philadelphia, police said.
Pope Francis accepts resignations of 3 Chilean bishops
Pope Francis has accepted resignations from three Chilean bishops over a child sexual assault scandal, the Vatican said Monday.
Multiple deaths feared in Italy’s 6.2 magnitude quake
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has shocked central Italy.
Low-oxygen galaxy recalls formation of the early universe
A newly discovered dwarf galaxy with a limited oxygen supply may offer astronomers new insights in the formation and evolution of the early universe.
Ukraine set to begin talks on joining NATO
Ukraine plans to begin discussions with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in an effort to join the alliance, President Petro Poroshenko said Monday.
200 businesses sign brief to extend job discrimination laws to LGBTQ people
More than 200 U.S. and international companies signed an amicus brief Tuesday calling on the Supreme Court to include sexual orientation and gender identity in federal civil rights law.
Artificial intelligence helps scientists track particles
Researchers at the University of North Carolina have deployed machine learning to boost particle-tracking software.
Lawsuit seeks more about gov’t effort to block Bolton’s memoir
A lawsuit was filed in Washington, D.C., federal court on Thursday and asks a judge to make public bits of information removed from the new memoir from former national security adviser John Bolton, which was released this week.
San Diego police officer shot, killed in line of duty; second officer wounded
One of two San Diego police officers shot late Thursday night has died, while a second remains in critical condition.
Utah Senators Mike Lee, Mitt Romney in self-quarantine after Sen. Rand Paul tests positive...
Utah Senators Mike Lee and Mitt Romney are in self-quarantine after Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. on Sunday became the first U.S. senator known to test positive for COVID-19.
Navy IDs sailor killed on USS George H.W. Bush
The Navy on Wednesday identified the sailor who died during a mishap on aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush as Airman Apprentice Joseph Min Naglak.
29-year-old Salt Lake City man dies in crash east of Rock Springs, Wyoming
A 29-year-old Salt Lake City man died in a crash east of Rock Springs, Wyoming, on Tuesday morning.
Riot Breaks Out in Australian Prison on Eve of Smoking Ban
A smoking ban set to take place Wednesday led to one of the largest prison riots in Melbourne, Australia on Tuesday, according to reports.