Reports: Taliban takes key northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif
The key northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif fell into the hands of the Taliban on Saturday as the militants continued their advance across the country toward the capital of Kabul, according to multiple reports.
Trump pardons service members involved in war crimes cases
President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned two service members and restored the rank of a third who was convicted of posing in a photo with a dead Islamic State fighter.
Update: Cliven Bundy Sons David, Melvin, Arrested In Southern Utah, Nevada
The United States Justice Department on Thursday announced 14 additional indictments related to the 2014 standoff over grazing cattle on U.S. land near Cliven Bundy's Nevada ranch.
Kia recalls 295,000 vehicles due to engine fire risk
Kia has recalled 295,000 vehicles whose engines can stall or catch fire.
‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ tops North American box office with $44M
Supernatural comedy "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $44 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.
Ammon Bundy arrested by Idaho State Police after refusing to leave state Capitol
Ammon Bundy, who led the armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters in Oregon in January 2016, was one of four people arrested at the Idaho State Capitol on Tuesday, when they refused to comply with orders to leave the Lincoln Auditorium.
‘Star Trek’ icon George Takei accused of groping unconscious model in 1981
Former model and actor Scott R. Brunton has publicly accused "Star Trek" icon and LGBTQ rights advocate George Takei of sexually assaulting him in 1981.
Trump ally Roger Stone to House panel: No Russian collusion
Roger Stone, a longtime confidant of President Donald Trump, told the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday there is "not one shred of evidence" that he colluded with Russia before last year's election.
‘El Chapo’ Attorneys To Appeal U.S. Extradition
Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's attorneys filed an appeal against his extradition to the United States.
Tom Hanks to portray Mister Rogers in ‘You Are My Friend’
Tom Hanks is set to portray late children's television personality Mister Rogers in an upcoming biopic titled "You Are My Friend."
New metal alloy to aid planetary science research
Researchers have developed a new metal alloy with unique electromagnetic properties -- properties they hope can help them recreate the magnetic forces generated by the cores of stars and planets.
South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun of ‘Parasite’ found dead
Dec. 26 (UPI) -- South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun of the Oscar-winning film Parasite has been found dead, according to police, who suspect he died by suicide.
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7 Killed, 57 Missing After Landslide Hits China’s Shaanxi Province
A landslide at a vanadium mining camp near the city of Shanglou, in China's Shaanxi province, killed at lease seven people, while 57 remain missing.
North Korea defectors fear for their lives after Kim Jong Nam assassination
North Korea defectors in the South are being warned against traveling overseas after the assassination of Kim Jong Nam, the older half-brother of ruler Kim Jong Un.