Beachgoers along parts of the US Northeast are being warned to steer clear of washed-up jellyfish, as a surge in giant lion’s mane jellyfish has been reported across the New England coastline. Reports from Massachusetts describe thousands of the creatures…
A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton discovered on a South Dakota ranch has sold for a record-breaking $50.1 million at Sotheby’s in New York, becoming the most expensive dinosaur fossil ever auctioned. The specimen, nicknamed Gus, was purchased by an unidentified bidder…
Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo was pulled over by Las Vegas police in May for an alleged red light violation, and body camera footage of the brief encounter has now become public. The incident, which lasted only about fifteen seconds, shows…
A Manhattan jury has convicted Isaac Argro of murder for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend Azsia Johnson as she pushed their three-month-old daughter in a stroller on the Upper East Side nearly four years ago. Argro, 26, was found guilty of…
When federal immigration authorities describe a driver as having “weaponized” their vehicle, they are invoking a legal concept that has become central to justifying the use of deadly force against people in cars, yet the term remains ambiguous and contested…
Investigators in Arizona are warning the public about a scam tied to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, who was taken from her Tucson home five months ago. The alert comes less than two weeks after 42-year-old Derrick Callella pleaded guilty…
Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett made a rare appearance before Congress on Tuesday, delivering an urgent appeal for increased security funding as threats against the nation’s judges continue to escalate at an alarming rate. The justices…
Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger has revealed that he is living with Alzheimer’s disease and has opened up about the early effects of the diagnosis. The 75-year-old, widely known for safely bringing down US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River…
When a pair of devastating earthquakes struck Venezuela on June 24, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude and arriving just 39 seconds apart, the destruction was immediate and catastrophic. Buildings collapsed across northern Venezuela, particularly in the coastal city of…
A Chinese-born American seismologist has been detained in China for nearly two years on espionage charges, his family revealed this week, in a case that adds friction to already tense U.S.-China relations at a critical moment in diplomatic negotiations. The…
Writer E. Jean Carroll has been paid more than $5.6 million that she was awarded in a federal civil jury verdict holding President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming her, according to a court filing released this week.…
A Maryland family has seen its home virtually destroyed after a dog is believed to have accidentally switched on a toaster, starting a fire that tore through the house. Emergency crews were dispatched to a property on Foxglove Court in…
Break-ins can be unpredictable, but there are often a few common features that make one property stand out more than another. Criminals vary widely in how they operate, from opportunistic thieves to more experienced offenders, which can make it difficult…
Police in the Northern Territory have published a new batch of images tied to one of Australia’s most infamous murder cases, as investigators make another appeal for information that could help them find the remains of British backpacker Peter Falconio.…
Billionaire Warren Buffett has ended his historic philanthropic partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, omitting the charity from his annual donations for the first time in two decades. On Tuesday in Omaha, Nebraska, the 95-year-old Berkshire Hathaway chairman…
A simple finger-prick blood test may one day help doctors spot who is more likely to develop major illnesses, including cancer. The process uses a tiny blood sample taken from the fingertip and sent away to be examined. At the…