At least nine people were killed and a dozen wounded when a bomb went off in a village in northeastern Congo, a local official said Thursday. The bomb exploded in the eastern territory of Rutshuru on Wednesday evening, according to Isaac Kibira, a deputy to the province’s governor. A local […]

The Colonial Athletic Association has changed its name to the Coastal Athletic Association. The association of schools located in nine states along the Atlantic seaboard announced the change on Thursday to reflect its recent expansion, with members spanning from Massachusetts to South Carolina. The league still will be referred to […]

U.S. officials revealed further details about Travis King’s situation prior to his escape into North Korea while admitting that Washington has not yet made contact with its counterparts in the Hermit Kingdom. “I don’t think very much is known,” Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said at the Aspen Security Forum, admitting that she […]

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley blasted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y, after the “Squad” member doubled down on calling Israel an “apartheid” state on Thursday. AOC lashed out at Haley on Twitter earlier Thursday, after the former South Carolina governor called her out for voting against a House resolution showing support […]

A former police chief, police officer and municipal clerk for a small northwest Georgia city have each been acquitted of numerous charges, including racketeering. The city of White’s former Police Chief David King, his son-in-law, Officer Black Scheff, and King’s wife, Jane Richards — who served as municipal clerk and […]

Rookie wide receiver Rashee Rice provided some insight into what it is like to practice under Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid.  The 2023 second-round NFL Draft pick out of SMU talked to reporters Wednesday after a practice with rookies and a select group of veterans.  “He’s expecting us […]

Five people were fatally shot in the capital of St. Vincent as the eastern Caribbean island struggles with a rise in violent crime, authorities said Thursday. The victims were killed late Wednesday in Kingstown in an outdoor area near a cruise ship terminal, police said in a statement. No one […]

Firefighting aircraft and ground crews from other countries headed to Greece on Thursday to help battle wildfires that have intensified as a heat wave baked much of southern Europe in temperatures above 104 degrees Fahrenheit. New evacuations were ordered Wednesday as wildfires raged near Athens. In a round-the-clock battle to […]

Federal, state and local agencies have opened investigations after a 16-year-old died while working at a Mississippi poultry plant. The accident happened about 8 p.m. Friday at the Mar-Jac Poultr y processing facility in Hattiesburg, authorities said. According to a news release from the company, an employee “conducting sanitation operations” […]

Nearly a dozen wild horses have died in the first 10 days of a big mustang roundup in Nevada, deaths that a Las Vegas congresswoman is calling tragic proof of the urgent need to outlaw helicopters to capture the animals on federal land. The 11 deaths so far include five […]