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Twin blasts near Istanbul soccer stadium kill 29 , wound 166

Twin attacks by a suicide bomber and a car bomber near an Istanbul soccer stadium Saturday night killed 29 people and wounded 166 others in the latest large-scale assault to traumatize a nation confronting an array of security threats.

Can compulsory national service work in America?

Heather Murren, a former Wall Street financier who started the Nevada Cancer Institute, thinks compulsory national service would help young people develop a sense of purpose and bring the country together.

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‘Jeopardy!’ contestant dies of cancer before show airs

A woman who competed on “Jeopardy!” while battling terminal colon cancer has died the week before her episode was set to air but prize money has gone to cancer research as she wished.

Eric Hilton, founder of Three Square Food Bank, dies at age 83

Eric Michael Hilton, founder of the Three Square Food Bank and the youngest son of Hilton Hotels Corp. founder Conrad Hilton, died in his sleep early Saturday morning. Hilton created the Las Vegas-based food bank in 2007 with his wife, Bibi.

New wild jaguar might be roaming Arizona mountains

A photo taken Dec. 1 in a southern Arizona mountain range appears to show a new wild jaguar — an animal rarely seen in the country after its habitat was lost.