WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Northwest Airlines passenger from Nigeria, who said he was acting on al-Qaida's instructions, tried to blow up the plane Friday as it was landing in Detroit, law enforcement and national security officials said.
Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has died. She was 91.
A scandal, a meltdown, a million-dollar benefit. These were among the top stories covered by investigative reporter Mary Hynes this year.
Jeffrey R. Holland, a high-ranking official in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who was next in line to become the faith’s president, has died.
Explosions boomed across Kyiv as the attack began in early morning and continued for hours, killing at least one person and wounding 27.
Court records indicated that Mead’s attorneys, Robert Eglet, Erica Etsminger, and Joel Henriod, are contesting the verdict, alleging misconduct by General Motors.
Some say growth is the culprit for Las Vegas’ water woes. The reality is more complicated.
President Donald Trump says he launched a “powerful and deadly” U.S. strike against Islamic State forces in Nigeria.
Another powerful storm system that could soak Southern California with its wettest Christmas in years rolled into the region.
Last year, about 10,000 Christmas trees transformed into 86 tons of mulch for use in city parks.
The first U.S. pontiff addressed some 26,000 people from the loggia overlooking St. Peter’s Square for the traditional papal “Urbi et Orbi” address, Latin for “To the City and to the World.”
