Red panda breaks out of zoo in southeastern France

A police officer was killed in a shooting in Jersey City marked by heavy gunfire, prosecutors said. Two more officers and a civilian were wounded.

Hamid Karzai responded to findings from a trove of newly published documents that successive U.S. administrations misled the public about the war in Afghanistan.

Bill Cosby lost his bid to overturn his sexual assault conviction Tuesday, as an appeals court upheld the verdict in the first celebrity trial of the #MeToo era.

Pete Frates, a former college baseball player whose determined battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease helped inspire the ALS ice bucket challenge that has raised more than $200 million worldwide, died Monday. He was 34.

A volcano off the New Zealand coast erupted Monday with a towering blast of ash and scalding steam as dozens of tourists were exploring the moon-like surface, killing five people and leaving eight others missing and feared dead, authorities said.

Medical responders said that they believed there were 20 people on the island who were injured and in need of medical treatment.

“All I know is that this was a cowardly act. I have no information that leads me to believe that he targeted this officer specifically,” Chief Mike Reynolds said.

North Korea has said its resumption of nuclear and long-range missile tests depends on the United States.

The Rev. Karen Clark Ristine says the church uses its annual nativity scene to tackle a societal issue, such as the homeless population of Southern California.

Investigators believe the gunman visited New York City, including Rockefeller Center, days before the shooting.