Militants in the Gaza Strip unleashed dozens of rockets on southern Israel late Monday, setting off air raid sirens and forcing hundreds of thousands of Israelis to stay indoors as the military rushed more forces to the border and warned that even heavier fighting looked likely.
A federal judge on Monday granted preliminary approval to a landmark deal that would compensate thousands of former NFL players for concussion-related claims.
The California Highway Patrol has vowed to carry out a thorough investigation after a video emerged of one of its officers repeatedly punching a woman he had pinned down on the side of a Los Angeles freeway.
A fresh Pink Floyd album is on the way — 20 years after the band last released new material.
More than 60 Nigerian girls and women abducted by Islamic extremists two weeks ago have managed to escape, officials said Monday, though more than 200 girls who were kidnapped in April remain missing.
A little while back in Recife, I ventured off into a shopping mall in search of a barber for a cut, leaving cousin Drew behind with a travel agent to book our trip to Fernando de Noronha.
A magnitude-6.9 earthquake on the Pacific Coast jolted a wide area of southern Mexico and Central America Monday, killing at least three people and damaging dozens of homes.
Steven Robles was an hour into his regular weekend swim off some of Southern California’s most popular beaches when he came face-to-face with a great white shark. The 7-foot-long juvenile had been trying to free itself from a fisherman’s hook for about half an hour when it attacked.
A passenger jetliner preparing to leave Barcelona’s El Prat airport taxied across a runway where another was about to land, forcing the arriving plane to abort its landing and climb sharply to avoid a possible disaster.
Career Navy veteran Ron Deanne of Henderson will do what Army Pvt. Ed Jennings couldn’t do in 1984 and pay his respects to those who participated in the Normandy invasion 70 years ago.
For his fans, “Edge of Tomorrow” offers enough of the old Tom Cruise standbys: a motorcycle scene, romance, etc. — while showcasing a rarely seen side of the actor.
Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan was critically injured in a fatal six-vehicle pileup on the New Jersey Turnpike on Saturday, hours after performing a standup routine at a show in Delaware, authorities said.
A woman who survived for days after crashing off a Colorado highway faces a long recovery, but those who rescued her say it’s a miracle she even survived the horrific accident.
If you think the Black Book is something you don’t want your name in, you’re right. Here’s what you should know about it.
A Baltimore teenager had a prom night to remember on Saturday — but probably not in the way she had always imagined.
