Authorities in Fiji said Tuesday that a young Texas couple vacationing in the South Pacific country died from an unidentified illness. The couple arrived in Fiji on May 22 and were taken to a hospital after they became ill, according…
Teen survives shark attack in North Carolina Atlantic Beach, N.C. -- A 17-year-old who was attacked by a shark on the North Carolina coast over the weekend says she had a leg amputated. High school junior Paige Winter issued a…
A federal judge on Monday denied a House request to prevent President Donald Trump from tapping Defense Department money for his proposed border wall with Mexico, saying Congress lacked authority to sue. Trump's victory is muted by a federal ruling…
Scene of shooting at San Ysidro port of entry along San Diego/Tijuana border on evening of June 3, 2019 KFMB-TV San Diego -- A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent was involved in a shooting at California's border with Mexico…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom overruled a parole board's decision to free Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten on Monday, marking the third time a governor has stopped the release of the youngest member of Manson's murderous cult. Van Houten, 69,…
A hungry alligator crashed a picnic date by a Florida lake and gobbled down an entire bowl of guacamole. Taylor Forte had planned a picnic Thursday for her fiance Trevor Walters at Lake Alice, before Walters was to leave for…
Washington — The House finally approved a $19.1-billion bill to dispatch relief funds to disaster-hit communities across the U.S., sending the long-delayed legislation to President Trump's desk for his signature. Following the Senate's overwhelming approval last month, which ended months of…
Barr speaks in exclusive interview The full House of Representatives will vote on whether to hold Attorney General William Barr and former White House counsel Don McGahn in contempt of Congress on June 11, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Monday.…
Washington — The Trump administration and members of Congress are gearing up for sweeping probes into large technology companies, with lawmakers vowing to scrutinize the "extraordinary power" wielded by a handful of multi-billion-dollar corporations. Federal antitrust regulators are pursuing investigations…
Experts say U.S. tariffs on Mexican goods, coupled with steeper levies on Chinese imports, will raise the price on everything from fruit and vegetables to cars and some electronic gadgets in the U.S. The heightened trade tensions comes as signals…
Washington — House Democrats threatened on Monday to hold both Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress for not complying with subpoenas for documents related to the Trump administration's controversial decision to add a…
Carnival Corp. has reached a tentative settlement with federal prosecutors in which the world's largest cruise line agreed to pay $20 million in fines for some of its ships continuing to pollute the oceans despite promising years ago to stop.…
Adding a newer drug to standard hormone therapy lengthens the lives of younger women with advanced breast cancer, a new trial has found. The drug, called Kisqali (ribociclib), is already approved for treating such patients -- based on earlier results…
Fifty-two people were shot and 10 people were killed in what police called a "despicable" spate of violence over the weekend in Chicago. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said the latest deadly weekend in the city shows "the challenges we…
Quest Diagnostics, the world's largest blood-testing company, said Monday that nearly 12 million patients may have had personal information exposed in a data breach. The information includes financial data, Social Security numbers and medical records, though the company said laboratory…
Father separated from kids for 184 days Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday denied a recent request by the Trump administration for the court to quickly decide if it will hear oral arguments in a protracted legal battle over…
Apple is reportedly set to reveal the end of an era on Monday — no more iTunes. The music store available for years on iPods and iPhones has been overshadowed by streaming services, like the company's own Apple Music, and it…
The remains of a child found in Arkansas last week are those of a missing 4-year-old Texas girl, Maleah Davis, a medical examiner said Monday. The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences said it had positively identified the remains, which…
Recently retired NBA superstar Dwyane Wade surprised students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, at their graduation over the weekend. The Miami Heat legend, who has commemorated the victims of the Parkland school shooting in the past,…
Beijing says it has kept its word during 11 rounds of talks with the U.S. and will honor commitments if a deal is reached. It accused the U.S. of backtracking three times over the course of the talks by introducing…
Top officials from the U.S. and Mexico will soon begin talks in a scramble to fend off Donald Trump's threat of tariffs on imports from the southern ally and meet his demand for fewer migrants at the border. On Monday,…
Sunday's game between the Miami Marlins and San Diego Padres at Petco Park was delayed for 28 minutes after a swarm of bees settled onto a microphone attached to the netting near the Padres' dugout. The game was halted just…
A 35-year-old mother of two teens died Friday after going over Eagle Falls near North Tahoe in California. Stephanie Espinosa slipped and fell 150 feet while reaching for a branch and was swept over a waterfall, CBS Sacramento reports. An…
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a statement Sunday saying Boeing has informed them that some parts for the company's grounded 737 Max passenger plane, and prior model 737 Next Generation (NG), may have been improperly manufactured. Boeing said the…