Nation Dec 21 Gunman Ismaaiyl Brinsley wanted revenge for recent police killings The man who shot and killed two New York Police Department officers in Brooklyn Saturday expressed anger against the government for the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown on social media and had previously attempted suicide, officials said Sunday.
Nation Dec 21 New York City mourns NYPD officers slain in Brooklyn ambush Flags flew at half staff around the city of New York on Sunday, as residents mourned the killings of two New York Police Department officers in what was characterized by Police Commissioner Bill Bratton as an assassination.
World Dec 20 China arrests US aid worker on North Korea border Chinese authorities arrested Christian missionary Peter Hahn near the China-North Korea border on Friday.
Science Dec 20 New fish species discovered in deepest part of Pacific Ocean Researchers discovered a new fish species living at the greatest depths ever explored of the world's largest ocean.
World Dec 13 Deal reached in overtime at UN climate summit in Peru Delegates from 190 countries agreed on a deal to curb climate change Sunday, as United Nations climate talks in Lima, Peru, entered a second day of overtime.
World Dec 07 Mexican officials confirm ID of body in case of 43 missing students Mexican officials on Sunday confirmed the identity of the body belonging to one of the country's 43 missing students as 19-year-old Alexander Mora Venancio. He and 42 other teacher trainees disappeared while participating in demonstrations against school budget cuts in…
World Dec 06 Report: Giraffe populations in Africa drop 40 percent in 15 years New research shows that African giraffe populations have decreased by 40 percent over the last 15 years, pushing the world's tallest animal closer to extinction.
Nation Nov 30 Wal-Mart investors to reconsider gun sales after NYC church challenge Wal-Mart investors may now have a say in whether the retailer continues selling high-capacity guns, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
Science Nov 29 Invisible shield in space protects Earth from ‘killer electrons’ A team led by professors and scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder discovered an invisible shield in space that blocks Earth from so-called "killer electrons."…
Nation Nov 23 Will the last ‘Angola Three’ inmate be set free? Louisiana's attorney general voiced his disagreement on Friday with a court ruling that could lead to the release of an inmate who has spent 42 years in solitary confinement.