A look at koalas in Australian culture amid fires that are devastating their numbers
Sylvain GAUTIER/iStock(SYDNEY) — The estimated deaths of more than 25,000 koalas have left Australians fearful that the fate of the country’s native animals may end in functional extinction. Bushfires have transformed Australia’s scenic landscape to one ravaged
Driver dies after deadly confrontation on Florida roadway
kali9/iStock(WINTER HAVEN, Fla.) — A confrontation between two motorists turned deadly in central Florida over the weekend when one shot the other, authorities said. The incident unfolded Saturday night on a road in the city of Winter
Man allegedly pistol-whips girlfriend repeatedly when she refuses crime spree
suratoho/iStock(RALEIGH, N.C.) — A North Carolina man is on the run after repeatedly pistol-whipping his girlfriend when she refused to go along with his plan to break into and burglarize a house. Alexander Wayne Gillett, 26, of
Police officer and mother of two killed while helping elderly woman cross the street
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department(VALLEY VILLAGE, Calif.) — An off-duty sheriff’s detective was struck and killed by a car while she was in the middle of helping an elderly woman cross the street who had fallen in
Man hailed as hero for saving three men from overturned car in icy pond
FotoDuets/iStock(OMAHA, Neb.) — A Nebraska man is being hailed as a hero after jumping into action to save the lives of three men whose car landed upside down in an icy pond and they couldn’t get out.
Officer's body cam captures near-death experience being hit by train
Polk County Police Department(CEDARTOWN, Ga.) — Video captured what could have easily been a Georgia police officer’s last moments as he was hit by a moving train. Polk County Police Department officer Andy Anderson miraculously survived being
Airline passenger attacks flight attendant, injures six police officers: Authorities
Essex County Correctional Facility(NEW YORK) — A flight attendant and several police officers were injured when a passenger reportedly became disruptive on a New Jersey-bound flight, authorities revealed over the weekend. Matthew Dingley, 28, allegedly attacked an
Uber passenger arrested for trying to kidnap driver, police say
Grand Junction Police Department (GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.) — An Uber passenger was arrested after pulling a gun on a driver in an attempt to kidnap her, police said. The suspect, 23-year-old Adam Salaz, was picked up in
Missing woman's body found in U-Haul truck wrapped in plastic, cardboard: Police
Anaheim Police Department (ANAHEIM, Calif.) — The weeks-long search for a missing 29-year-old Southern California woman took a grisly twist when her body was discovered wrapped in plastic and cardboard in the back of an abandoned U-Haul
'1917' dethrones 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' with $36.5 million weekend
Universal Pictures(NEW YORK) — Sam Mendes’ 1917 capitalized on its two Golden Globe wins last week, topping the box office with an estimated $36.5 million in its first week of wide release, pushing Lusasfilm’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker out