California declares emergency in counties buried by snow as latest storm moves east
Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in more than a dozen counties as the typically warm state digs out from rare snowstorms. Wednesday’s emergency
Pregnant passenger aboard Lufthansa flight that injured seven describes '”Final Destination” situation'
Courtesy of Ecaterina Fadhel (NEW YORK) — Susan Zimmerman was in the middle of dinner service aboard Lufthansa Flight 469 when turbulence hit. “It was all of a sudden we lifted up, and then we started dropping
Egypt unveils hidden tunnel inside Great Pyramid of Giza
Smartshots International/Getty Images (CAIRO) — A nine-meter long hidden passageway was discovered inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Egyptian tourism and antiquities minister announced on Thursday. The function of corridor inside the Pyramid of Khufu, the
Michigan attorney general says she was target of plot to kill Jewish state officials
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (LANSING, Mich.) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says she was the target of a plot to kill Jewish state officials, she tweeted Wednesday. “The FBI has confirmed I was a target of the
LOCAL SPORTS: Sequim girls win first-ever state tournament game
By Oly Archibald YAKIMA — For those basketball aficionados that watched history being made by the Sequim Wolves last night at the Yakima SunDome winning their first state tournament game in school history, the emotions and body
Hidden dangers on Easter Island: The hunt for microplastics
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The deep blue waters, shimmering cliffs and palm tree-lined beaches of Easter Island face a growing threat: plastic. “So now there are some things that belonged to this beach. For example, the
The economy has delivered good news. Are recession fears over?
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Growing recession alarm at the outset of this year warned of a coming business slowdown and significant job losses — until a government report last month showed that unemployment stands at
Two survivors of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre become citizens of Ghana, foundation says
Nipah Dennis/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre became Ghanaian citizens, the Justice for Greenwood Foundation, Inc. announced on Tuesday. Viola Ford Fletcher, 108, and Hughes Van Ellis, 102, are
Stabbing at California high school leaves one student dead, another wounded
mbbirdy/Getty Images (SANTA ROSA, Calif.) — One teenager was killed and another was wounded in a stabbing at a California high school on Wednesday, authorities said. The incident unfolded around 11 a.m. PT at Montgomery High School
Sixteen-year-old snowboarder lands history-making trick at world championships
Alexis Boichard/Agence Zoom/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Mia Brookes making history at the Snowboarding Freestyle World Championships! The 16-year-old freestyle snowboarder became the youngest ever snowboarding world champion in Bakuriani