Oxnard, CA – An unexplained inferno raged through a dive boat anchored near an island off the Southern California coast early Monday, leaving at least four people dead and more than two dozen others missing after the gutted vessel sank. Four bodies were recovered within hours and all had injuries consistent with drowning, said Coast […]

Nassau, Bahamas – Hurricane Dorian unleashed massive flooding across the Bahamas on Monday, pummeling the islands with so much wind and water that authorities urged people to find floatation devices and grab hammers to break out of their attics if necessary. At least five deaths were blamed on the storm. “We are in the midst […]

Cedar Rapids, IA – Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg (BOO’-tuh-juhj) are taking a no-compromise approach on overhauling the nation’s gun laws after the latest mass shooting. Campaigning separately in eastern Iowa on Monday, the former vice president and the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, say Democrats must push universal background checks, red […]

Odeassa, TX – The gunman in a spate of violence after a routine traffic stop in West Texas had just been fired from his job and called both police and the FBI before the shooting began, authorities said Monday. Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke said 36-year-old Seth Aaron Ator had been fired Saturday from Journey […]

Manhattan – A 46-year-old man was arrested Saturday night after he allegedly attempted to kidnap a 5-year-old boy outside Katz’s Delicatessen, a popular Manhattan establishment. The boy was walking with family members near the deli when he was grabbed by the man, identified later as Eric Visa, who attempted to run away with him. The […]

Seattle – Lawmakers around the country are making a renewed push to ban high-capacity magazines that gunmen have used in many recent massacres, allowing them to inflict mass casualties at a startling rate before police can stop the carnage. Nine states have passed laws restricting magazine capacity to 10 to 15 bullets, and the Democratic-led […]

Kabul – A U.S. envoy said Monday the first 5,000 U.S. troops would leave Afghanistan within five months’ time under a deal with the Taliban that has been reached “in principle” but still needs President Donald Trump’s approval. Zalmay Khalilzad showed the draft to the Afghan president after declaring that they are “at the threshold […]

Santa Cruz, CA – Firefighters say there were some deaths in a fire on a boat carrying dozens of people off the coast of Southern California. The U.S. Coast Guard and firefighters responded early Monday to a fire on a dive boat near Santa Cruz Island. The Daily Beast quoted Capt. Brian McGrath of the […]

Sen. Bernie Sanders got a standing ovation at the Islamic Society of North America annual convention in Houston. Sanders spoke on Saturday to the conventions some 6,000 attendees, the first presidential candidate, along with Julian Castro, to address the gathering, the largest meeting of American Muslims. “I am here today because I believe in the […]

Odessa, TX -Police say they are not sure why a man with a misdemeanor on his record and no warrant for his arrest erupted in a spate of violence after a routine traffic stop in West Texas, killing seven including a man slain outside his parents’ home and a teenager fatally shot as she left […]