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A 2-year-old girl was mauled to death by her family dog in Alvin, Texas, on the afternoon of Oct. 12. The incident happened around 6:00 p.m. at the 3900 block of Morning Dove Street, KHOU reported. Animal control said the dog is a leopard cur. It was tranquilized and euthanized by animal control because it was […]

News analysis Many Americans are keenly aware of the influence of transnational conglomerates clustered under monikers like “Big Oil”, “Big Tech”, and “Big Pharma.” Their CEOs regularly reap praise and criticism for the companies’ accomplishments and transgressions. But CEOs like Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Apple’s Tim Cook are hardly sovereign masters of their companies. Corporations […]

The New York City headquarters of a private club supporting the Republican party was vandalized in the early hours of Oct. 12. As yet unidentified vandals threw a brick through two windows, glued the building’s locks, damaged an entry keypad, and scrawled anarchy symbols on the front doors. The Metropolitan Republican Club is headquartered at […]

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s security clearance was removed at her request on Aug. 30, according to a letter (pdf) from the State Department to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Clearances for five other people Clinton designated as researchers have also been withdrawn on Sept. 20, including Clinton’s close aide Cheryl Mills, the State Department […]

A hunter accused of bagging a potentially record-breaking buck is facing multiple charges in Florida, with the local Sheriff saying he violated not only the law, but also the spirit of a true huntsman. The 23-point buck (a male deer with 23 points on its antlers) was found dead on state land, shot by a […]

Newly released video footage shows the inside of a federal immigration shelter in Texas that houses unaccompanied children who reach the United States. The footage, released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), shows the Tornillo shelter. The footage shows children playing soccer and eating, and shows the living facilities, which are sturdy […]

MEXICO BEACH—The death toll was expected to rise this weekend in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael as hundreds remained unaccounted for along the Florida Panhandle where decimated communities remained cut off and in the dark. As of early on Oct. 13, state officials were reporting that at least 18 have been killed in Florida, Georgia, […]

MEXICO BEACH—Tom Garcia watched in terror as fingers of water pushed inland across the beach and began filling up his home. His wife handed him a drill and Garcia used screws to pin his front and back door shut. But soon the storm surge from Hurricane Michael was up to his chest. His dogs sat […]

The bodies of 11 babies were found hidden at a former funeral home in Detroit on Oct. 12, after authorities received an anonymous letter leading them to the remains, police said. Police are investigating after authorities found nine badly decomposed bodies inside a box and two inside a casket, all hidden in a false ceiling […]

Volunteer search-and-rescue networks formed during previous flood disasters in Texas and Louisiana sprang into action in Florida this week following Hurricane Michael, providing a boost to authorities hit by electricity and communications outages. By Oct. 11, two days after Michael plowed into Florida’s Panhandle as one of the fiercest hurricanes ever to strike the U.S. […]

MEXICO BEACH, Fla.—Searchers on Oct. 12 found the first body in the rubble of the Florida coastal town of Mexico Beach, which was nearly obliterated by Hurricane Michael, as the toll from the historic storm rose to at least 17 and was expected to rise. Rescue teams, hampered by power and phone outages, used cadaver […]

A new study by the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) found that cadmium, a toxic metal linked to cancer, kidney damage and reproductive problems after prolonged exposure, was found in jewelry sold at retail stores like Ross, Nordstrom Rack, and Papaya. “Cadmium is an incredibly toxic metal. Like lead, it causes birth defects. It makes […]

MEXICO BEACH, Fla.—Tom Garcia watched in terror as fingers of water pushed inland across the beach and began filling up his home. His wife handed him a drill and Garcia used screws to pin his front and back door shut. But soon the storm surge from Hurricane Michael was up to his chest. His dogs […]

IZMIR, Turkey—A U.S. pastor was flown out of Turkey on Oct. 12 after a court freed him from two years of detention, in a step that could improve U.S.-Turkish ties strained by disputes over Syria, Iran and Ankara’s planned purchase of Russian military equipment. Pastor Andrew Brunson was expected to land at Joint Base Andrews […]

MEXICO BEACH, Fla.—Search-and-rescue teams began finding bodies in and around Mexico Beach, the ground-zero town nearly obliterated by Hurricane Michael, an official said on Oct. 12 as the scale of the storm’s fury became ever clearer. But he gave no details on the number of dead. The death toll across the South stood at 13, […]

Zooworld, a privately owned and funded zoo is an attraction in Panama City Beach that has been in place for more than 60 years, the manager of the zoo for the past four years, Kayte Hogan told Reuters. The five acre small zoo, home to capybaras, alligators, a lion, tigers, giraffes and more, offers ‘a […]

A tractor-trailer drove into the back of a Hanover County, Virginia, fire rescue unit at a highway crash site on Oct. 11, killing one firefighter and seriously injuring two others. The truck driver was later cited for reckless driving and driving with defective brakes. The truck driver was also severely injured. The accident is still […]

Video footage released in a courtroom shows a Detroit-area man shooting at a teenager with a shotgun after the teen reportedly knocked on the door and asked for directions. The incident was captured on Jeffrey Zeigler’s home security system on April 12, the Oakland Press reported. Zeigler is on trial for shooting the teen. He […]

Facebook Inc said on Oct. 12, attackers stole names and contact details of 29 million users in the mass security breach disclosed by the social media network late last month. The breach, Facebook’s worst ever, has exacerbated concerns among users, lawmakers, and investors that the company is not doing enough to safeguard data, particularly in […]

The U.S. National Security Agency’s top oversight official, Robert Storch, is working to repair the spy agency’s reputation with whistleblowers in an effort to encourage staff to report wrongdoing internally, rather than go public. “It’s really important we encourage whistleblowers to come forward and that they feel comfortable doing so and if there are allegations […]