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BEAUMONT, Texas — Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s high school friends knew him as “Sham” — a good student with a quiet disposition and a bright future. He went on to become a …
New Orleans attacker’s rampage baffles family, friends and former Army commander Read More
Nearly six years ago, an orca mother drew international attention when she carried her dead calf for 17 consecutive days. Now, sadly, the whale seems to be repeating what researchers …
Orca who carried dead newborn for weeks has lost another calf and is carrying it again Read More
NEW ORLEANS — Jeremi Sensky was returning to his hotel after having met friends early on New Year’s Day when he heard a “massive noise” — the last thing …
Survivor of New Orleans terrorist recalls ‘surreal’ aftermath of deadly attack that shattered his legs Read More
A fugitive killed in a shootout with authorities in Ohio last month was identified Monday as the suspect in the decades-old unsolved murder of an 18-year-old woman. New DNA evidence …
Fugitive killed in Ohio shootout is responsible for 1981 slaying of woman, 18, authorities say Read More
Puerto Rico suffered the latest in a string of widespread power outages Tuesday that at one point had nearly 1.3 million businesses or homes — most of the island — in the …
Half of Puerto Rico starts the new year in the dark after massive power outage Read More
HONOLULU — Harry Chandler, a Navy medic who helped pull injured sailors from the oily waters of Pearl Harbor after the 1941 Japanese attack on the naval base, has died. He was …
Harry Chandler, Navy medic who survived Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, dies at 103 Read More
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden called the terrorist attack in New Orleans that killed 15 people and injured dozens more “despicable” in an address to the nation Wednesday. “I want …
Biden vows to keep public informed about investigation into ‘despicable’ New Orleans attack Read More
Officials have postponed Wednesday night’s Sugar Bowl, a major sporting event in New Orleans, after a man plowed his truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in what is …
Sugar Bowl in New Orleans postponed in wake of deadly truck ramming attack Read More
A Tesla Cybertruck exploded and burst into flames Wednesday morning just outside the entrance of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, killing a person inside the vehicle and injuring several …
Tesla Cybertruck bursts into flames outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas, killing one Read More
The year was 1977 and then-President Jimmy Carter had a problem with NASA. In a diary entry from that June, Carter, who died Sunday at age 100, made clear his …
What spaceflight owes to Jimmy Carter: The president’s little-known NASA legacy Read More