Brunei defends planned embrace of extreme Islamic laws

Sat, 30 Mar 2019 21:07:47 GMT

Amid backlast from the global community and celebrities such as George Clooney, Brunei, a country in Southeast Asia

Arizona woman arrested, accused of leading Border Patrol agents in a car chase with illegal immigrants in her trunk: officials

Sat, 30 Mar 2019 20:58:53 GMT

An Arizona woman was taken into custody this week after Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials said she led agents on a car chase while two illegal immigrants were hidden in her trunk.

Salmonella outbreak linked to pet hedgehogs continues; 6 additional people sickened, CDC says

Sat, 30 Mar 2019 20:56:57 GMT

Six additional people have been sickened as a result of a salmonella outbreak that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says is likely tied to pet hedgehogs.

Beto O’Rourke talks immigration at formal campaign kickoff near southern border

Sat, 30 Mar 2019 20:35:43 GMT

2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke on Saturday formally launched his White House bid in his home state of Texas, and used an address in El Paso Texas to focus on immigration in particular.

California police release bodycam footage of fatal shooting of rapper

Sat, 30 Mar 2019 20:08:39 GMT

The Vallejo Police Department released the bodycam footage of the fatal shooting of Willie McCoy, a local rapper.

Illinois state trooper killed in wrong-way crash, marking 2nd death in 3 days

Sat, 30 Mar 2019 20:01:24 GMT

An Illinois State Police trooper was killed early Saturday when a driver going the wrong way slammed into his squad car. The crash marks the third death of a state trooper this year and the second in Illinois in just three days.

TGI Friday's sued for $5 million over 'fraudulent' potato skins

Sat, 30 Mar 2019 19:53:17 GMT

A snacking stickler is suing the casual dining chain.

Fugitive priest accused of abusing boy faces trial

Sat, 30 Mar 2019 19:49:16 GMT

A priest who was captured after fleeing the U.S. decades ago is facing a federal trial on charges that he sexually abused a New Mexico boy in the early 1990s at an Air Force base and veterans' cemetery.

The Latest: World cities turn off lights to mark Earth Hour

Sat, 30 Mar 2019 19:44:26 GMT

The Latest on Earth Hour (all times local): 8:30 p.m. Top tourist sites in coal-reliant Poland are turning off their lights at 8:30 p.m. in solidarity with global Earth Hour action calling for better climate protections.

750-pound alligator in Florida removed from park by police

Sat, 30 Mar 2019 19:25:34 GMT

Officials with the Jupiter Police Department in Jupiter, Fla., were tasked with removing a massive, roughly 750-pound alligator from a local park this week.