A video shows First Lady Melania Trump departing a plane after it made an emergency landing in Maryland due to a mechanical issue. Trump’s spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, told CBS News that there was a “minor mechanical issue,” adding that “everything is fine and everyone is safe.” She was heading to Philadelphia to meet with families […]

A Virginia couple said that their daughter was tricked into marrying an illegal immigrant from Mexico who has been charged with murder. Shelby and Lindsay McDannold told Fox News that their daughter, 20, met Franklin Vazquez, 27, in May 2017 through mutual friends and that the pair got married in June 2017. Shelby McDannold said […]

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported numerous earthquakes in Alaska over the past 24 hours. At least 25 earthquakes with a 2.5 magnitude or greater struck the state, with many occurring in the remote North Slope area. Some were reported in southern Alaska. The largest quake registered at 4.0 on the Richter scale. Most were […]

Lifeguards in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida, had to rescue a 75-year-old after his plane came down in the ocean. People enjoying the afternoon sun on the beach were shocked to see the plane plunge into the ocean, its tail sticking up like a sail. Richard Goosman had flown his plane from North Carolina when he […]

The jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery has reached $868 million, which is the second-largest grand prize in U.S. history. That means it has a cash lump sum of $494.5 million. The winning numbers on Oct. 16 were 69, 45, 61, 3, 49, and the Mega Ball was 9. Officials were forced to increase the […]

LLANO, Texas—A body was found in a rain-swollen lake in central Texas after fast-moving floodwaters destroyed a bridge, forced the evacuation of riverside homes, and led to numerous water rescues on Oct. 16, following days of heavy rains. Video shows the bridge crumbling as it was overrun by the bloated, roiling Llano River in Kingsland, […]

WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Oct. 17, urged Turkey to release a Turkish-U.S. citizen and former NASA scientist, among other detainees, days after Ankara turned over U.S. evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson. Pompeo raised the issue with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in a meeting in Ankara, where he also met with Turkish President […]

Newly released dashcam footage shows the moment a charter bus lost control before crashing and injuring dozens of people in Southern California. The footage, captured by another motorist, shows the bus careening into a center divider on the 405 Freeway in the San Fernando Valley. In the clip, a white truck is seen trying to […]

A plane carrying First Lady Melania Trump was forced to make an emergency landing due to a mechanical issue, according to reports on Oct. 17. The flight departed from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland to Philadelphia and was forced to turn around, CNN reported. Reporters could see smoke and could smell of something burning about 10 […]

A 16-year-old boy shot and killed his dad to save his mom after he turned violent and began to choke her in their home in Fresno, California. The local sheriff’s office have indicated the killing was justified. Javier Vera, 54, was fatally shot by his son after he became violent following an argument on Oct. […]

MARIANNA, Fla.—Haylie Byler and her husband were just beginning life in their new home when Hurricane Michael’s monstrous winds mowed down a dozen trees on their property, more than an hour’s drive inland from where the storm made landfall. They had made only one house payment and no payments yet on his new truck when […]

SOUTHAVEN, Miss.—As President Donald Trump wades through a myriad of foreign policy matters, his supporters weigh in on how he’s doing on the global front. From North Korea to NAFTA, the general consensus at an Oct 2. Make America Great Again rally in Mississippi is that Trump is succeeding in representing America’s interests. “We’re no […]

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla.—The death toll from Hurricane Michael rose to at least 29 on Oct. 16 as crews scoured debris for hundreds of people reported missing in the Florida Panhandle, nearly a week after the storm flattened whole communities. Michael slammed into the northwest coastal strip of Florida on Oct. 10 with top sustained […]

Major League Baseball star Nelson Cruz announced that he’s officially a United States citizen on the morning of Oct. 15 on his Instagram account. The Seattle Mariners right fielder posted a photo of himself holding a small American national flag and his naturalization certificate. He wrote, “Mission accomplished. Next stop: Registering to vote.” The 38-year-old Dominican Republic […]

Nearly one in ten California workers is an illegal immigrant, making California the second-highest state for illegal workers at 9.0 percent, after Nevada’s 10.4 percent, according to the Public Policy Institute of California. More than 2 million illegal immigrants are estimated to live in the state. Former U.S. Senate candidate Karen Roseberry recently attended a […]

Health care company Anthem Inc. has signed a settlement agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for $16 million after data from millions of customers was exposed in a 2014–2015 cyber attack. This is the highest payout HHS has ever received. The previous highest was $5.5 million for suits against Memorial Healthcare System in […]

It was supposed to be a quiet event at the United Nations to discuss the plight of political prisoners in Cuba. Instead, it turned into an exercise of political protest. Just 15 seconds into Ambassador Kelley Currie’s opening remarks at the U.N. on Oct. 15, protesters from the Cuban delegation who were seated around the […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov said he believes the UFC staged Conor McGregor’s attack on his bus that eventually led to the two mixed martial arts fighters facing off in a Las Vegas arena on Oct. 6. McGregor and several associates attacked a bus carrying UFC fighters back in April, an incident that landed him in court in New […]

WASHINGTON—U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Oct. 16, called for wireless carriers to waive October bills for people hardest hit by Hurricane Michael after some Florida residents expressed frustration in getting mobile phone service restored. Pai also said consumers in those areas should be allowed to switch carriers without paying a penalty. At […]

Idaho Fish and Game Commissioner Blake Fischer resigned from his position after he emailed photos of his recent hunting trip in Africa, showing him with several dead baboons, a giraffe, and a leopard. Fischer sent his letter of resignation to Gov. Butch Otter on Oct. 16, and it was accepted, USA Today reported. He admitted […]

A grizzly bear bit into a hunter’s arm and clawed the man’s face after he surprised the sow and her cub north of Yellowstone National Park on Oct. 13. What could have been a potentially lethal encounter was averted thanks to the actions of a fellow hunter, who chased the grizzly away, according to a […]

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on Oct. 16, on a multibillion-dollar financial network that supports an Iranian paramilitary force that it said recruits and trains child soldiers for the country’s elite Revolutionary Guards. The announcement came two weeks before the Trump administration reimposes some of the United States’ harshest sanctions against Iran, including its oil […]

Police in Columbus, Ohio, released video footage after an officer got a call about two young males with a gun. Officer Peter Casuccio arrived on the scene, and he found an 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy with a realistic BB gun, CBS News reported. He then told them about the perils of carrying around […]

WASHINGTON—U.S. employers posted the most jobs in two decades in August, and hiring also reached a record high, fresh evidence that companies are desperate to staff up amid solid economic growth. Job openings rose a slight 0.8 percent to 7.14 million, the highest on records dating back to December 2000, the Labor Department said on […]

RIYADH/ISTANBUL—Saudi Arabia’s crown prince agreed on Oct. 16, that there must be a thorough investigation into the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the United States said, after media reports that Riyadh will acknowledge his death in a botched interrogation. Khashoggi, a U.S. resident and leading critic of the crown prince, vanished after entering the Saudi […]

Miami Police Department detectives were reviewing surveillance video on Oct. 16, from a gas station where missing Wisconsin girl Jayme Closs was possibly spotted by a witness in Florida late Monday. Closs was missing when law enforcement officers arrived at her family’s home in Barron, Wisconsin, on Oct. 15 and found her parent’s dead, prompting […]

Authorities in Texas are urging residents in low-lying areas of Llano to evacuate immediately, as floodwaters in the Llano River climb past 39 feet—and continue to swell. Major flooding is ongoing along the Llano River with near record heights, the National Weather Service (NWS) warned in a Civil Emergency Message. Various locations along the Llano […]