Hong Kong students shot arrows at police firing tear gas as escalating violence paralyzed the semi-autonomous Chinese territory’s educational system.
Author: John Bacon, USA TODAY
1 dead, multiple people injured in Santa Clarita school shooting; suspect in custody
One person was killed and two people injured in a shooting at Saugus High School in California. Authorities say the suspect is in custody.
Australian fires burn through koala colonies, killing hundreds: ‘It’s a national tragedy’
Bushfires raging in eastern Australia have killed at least four people and killed so many koalas they may land on the endangered species list.
Deadly Arctic blast breaks records set more than 100 years ago
It was literally freezing in Florida and Alabama and parts of Maine, Michigan and New York were digging out a foot of snow. Blame an Arctic air mass.
‘Brutal’ Arctic blast is affecting 200 million people from Chicago to Texas, and it isn’t over yet
The Arctic blast is bringing record-breaking cold and snow across the US. Schools are delayed, flights canceled and 200 million will feel the freeze.
Veterans Day beginning to look a lot like Christmas as cold sweeps nation; freeze coming to Florida
A wintry weather pattern rolled across a wide swath of the nation, threatening to break hundreds of records and to freeze as far south as Alabama.
‘Unthinkable’: Accused killer of Georgia college student Alexis Crawford spent holidays with victim’s family
Jordyn Jones and boyfriend Barron Brantley were held at Fulton County Jail on murder charges in the death of Alexis Crawford, Jones’ roommate.
Hundreds of records could fall as cold, snow, ice sweep across nation
148 daily record lows are forecast to be broken, tied, or come within 1 degree between Tuesday and Thursday, the National Weather Service said.
Woman stole insurance money from elderly Camp Fire survivor who lost home, police say
Brenda Rose Asbury is accused of embezzling more than $60,000 from an elderly woman who survived the deadly Camp Fire in Paradise, California
Evacuation orders lifted for wildfire threatening 2,500 homes near Los Angeles
A fire that burned through 15 square miles of farmland outside Los Angeles was 50% contained on Sunday but still threatened 2,500 homes and buildings.