An audio recording reveals the tense moments before a British-flagged oil tanker was seized by Iranian forces rappelling to the ship’s deck.
Author: John Bacon, USA TODAY
Hawking ice cream, asking bad guys to chill: Triple-digit heat sizzles across much of USA
Screaming heat prompts officials to issue dire warnings, hawk ice cream and even urge criminals to stay home and binge-watch Netflix.
Humane Society SOS: Dogs swim for their lives as Ark. shelter floods. Community comes to the rescue.
An Arkansas animal shelter issued an SOS as flash flooding poured in and a puppy drowned. Then the community came to the rescue.
Grisly details emerge in death of US scientist Suzanne Eaton in Greece
A local resident of Crete was charged with murder after admitting he assaultedan American scientist who disappeared on the Greek island, police said.
Man who stashed 1,000 guns in Bel-Air mansion charged with 64 felony counts
A California man faces 64 felony counts after authorities say they found more than 1,000 guns at his home in the Bel-Air section of Los Angeles.
‘Snakes and other critters’ join flooding, tornadoes as Barry’s latest threat
Hurricane Barry, quieted to a tropical depression Monday, remained a dangerous storm that threatened flooding, tornadoes and a new concern: snakes.
California becomes first state to provide health care coverage to some undocumented adults
Gov. Gavin Newsomsigned legislation making Californiathe first state to provide healthcare coverage to young, undocumented adults.
Epstein accuser Jennifer Araoz says she was 15 when ‘he forcibly raped me’
A new accusersaysshe was forcibly raped at age 15 by Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy hedge fund leader now jailed on statutory rape charges.
Less than 6 weeks after bloodbath at Virginia Beach, Virginia rejects tougher gun laws
Virginia Republicans slammed the door on a wide range of gun control measures Tuesday, adjourning a one-day special legislative session.
Honeymoon over? North Korea says US ‘hell-bent on hostile acts’
North Korea’s regime accused the U.S. of being ‘hell-bent on hostile acts’ against the secluded nation, just days after their historic meeting.