Anne Jakkapong Jakrajutatip, the CEO of the Thailand-based JKN Global Group, is the first woman to own the global beauty pageant organization.
Author: Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY
Missing grandmother eaten alive by 22-foot-long python in Indonesia, officials say
A search party located the python and found the missing Indonesian grandmother inside the snake after dissecting the reptile.
Venomous king cobra ‘Houdini’ escapes, shuts down most of zoo in Sweden
The king cobra named Sir Vass, or Sir Hiss, escaped from its new home at the Skansen Aquarium in Stockholm and continues to elude capture.
Couple charged in Hawaii tourist boat fraud scheme that netted $28M from 400 investors, prosecutors say
Curtiss and Jamey Jackson used a large sum of investors’ money for luxury homes, a Mercedes-Benz, vacations, psychics and marijuana, prosecutors say.
California elementary teacher arrested after hiding missing teen for two years, police say
Officers with the Rancho Cordova Police Department arrested 61-year-old Holga Castillo Olivares in connection to the disappearance of Michael Ramirez.
‘Effort beats skill.’ ‘Never give a gun to a duck.’ 25 times teachers gave us the best advice.
What’s the best advice you ever got from a teacher? Here’s what Americans from across the nation told us.
Hand grenades labeled ‘explosive’ washing ashore along central Oregon coastline
The devices washing ashore in Newport, Oregon, are white and have a label attached to them that reads “Warning Explosive,” police say.
North Carolina dad dies after Jeep falls from bridge in disrepair: ‘A portion of the roadway was missing’
Phillip Paxson died after his Jeep went into a creek, North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers said.
Family dogs kill 2 Tennessee children, injure mom who tried to stop mauling, family says
The attack took place outside of the family’s Memphis home. The two children were found dead at the scene.
‘Irreparable’: Easter Island fire chars famous towering Moai statues; arson suspected
A forest fire broke out Monday and swept through 247 acres of the Rapa Nui National Park, which covers 40% of Easter Island, officials there said.