HUNTSVILLE, Texas – An employee at the Lubbock city landfill spotted a brand-new piece of luggage amid the mountain of trash, opened the suitcase and discovered the beaten naked body of a 29-year-old woman stuffed inside. Detectives used a barcode label sewn to the luggage to establish it was purchased […]
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Stocks surge in best trading day in years
Technology companies led a sharp rebound for U.S. stocks on Monday as the market made up some of its huge losses from last week. Investors drew encouragement from signs that the U.S. and China are open to negotiating to avert a potential trade dispute. All three major U.S. stock indexes […]
Stocks surge as China trade war fears ebb
Technology companies led a sharp rebound for U.S. stocks on Monday as the market made up some of its huge losses from last week. Investors drew encouragement from signs that the U.S. and China are open to negotiating to avert a potential trade dispute. All three major U.S. stock indexes […]
Basketball player dies after collapsing during game
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A Detroit Pistons developmental player who collapsed on the court during a NBA G League game in Michigan has died. The Grand Rapids Drive says 26-year-old Zeke Upshaw died at a hospital Monday. No cause was disclosed. He collapsed Saturday night near the end of a […]
White House says the ball is in Russia’s court
Last Updated Mar 26, 2018 3:49 PM EDT White House Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah said that after President Trump expelled dozens of Russian operatives on Monday, “the ball is in their court,” when it comes to Russia’s response. “Our relationship with Russia is frankly up to the Russian Government […]
State attorneys general send letter to Zuckerberg over breach
A bipartisan group of 37 state attorneys general say they have sent a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg “demanding answers…about the company’s business practices and privacy protections.” The tech company has come under fire in recent days over Cambridge Analytica’s reported harvesting of massive amounts of data on roughly […]
Aided by drone, officials catch large cougar lounging in backyard of home
AZUSA, Calif. – A large mountain lion spotted in the backyard of a home in Azusa Monday morning has been safely caught. CBS Los Angeles reports the animal was discovered in the 600 block of West Virginia Ann Drive, near the Azusa Greens Country Club golf course, Azusa police reported at […]
These are the healthiest communities in the U.S.
Where are the healthiest places in the United States live? It turns out most are located in Virginia and Colorado, according to a new ranking from U.S. News and World Report. Falls Church, Virginia, topped the list of healthiest communities across the country, followed by Douglas County, Colorado, and Broomfield […]
Official reveals likely culprit behind deaths of Iowa family in Mexico
MEXICO CITY — A prosecutor in Mexico says a gas leak in a water heater is suspected in the death of an Iowa couple and their two children last week. The head prosecutor of the Caribbean coast state of Quintana Roo told local media Monday that the water heater “was leaking […]
“They didn’t have to kill him like that”: Stephon Clark’s family pleads for justice
Last Updated Mar 26, 2018 3:09 PM EDT SACRAMENTO – The grandmother of Stephon Clark, an unarmed California man who was shot and killed by police last week, wept as she spoke to reporters Monday, repeatedly asking why officers didn’t use a taser or other non-lethal force. “My grandson was 23 years […]