A case of leprosy, extremely rare in the United States, has been diagnosed in a Southern California elementary school student, sending health officials scrambling to reassure parents and the public that the disease is hard to transmit and easy to treat. Two children from Indian Hills Elementary School in Jurupa… Read More
Warning! Hackers attacking through the mail
Julien Ascoet was already suspicious when he pulled the plain white envelope from his mailbox this past July. The letter had no stamp and was completely unmarked. Someone must have delivered it in person to Ascoet’s home outside the French port city of Nantes. “I opened it gingerly,” the software… Read More
Absentee ballot from far far away — Astronaut to vote
The lone American in orbit will end up voting for president from the International Space Station, if her homecoming is delayed. NASA astronaut Kate Rubins said Thursday that she doesn’t know yet whether she’ll return to Earth in late October as planned. The Russians have delayed the next crew launch… Read More
Sorry Obama! House rules cash payments to Iran prohibited
The GOP-led House approved legislation late Thursday to prohibit the United States from making cash payments to Iran and require that Congress be notified before any future claims settlements with Tehran are conducted. The bill passed by a wide margin, 254-163. The measure, an election-year broadside, won ample support from… Read More
FBI investigating Brad Pitt in child abuse scandal
The FBI is gathering information about an incident involving actor Brad Pitt and his family aboard a private flight last week, the agency confirmed Thursday. Spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said the FBI is still evaluating whether to open an investigation into allegations Pitt was abusive during the flight toward one of… Read More
Oklahoma officer charged with manslaughter
Prosecutors charged a white Oklahoma police officer with first-degree manslaughter Thursday, less than a week after she killed an unarmed black man on a city street and just days after police released graphic videos, saying in court documents the officer “reacted unreasonably.” Tulsa officer Betty Shelby fatally shot 40-year-old Terence… Read More
Father of terrorist: I told the FBI he ‘had become bad’
The father of the man charged with setting off bombs in New York and New Jersey informed the FBI in 2014 about his son’s apparent radicalization, he said. Speaking to The Associated Press early Friday in a telephone interview, Mohammad Rahami, father of alleged bomber Ahmad Khan Rahami, said his… Read More
Starwood Hotel buyout creates largest hotel chain
Several of the best-known names in travel are now united in one hotel company. Marriott International closed Friday morning on its $13 billion acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, bringing together its Marriott, Courtyard and Ritz Carlton brands with Starwood’s Sheraton, Westin, W and St. Regis properties. In total,… Read More
French-American honored for stopping terror attack
President Francois Hollande has bestowed a Legion of Honor award on a French-American who was among passengers who stopped a gunman on a high-speed train in 2015, and was wounded after grabbing his assault rifle. Mark Moogalian, 52, was honored on Thursday at the Elysee Palace. He was hospitalized when… Read More
Scientists reveal AMAZING Bible secret
A secrets contained in a mysterious scroll that has remained unopened for thousands of years has just been revealed — and it’s good news for Christian believers. The mysterious, charred lump of a 2,000-year-old scroll sat in an Israeli archaeologist’s storeroom unread for decades. Scientists knew it was too brittle… Read More