Dozens of emaciated-looking Boko Haram members begging for food have surrendered in northeast Nigeria, the military and a civilian self-defense fighter said Wednesday. Seventy-six people including children and women gave themselves up to soldiers last Saturday in Gwoza, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) southeast of Maiduguri, according to a senior… Read More
Mysterious bright light appears in Scottish night sky
Scientists say a meteor was the cause of a bright flash of light reported by people across Scotland and northern England. Police Scotland said the force began receiving calls about 6:55 p.m. Monday, with people reporting a loud bang, a sudden blue, green or white light or a fireball in… Read More
Wall Street cheers global stock jump
Global shares jumped Wednesday after encouraging signs of strength in the U.S. economy sent shares higher on Wall Street, and a weaker yen boosted Japan’s benchmark. KEEPING SCORE: France’s CAC 40 added nearly 0.7 percent in early trading to 4,436.94. Germany’s DAX rose nearly 0.8 percent to 9,793.25. Britain’s FTSE… Read More
South Dakota governor vetoes bathroom law designed to protect women
South Dakota’s governor vetoed a bill that would have made the state the first in the U.S. to approve a law requiring transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their sex at birth. Republican Gov. Dennis Daugaard, who initially reacted positively to the proposal but said he… Read More
Chicago doubles down on homicide, shootings in 2016
Homicides and shootings have doubled in Chicago so far this year compared with the same period in 2015, and police have seized fewer illegal guns — more possible signals that officers have become less aggressive in the aftermath of a shooting video released last fall. Interim Police Superintendent John Escalante… Read More
Michigan family welcomes second leap day baby
A southeastern Michigan couple is celebrating the unique occurrence of both their children being born on Leap Days. Chad and Melissa Croff of Columbus welcomed their second daughter, Evelyn Joy, early Monday morning at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township. She arrived 10 days past her Feb. 19 due… Read More
Bin Laden’s will revealed… and you won’t believe what it said
In his handwritten will, al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden claimed he had about $29 million in personal wealth — the bulk of which he wanted to be used “on jihad, for the sake of Allah.” The will was released Tuesday in a batch of more than 100 documents seized in… Read More
Fashion statement, or weapon? Gun-shaped stiletto heels confiscated
At the airport, safety is more important than sexy. That’s what a woman found out at the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Officials say she was stopped Sunday at a security checkpoint with a pair of gun-shaped stiletto heels. TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein says the stilettos had heels in the… Read More
Judge delays case against alleged rapist Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby’s preliminary hearing in a criminal sex-assault case is on hold while a Pennsylvania appeals court considers his effort to have the case thrown out before trial. The Pennsylvania Superior Court put the case on hold Tuesday while the court weighs the prosecution request to shut down Cosby’s pretrial… Read More
Hero astronaut Scott Kelly returns to Earth
Astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth on Wednesday after an unprecedented year in space for NASA, landing in barren Kazakhstan with a Russian cosmonaut who shared his whole space station journey. Their Soyuz capsule parachuted onto the central Asian steppes and ended a science-rich mission at the International Space Station… Read More