A railroad conductor became a choral conductor last week when he found his commuter train was carrying the Yale Glee Club. Dan Rubins, the Glee Club president, says they were on a Metro-North train headed back to New Haven, Connecticut, from a concert at the Yale University Club in New… Read More

The stabbing death of a kindergartner asleep in his home has plunged a Kentucky town into mourning, and shaken neighbors are rallying around the family even as they worry about their security. A man from Indiana described by authorities as having no apparent ties to the town or family has been… Read More

Members of the California rock band Eagles of Death Metal have made a surprise return to a Paris stage, less than a month after suicide bombers stormed the band’s Nov. 13 gig at the Bataclan theater and killed 89 people. They appeared onstage Monday night during a performance by U2,… Read More

A Yale University faculty member who sparked protests when she said students should be free to push boundaries with Halloween costumes, even to the point of offense, resigned from her teaching position, the school announced Monday. Erika Christakis chose not to continue teaching in the spring semester, the university said… Read More

Two Fox News contributors were suspended Monday for using inappropriate language about President Barack Obama while discussing his speech on terrorism the night before in two separate episodes. The analysts, former U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ralph Peters and actress Stacey Dash, were each ordered off the air for two weeks…. Read More

The Obama administration will announce a new terror alert system “in the coming days,” Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Monday. Johnson said the new alert system will better inform the public about threats to the United States, but he did not provide specific details. This will be the third… Read More

Santa and his helpers hit the ski slopes to spread some holiday cheer on Sunday. All told, a mob of 150 right jolly ol’ elves hopped on skis and snowboards for the 16th annual Skiing Santas event at Sunday River ski resort in Maine. The event serves as a festive… Read More

The cremated remains of 14 war veterans and the spouses of seven other service members have been laid to rest years after their deaths. Thanks to the Missing in America Project, they were remembered Saturday before their burial at the South Florida National Cemetery in Lake Worth. The Sun Sentinel reports… Read More

Former president Jimmy Carter revealed that his latest brain scan showed no signs of cancer four months after he had announced that melanoma had spread to his brain and that he was putting himself “in the hands of God.” Carter first announced the news at the small church where he… Read More

A California cat that was missing for more than eight years has been reunited with her family thanks to a man who took her to an animal shelter. Marin Humane Society spokeswoman Lisa Bloch said Sunday that Rick Benson had been feeding the orange tabby near his shop in Novato… Read More