Authorities in the U.S. and Central America say they have indicted thousands of violent street gang members since March, including a powerful MS-13 leader who allegedly ordered bloodshed on the East Coast while imprisoned in El Salvador. Law enforcement officials planned to announce the arrests Friday in Miami, where Justice… Read More

Houston Texans rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson donated his first NFL game check to three NRG stadium employees who were affected by Hurricane Harvey. Watson surprised three women who work in the team cafeteria at the stadium on Wednesday. Watson donated about $27,000 of his base salary of $465,000. In a video shared… Read More

Nearly 50,000 people have signed an online petition asking for the removal of a statute of retired Baltimore Ravens star Ray Lewis after he joined other NFL players kneeling during the national anthem. The petition on change.org says the anthem honors the United States and its veterans. It reads: “To… Read More

A hunk of rock “the size of an apartment building” fell off the granite face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring another on a mountain at the height of climbing season, officials and witnesses said. At least 30 climbers were on the… Read More

Hugh Hefner turned silk pajamas into a work uniform, women into centerfolds and sexual desire into a worldwide multimedia empire that spanned several generations of American life. With Playboy, he helped slip sex out of the confines of plain brown wrappers and into mainstream conversation. In 1953, a time when… Read More

A Greek coroner says a missing British hiker whose dismembered, fleshless remains were found in the hills of northern Greece was probably attacked, torn apart and devoured by wolves. Sponsored: The secret to healthier blood pressure numbers: chicken salad? Nikos Kifnidis told The Associated Press the ferocity of the animals… Read More

A combat veteran who has been the Baltimore Ravens’ national anthem singer for the past three years has announced his resignation as debate continues about players kneeling during the national anthem. The move by Joey Odoms comes days after players on the Ravens and many other NFL teams took a… Read More

A gigantic glob of congealed fat, wet wipes and other waste — deemed a “fatberg” because of its iceberg-like size — has been blamed for a sewer overflow in Baltimore. The overflow discharged about 1.2 million gallons of sewage into the Jones Falls waterway last week. Sponsored: Do 4 top… Read More

Liz Dawn, the actress who played tart-tongued Vera Duckworth in the British soap opera “Coronation Street” for more than 30 years, has died, her family said Tuesday. She was 77. Dawn’s family said in a statement that the actress died “peacefully in her sleep” Monday night. “Coronation Street” has charted… Read More