The body of a man accused of wounding two Northern California police officers has been found inside a home that caught fire after police tear gassed the place in an effort to force him out of the residence. His name and age were not released. No one else was injured… Read More

Surgeons repaired one massive bite wound from a shark that shredded a 52-year-old woman’s arm and torso in an attack that has shut down popular Southern California beaches for days, hospital officials said Tuesday. Doctors expected Maria Korcsmaros to survive but said it was too early to know whether she… Read More

A few police agencies in the U.S. have begun rewarding officers for showing restraint in the line of duty, putting the tactic on par with bravery. More than 40 Philadelphia officers have received awards since December for defusing conflicts without shooting, clubbing or otherwise using maximum force against anyone. The… Read More

Residents of some rural southeastern Texas counties were bracing for more flooding Tuesday along a river that had reached a record-high crest just two years after it had run dry in places because of drought. National Weather Service meteorologists predicted that the Brazos River would crest at 53.5 feet by… Read More

Adele wants concertgoers to look at her with their own eyes instead of through a camera lens. A video posted by a fan on Twitter shows the 28-year-old British singer singling out a woman at a concert, asking her: “Could you stop filming me with that video camera? Because I’m… Read More

A jury on Tuesday convicted an actor who played a police officer on TV of second-degree murder in the shooting death of his wife that was partially witnessed by their two young sons. The verdict in the trial of Michael Jace, who appeared on the FX series “The Shield,” came… Read More

Glenn Beck has been suspended by SiriusXM satellite radio after the conservative host agreed with an author who suggested someone may have to “step up” to stop Republican Donald Trump. During an interview Wednesday, author Brad Thor said he was “about to suggest something very bad” before asking hypothetically “what… Read More

Searchers fixated with finding a treasure hidden in the mountains north of Santa Fe will converge in the city. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that people are expected to gather Saturday for “Fennboree” and a screening of the documentary, “Fenn’s Searchers.” The annual gathering is inspired by author Forrest… Read More

NASA successfully inflated a new experimental room at the International Space Station on Saturday, producing the world’s first pump-it-up compartment for astronauts. The operation took much longer than expected, stretching over three days in all. But victory, when it came, was sweet. “A significant milestone has been accomplished,” Bigelow Aerospace,… Read More

When Jim Johnson’s quest to find out more about his namesake uncle killed in World War II led him to Mark Noah, the two men discovered they lived on the same island in the Florida Keys and even frequented the same bar. On Tuesday, eight years after they first met,… Read More