The Colombian contestant was already wearing this year’s Miss Universe crown when host Steve Harvey returned to announce on live television that he had mistakenly read from a cue card, and that the contestant from the Philippines was actually this year’s winner. In the following moments, the crown was removed… Read More

Mother Teresa, the tiny, stooped nun who cared for the poorest of the poor in the slums of India and beyond, will be declared a saint next year after Pope Francis approved a miracle attributed to her intercession. The Vatican on Friday set no date for the canonization, but it… Read More

A Nebraska sheriff’s deputy jumped into the cab of a runaway semitrailer after the driver apparently passed out at the wheel, stopping the vehicle from possibly crashing off a busy viaduct bridge. Deputies responding to a 911 call about a reckless semi on U.S. Highway 81 caught up with the… Read More

After months of secrecy and anticipation, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is thrilling fans and theater owners alike. The most anticipated film in the galaxy opened globally Thursday, setting international and pre-sale box-office records and delighting moviegoers who’ve had opening-night tickets in hand for months. Kelly Andrews, who wears her… Read More

The FBI says 17 people have been charged in north Mississippi as a part of a major operation targeting suspected gang members called “Operation Bite Back,” launched after the savage killing of Jessica Chambers. The Clarion-Ledger reports FBI Special Agent in Charge Don Alway announced the indictments on Tuesday. Federal… Read More

Schools in a Shenandoah Valley county in Virginia were closed Friday and a weekend holiday concert and athletic events were canceled amid an angry backlash about a school lesson involving the Islamic faith. Augusta County school officials said they had not received any specific threats but were alarmed by the… Read More

New Orleans’ leaders on Thursday made a sweeping move to break with the city’s Confederate past when the City Council voted to remove prominent Confederate monuments along some of its busiest streets. The council’s 6-1 vote allows the city to remove four monuments, including a towering statue of Confederate Gen…. Read More

A customer has bought the first beer served legally in a rural upstate New York town in 80 years. The Times Herald-Record of Middletown reports servers at the Eureka Market & Cafe poured the first beer sold in Neversink on Thursday since an eight-decade prohibition on alcohol was partially lifted… Read More

The video of a little girl stopping a man she thinks is Santa Claus is going viral, and we think it’s too good to miss — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhupAi6kJCc&feature=youtu.be