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Trader Joe's Employee Killed In Hostage Situation Was Shot By Police Bullet
These are the top-ranked cruise destinations of 2018: Cruise Critic
Wildfires kill at least 74 near Athens, families embrace as flames close in
Thai soccer boys' heads shaved for Buddhist ordination
Massachusetts Passes NASTY Women Act To Repeal Archaic Abortion Ban
Nearly 50 Dead as Two Wildfires Burn Near Athens
The Latest: Toronto suspect's kin grieving for victims
Trump considers yanking security clearances of his critics
Family, friends fondly recall doctor shot while on bike
How Pregnancy May Affect the Risk of Alzheimer’s

Trader Joe's Employee Killed In Hostage Situation Was Shot By Police Bullet

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 02:18 PM PDT

A 27-year-old woman killed in a hostage situation at a Los Angeles Trader

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These are the top-ranked cruise destinations of 2018: Cruise Critic

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 01:27 PM PDT

Alaska's Glacier Bay has emerged the top-rated cruise destination of 2018 in the latest Cruisers' Choice Destination Awards.

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Wildfires kill at least 74 near Athens, families embrace as flames close in

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 09:33 AM PDT

By Vassilis Triandafyllou and Alkis Konstantinidis MATI, Greece (Reuters) - Wildfires sweeping through a Greek resort town have killed at least 74 people including families with children found clasped in a last embrace as they tried to flee the flames. Officials said it broke out in the town of Mati, 29 km (18 miles) east of Athens, late on Monday afternoon and was contained by Tuesday afternoon but the risk remained of it reigniting in scrubland parched by Greece's searing summer heat. "Greece is going through an unspeakable tragedy," Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said as he appeared on television to declare three days of national mourning.

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Thai soccer boys' heads shaved for Buddhist ordination

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 07:01 AM PDT

The young soccer teammates and their coach who were rescued after being trapped in a cave in northern Thailand had their heads shaved in a ceremony Tuesday as they prepared to be ordained as Buddhist novices and monks. The boys, whose ages range from 11 to 16, will be ordained to become Buddhist novices in a ceremony on Wednesday, while the 25-year-old coach will be ordained as a monk, said Parchon Pratsakul, the governor of Chiang Rai province. Wednesday's ordainment ceremony will take place at another temple on a Chiang Rai mountaintop before the group returns to reside for more than a week at the Wat Pha That Doi Wao temple near Thailand's northern border with Myanmar.

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Massachusetts Passes NASTY Women Act To Repeal Archaic Abortion Ban

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 05:37 AM PDT

Massachusetts moved to pre-emptively protect the right to abortion in the

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Nearly 50 Dead as Two Wildfires Burn Near Athens

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 01:34 AM PDT

More than 100 other people have been injured

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The Latest: Toronto suspect's kin grieving for victims

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 12:12 AM PDT

TORONTO (AP) — The latest on the mass shooting in Toronto (all times local):

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Trump considers yanking security clearances of his critics

Posted: 23 Jul 2018 07:50 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is considering revoking the security clearances of six former top national security officials who have been critical of his administration, a move that opponents and experts say would be an unprecedented politicization of the clearance process.