A former sugar cane farmer in Puerto Rico has been confirmed as the world's oldest man by Guinness World Records, just a few weeks shy of his 113th birthday.Emilio Flores Márquez was born on August 8, 1908, in Carolina, Puerto…
As Chicago leaders work to address violence across the city, police said Saturday that at least 16 people have been shot -- including six fatally -- across the city since Friday.A 39-year-old man was shot in the head while traveling…
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning against swimming with diarrhea this summer, and the visual it's using to give that warning is making quite a splash.The agency tweeted a warning that "one person with diarrhea can…
An Atlanta woman woke up to a surprise when a cat -- that was not hers -- jumped onto her bed Wednesday morning.She was even more shocked to discover the cat was a serval -- an exotic cat native to…
A California rowing team is celebrating after it claims its journey from San Francisco to Honolulu set a new record for the fastest Mid-Pacific crossing.Lat 35 Racing says it took the four-man team 30 days, 7 hours and 30 minutes…
Talk about luck.Stephen C. Toto of Framingham, Massachusetts, made a last-minute decision to buy a lottery ticket, and for the second time in his life, collected a $1 million prize, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery.He bought the winning ticket…
A standoff overnight between Massachusetts State Police and "several heavily armed men" in the woods ended Saturday morning with 11 arrests, authorities said.The ordeal, which started during a police traffic stop, led to the shutdown of part of Interstate 95…
Destiny Britt has given the Covid-19 vaccine a lot of thought and has no plans to get vaccinated anytime soon."Don't take it as when people don't want to take the vaccine as being rebellious," she said.The 21-year Atlanta native is…
Two Boy Scouts in Missouri are set to be honored by their city's fire department after rescuing a woman who was drowning in floodwaters.Joseph Diener, 16, and Dominic Viet, 15, were riding their bikes in Columbia, following a heavy storm…
Nearly five years ago, the prosecution of six Baltimore police officers in the case of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old Black man whose death in police custody sparked historic unrest in the city, ended with no convictions.After three officers in the…
For four days, Darren James and his family were multibillionaires.The real estate agent from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and his wife were doing a routine check on their finances last Saturday when they noticed $50 billion had been mistakenly deposited into…
Search and rescue efforts at the partially collapsed South Florida condo will temporarily pause as officials prepare for the demolition of the building's remaining units, officials said Saturday.The search and rescue operation paused at 4 p.m., Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella…
Tom Marquardt, the former editor and publisher of the Capital Gazette, could have easily found himself in the cross-hairs of Jarrod Ramos, the man responsible for busting into the paper's newsroom and killing five staffers with his pump action shotgun.Lucky…
Sara Nir was up late, checking her email when she heard knocking sounds that went from a soft tapping to hard pounding to a frightful crash overhead -- as if a wall had collapsed in the unit above her ground-floor…
Flying saucers. Unexplained lights. Tic-tacs in the skies. UFO sightings have confounded government officials, witnesses and enthusiasts for more than 70 years.Yet for all the expectations that were put upon an unclassified UFO report released on June 25, it's only…
This Independence Day, many Americans are celebrating much more than the 13 colonies' split from Great Britain. This Fourth of July also marks something of a return to normal after the Covid-19 pandemic forced most plans to be canceled, or…
Nearly 30 newly identified alleged abuse victims of former Ohio State University Dr. Richard Strauss filed a lawsuit against the university Monday, claiming the educational institution was aware of, facilitated and covered up Strauss' alleged sexual abuse for decades.The lawsuit…
Actress Phylicia Rashad sent a letter to Howard University students and parents on Friday, offering "[her] most sincere apology" for tweeting in celebration of Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction being overturned."My remarks were in no way directed towards survivors of…
The city of North Miami Beach has ordered the immediate closure and evacuation of a condo building after a report submitted Friday determined the structure is unsafe, officials said.Crestview Towers, about seven miles north of the Surfside condo building that…
A Texas district attorney announced that a grand jury has indicted Daniel Perry on charges including murder in the death of a man at a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020.Perry also was indicted on one count of aggravated assault…
