A powerful winter storm is set to hit much of the U.S. West Coast around Christmas Eve, bringing “heavy rainfall, strong winds, and challenging travel conditions.” The…

In a faded childhood photograph, she looks harmless—“wide-eyed, small-framed, clutching innocence she could never keep.” That little girl would grow into Aileen Wuornos, one of America’s most…

Each month’s “gift” becomes a playful mirror of how unfair — and funny — the holidays can feel. Some people end up with “Labradors and trips to…

What was once framed as a story of “Republican corruption” is now widening into something more damaging. The focus has shifted to a broader “culture of access,…

Escape the constant noise of modern life on this “peaceful 1.5-acre retreat tucked away in a quiet, natural setting.” Designed for privacy and calm, the land offers…

In the stunned quiet after the flames, the world clings to fragments: “a final text message, a boarding pass in a pocket, a name on a passenger…

A violent prison riot in Machala, southwest Ecuador, has claimed at least 31 lives, making it one of the country’s deadliest incidents this year, according to Ecuador’s…

Doctors were surprised when a routine X-ray of a 65-year-old South Korean woman with severe knee pain revealed “hundreds of tiny gold needles embedded deep in her…

Most plates go unnoticed, but a gold star stands apart. It is not decorative or personalized. A gold star license plate identifies “an immediate family member of…