Rare 5.2 earthquake jolts West Texas
Gary S Chapman/Getty Images (MENTONE, Texas) — A rare earthquake stronger than magnitude 5.0 on the Richter Scale struck a remote area of West Texas early Wednesday, rattling homes and jolting residents awake, officials said. The 5.3
Large fire reported at chemical plant near Houston
PBNJ Productions/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — A massive fire at a chemical plant near Houston is prompting evacuations, according to authorities. Evacuations were in process in the town of Shepherd, according to the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office.
Coco Jones named MTV's Global Push Artist for November
Coco Jones MTV has announced its next Global Push Artist: R&B diva Coco Jones. Billboard reports the “Caliber” singer will hold the title throughout November until a new artist is ushered in. The new accolade comes at a time when
College freshman shot in head, critically hurt while walking on track in Nashville park: Police
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NASHVILLE) — An 18-year-old college freshman was shot in the head and very critically wounded while she was walking on a track in Nashville, authorities said. Shaquille Taylor, 29, was arrested and charged with
Lori Harvey, Damson Idris announce split, “We part ways remaining friends”
MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images After speculation, Lori Harvey and Damson Idris have announced their breakup. “We are at a point in our lives where our individual paths require our full attention and dedication. We part ways remaining friends with nothing
Trump fraud trial live blog: Trump lauds 'beautiful daughter' ahead of Ivanka's testimony
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million civil lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to the
Ivanka Trump set to be state's final witness in her father's $250 million fraud trial
JNI/Star Max/GC Images (NEW YORK) — After years of distancing herself from her father’s business empire, Ivanka Trump will be appearing in court Wednesday as the state’s final witness in the New York attorney general’s $250 million
Secret Service 'monitoring' threat environment ahead of Asia-Pacific summit
400tmax/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Leaders of nations from the Pacific region will gather in San Francisco for the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in San Francisco next week — and the U.S. Secret Service has a plan
National Zoo's popular pandas heading to China
Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — They’re leaving town — and for millions of their adoring fans — you could call it, well, unbearable. After more than two decades of “panda diplomacy,” Washington’s popular pandas were
‘There’s no healing:’ Thousands of families beg for action on housing after Maui wildfires
Mario Tama/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Alfonso Basurto watched as the home that housed his family of seven burned to the ground in the Maui wildfires on Aug. 8. He raced to the property to check if