A California mother is suing a Los Angeles school district, alleging that her son’s middle school didn’t do enough to protect him from being bullied.
Author: Vandana Ravikumar, USA TODAY
A Brazilian gang leader dressed up as his 19-year-old daughter to escape from prison. It didn’t work
Clauvino de Silva attempted to escape prison by dressing up as his 19-year-old daughter and leaving her in his cell.
Idaho girl, 9, clings to life after losing ‘half of her skull’ in freak accident
Shaylyn Bergeson, 9, is clinging to life after falling from a tree and landing on a piece of rebar that punctured the left side of her brain.
Osama bin Laden’s son, Hamza, heir to al-Qaida leadership, is dead, US officials say
Hamza was positioned to become the next leader of the militant group responsible for the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the U.S.
3 dead, 15 wounded: What we know about the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting
A gunman opened fire at the annual Gilroy Garlic Festival on Sunday killing three people and injuring 15 others. Here’s what we know.
Trump administration expands deportation authority across US; ACLU promises legal action
The change is the latest move in the administration’s attempts to crack down on illegal immigration.
Costa Rica blames 19 deaths on tainted alcohol, confiscates 30K bottles
Several brands of alcohol tested positive for the presence of methanol, a toxic form of alcohol not intended for drinking.
Beto O’Rourke finds ‘personal connection’ to slavery, argues for reparations to unite ‘two Americas’
The Democratic presidential hopeful from Texas published a blog post in which he discussed his family’s history and his support for reparations.
South Dakota’s Rapid City adds Barack Obama statue to its City of Presidents collection
The statue is part of the City of Presidents, a collection of life-size bronze statues of every former president in South Dakota’s Rapid City.
Are we alone? Nearly 400K people have signed up for Facebook event to ‘storm’ Area 51 and ‘see them aliens’
Over 370,000 people signed on to a Facebook event to raid Area 51 in search of aliens. The facility’s purpose has long been a subject of speculation.