Survey Sees Biggest US Honeybee Winter Die-Off Yet
Winter hit U.S. honeybees hard with the highest loss rate yet, an annual survey of beekeepers showed.
Survey: Owners Having Problems With Driver-Assist Systems
As auto companies continue to fix buggy touch-screen infotainment systems, a survey of new-vehicle buyers has found there’s a different technology posing problems: driver assist systems such as automatic emergency braking.
Trump Kicks Off 2020 Campaign At Orlando Rally
Jabbing at the press and poking the eye of the political establishment he ran against in 2016, President Donald Trump officially kicked off his reelection campaign Tuesday with a grievance-filled Florida rally that focused more on settling scores than laying out his agenda for a second term.
33K Pounds Of Cocaine Seized In One Of Biggest US Drug Busts
U.S. authorities seized more than $1 billion worth of cocaine Tuesday from a ship at a Philadelphia port, calling it one of the largest drug busts in American history.
Soldier, Charlotte Native, Dies In Rollover Of Military Vehicle In Alaska
A soldier died when his military vehicle rolled during training in interior Alaska.
US Preschoolers Less Pudgy In Latest Sign Of Falling Obesity
Preschoolers on government food aid have grown a little less pudgy, a U.S. study found, offering fresh evidence that previous signs of declining obesity rates weren’t a fluke.
US Sending Troops To Mideast Amid Gulf Tensions Over Iran
The U.S. is sending 1,000 more troops to the Middle East as tensions in the Persian Gulf mounted Tuesday over Iran’s announcement it will not comply with the international agreement that keeps it from making nuclear weapons. At the same time, Iran insisted it was not seeking war.
Trump Threatens To Deport Millions Beginning Next Week
President Donald Trump is threatening to remove millions of people living in the country illegally on the eve of formally announcing his re-election bid.
Masked Gunman Killed In Shootout At Dallas Courthouse
An Army veteran wearing a mask and carrying more than 150 rounds of ammunition for his high-powered rifle was shot dead Monday after he opened fire outside a busy federal courthouse in downtown Dallas, authorities said.
Scientists Take A Peek Behind Those Sad Puppy Dog Eyes
What’s behind those hard-to-resist puppy dog eyes?
Police: 4 Shot, 3 Arrested At Raptors Rally In Toronto
Gunfire broke out and a stampede ensued as fans celebrated at a rally Monday for the NBA champion Raptors, leaving four people shot and thousands fleeing less than a block from where the players and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sat on stage.
Gloria Vanderbilt, Heiress, Jeans Queen, Dies At 95
Gloria Vanderbilt, the intrepid heiress, artist and romantic who began her extraordinary life as the “poor little rich girl” of the Great Depression, survived family tragedy and multiple marriages and reigned during the 1970s and ’80s as a designer jeans pioneer, died Monday at the age of 95.
Family Says Retired UNC Professor Missing From Hudson River River Is Dead
A retired medical school professor and AIDS researcher from North Carolina who went missing during a marathon swimming race down New York’s Hudson River is dead, according to his family.
William Shatner Talks Aliencon, New Show
William Shatner is executive producing and hosting a new show. The The UnXplained premieres on the History Channel July 19th at 10pm. He tells Derek James about that, plus Aliencon. But all that's…
Trump Says Press Secretary Sanders To Leave White House
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders will be leaving the Trump administration at the end of the month.
Federal Agency Recommends White House Aide Kellyanne Conway Be Fired
A federal watchdog agency recommended Thursday that President Donald Trump fire one of his most ardent defenders, counselor Kellyanne Conway, for repeatedly violating a law that limits political activity by government workers.
BB&T, SunTrust To Become Truist In Merger
The name of the nation's newest mega bank is Truist Bank.
Deputies: Alligator Bit Off Piece Of Patrol Car In Louisiana
Sheriff’s deputies in Louisiana say an alligator took a bite out of one of their patrol cars.
Ford recalls 1.3M Vehicles For Suspension, Transmission Woes
Ford is recalling over 1.3 million vehicles mainly in North America to fix rear suspension and transmission control software problems.
US Catholic Bishops Convene To Confront Sex-Abuse Crisis
The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops convened a high-stakes meeting Tuesday under pressure to confront the child sexual abuse crisis that has disillusioned many churchgoers, with one scholar warning: “We find ourselves at a turning point, a critical moment in our history.”
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