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Coast Guard asks mariners for help searching for sailor missing from trip to Hawaii

The U.S. Coast Guard put out a notice Friday asking other seamen to look out for the Malulani sailboat scheduled to arrive in Hawaii two weeks ago.

February 3, 2024

D.C. grocery store adds security gates requiring shoppers to scan receipts

Local shoppers in D.C.'s Adams Morgan neighborhood spotted new security gates installed at the checkouts at a nearby Safeway, opening only when a receipt is scanned.

February 3, 2024

Indian police free pigeon suspected of being Chinese spy

A pigeon suspected of Chinese espionage was freed this week after being held in an Indian animal hospital for eight months.

February 2, 2024

Vandals graffiti at least 25 walls on abandoned building visible from Grammys red carpet

Vandals painted graffiti on at least 25 floors of an abandoned Los Angeles luxury complex that will be visible from the Grammy Awards' red carpet Sunday.

February 2, 2024

Fans ready to ‘Turn the Lights Back On’ with Billy Joel’s first new single since 2007

Singer and songwriter Billy Joel on Thursday released "Turn the Lights Back On," his first release of new music since 2007.

February 2, 2024

Darius Rucker, country singer and former member of Hootie & the Blowfish, arrested on drug charges

Country singer Darius Rucker of Hootie & the Blowfish fame was arrested Thursday on drug charges in Franklin, Tennessee, about 22 miles south of Nashville.

February 2, 2024

Kodiak grizzly cubs spotted in Florida, over 3,600 miles from their Alaska habitat

A pair of bear cubs, members of the Kodiak subspecies of grizzly bear, were spotted on a Florida roadside more than 3,600 miles from their Alaska habitat.

February 1, 2024

Walmart planning to add over 150 new stores nationwide over next five years

National retail giant Walmart is planning to add more than 150 stores across the U.S. over the next five years, company CEO John Furner announced.

February 1, 2024

Skull found in 2022 ID’d as man who tried to murder his wife and disappeared in 2004

A skull found in Pennsylvania in 2022 has been identified as a man missing since 2004 after attempting to murder his wife.

February 1, 2024

Two new species of prehistoric sharks ID’d from fossils at Mammoth Cave National Park in Ky.

Researchers at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky have discovered two prehistoric shark species through an inventory of fossils, officials announced Thursday.

February 1, 2024

Fire at Baltimore marina destroys two boats, sinking one

A fire at the Anchorage Marina in Baltimore's Canton neighborhood on Wednesday destroyed two boats, one of which sank.

January 31, 2024

Syphilis cases in U.S. rise to 70-year high, up 80% from 2018 to 2022

The number of cases of syphilis is at a 70-year high, the Department of Health and Human Services is warning.

January 31, 2024

Two of Brady’s touchdown balls from 2015 Super Bowl up for auction

A pair of touchdown balls thrown by Tom Brady to tie and break Joe Montana's record for career Super Bowl TD passes will go up for auction on Feb. 23.

January 31, 2024

Missing hiker’s bones, backpack found in California’s Joshua Tree National Park

Skeletal remains and a backpack belonging to a man last seen on April 30 were found by personnel at Joshua Tree National Park in California last week.

January 31, 2024

NFL scores big on TV: 38.5 million viewers per game this playoff season

The NFL drew 38.5 million viewers per game in this month's playoffs, the largest average since the league began tracking data in 1988.

January 30, 2024

Oregon scuba diver still missing after diving into Umpqua River

An Oregon scuba driver is still missing after he went into the Umpqua River near the mouth emptying into the Pacific Ocean over the weekend.

January 30, 2024

Bahamas not exactly safe haven due to rising crime, warns State Department

Rising crime in the Bahamas led the State Department last week to issue an advisory to Americans thinking of traveling to the popular vacation spot.

January 30, 2024

New Hampshire woman falls into dumpster, smashed in garbage truck compactor

A 60-year-old woman was rescued from inside a garbage truck by firefighters in Manchester, New Hampshire, but not before being compacted.

January 30, 2024

Explorers claim to have found Amelia Earhart’s plane on the ocean floor

A company of explorers, Deep Sea Vision, claims to have found the missing plane of aviator Amelia Earhart after taking a sonar image of the Pacific Ocean's floor.

January 30, 2024

At least one presumed dead after car drives off Virginia Beach Fishing Pier into the ocean

A car drove off the Virginia Beach Fishing Pier on Saturday, sending the car sinking into the ocean. At least one person is presumed dead, and recovery efforts are underway.

January 27, 2024