A 56-year-old woman died in New York City after stepping out of her car and falling into an uncovered manhole on Fifth Avenue. Investigators believe the cover may have been knocked loose by a passing truck minute earlier, raising fresh concerns about public safety in one of the busiest cities in America.
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The battlefield role of elite military snipers is starting to disappear as cheap explosive drones take over reconnaissance and precision strike missions in Ukraine. What once required years of training can now be done remotely with a drone operator and a live video feed.
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The Volo Museum near Chicago received a $50 New York City speeding ticket for its Knight Rider replica KITT car, which has not moved from its display in years. Someone else is driving an eerily accurate replica around Brooklyn and nobody knows who.
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Two US Navy EA-18G Growler jets collided mid-demonstration at the Gunfighter Skies Air Show in Idaho, locking together in the air before crashing in a fireball. All four crew members ejected safely and are in stable condition.
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The release of the Audemars Piguet x Swatch Royal Pop watch collection triggered mob scenes, police intervention, pepper spray and four arrests at malls worldwide, with resale prices already hitting $2,000 the same day.
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A new outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the DRC's Ituri province has killed at least 87 people across hundreds of suspected cases, crossed into Uganda and triggered a global health emergency declaration from the WHO. All with no approved vaccine to fight it.
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A 28-year-old Oregon father was shot in the head while pulling out of an In-N-Out drive-thru with his wife and two young children. He drove them to safety before getting himself to a hospital. Three months later, two suspects are in custody, and a manhunt is underway for a third.
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Democratic Congressman Ed Case revealed during a Senate hearing that the US has lost 39 aircraft in the Iran war, citing a defense publication report. The Pentagon's own financial officer could not confirm the replacement costs.
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Heroes for Humanity is a nonprofit run by veteran special operators conducting real rescue operations for trafficked children and vulnerable people worldwide, funded entirely by donations from the public.
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The Pentagon told Congress the Iran war has cost $29 billion so far, up $4 billion from two weeks ago, while one expert warns the final bill for American taxpayers could reach $1 trillion.
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Eileen Wang, the mayor of Arcadia, California, has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government, after running a fake news website that published pro-Beijing propaganda at the direct instruction of Chinese Communist Party officials.
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A former Marine and a State Police trooper stopped a gunman who fired 60 rounds at cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, leaving two people critically injured. The shooter had been released from a psychiatric hospital three days before the attack.
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