Former Maui Pineapple workers receive $4.8M after abuse case
HONOLULU — The U.S. government has collected more than half of a $8.1 million court judgement awarded six years ago to 54 Thai farmworkers...
Teacher disarmed school shooter, hugged her until help came
RIGBY, Idaho — When a student opened fire at an Idaho middle school, teacher Krista Gneiting directed children to safety, rushed to help a...
Texas man accused of torturing kittens had worked as teacher
SUGAR LAND, Texas — A Texas man accused of torturing and killing four kittens had worked as a geometry teacher at a Houston-area high...
Former Tennessee officer indicted in death of missing man
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A former Tennessee police officer has been indicted on charges that he kidnapped a man in a squad car while on...
Girl fights off, flees attacker who tried to snatch her
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The young girl, kneeling on a grassy traffic island as she awaits her school bus, looks up as a white...
Colombia rebel group claims leader ‘Jesus Santrich’ slain
BOGOTA, Colombia — A rebel leader who abandoned the 2016 peace accord with Colombia’s government and had been at large for three years was...
Protected areas cover a sixth of Earth’s land and freshwater
WASHINGTON — Roughly a sixth of the planet’s land and freshwater area now lies within protected or conservation areas, according to a United Nations...
France’s top court: Canadian to face trial for 1980 bombing
PARIS — France’s top court has upheld a ruling ordering a Lebanese-Canadian academic to stand trial over a deadly 1980 bombing outside a Paris...
Alaska man on land survey in woods mauled, injured by bear
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska man conducting a land survey in a wooded area was mauled by a bear but survived the attack and...
Texas inmate faces execution for killing his great aunt
HOUSTON — A Texas inmate convicted of fatally beating his 83-year-old great aunt nearly 22 years ago was scheduled to die by lethal injection...