Laser affects search for 12 missing Marines off Hawaii

HONOLULU (AP) — The latest in the crash of two Marine helicopters off Hawaii (all times local): 8:30 a.m. The Coast Guard says crew members looking for 12 Marines missing after two helicopters crashed off Hawaii had to alter their search patterns because of a laser. The Coast Guard says a green laser off Haleiwa Beach Park struck an aircraft searching for the Marines on Saturday night. Crew members weren't exposed to the laser...

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The Latest: 2 People Die, 4 Children Injured in Fla. Tornado

The latest developments in the tornadoes that struck communities in Florida south of Tampa Bay (all times local): 1:30 p.m. The Skyway Bridge, a major thoroughfare in Tampa, has reopened. Officials closed the bridge earlier Sunday morning for the second time since midnight after wind speeds reached up to 50 mph with wind gusts up to 60 mph. Severe weather sparked a pair of tornadoes that ripped through central Florida before dawn Sunday, officials said. A couple was killed and their son and four grandchildren were injured when...

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Burkina Faso begins 3 days of mourning after al-Qaida attack

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso began three days of national mourning Sunday and the president said security would be stepped up in the capital and the country's borders after al-Qaida militants in a vehicle from neighboring Niger killed at least 28 people in an attack...

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Autopsy Released After TV Producer Found Dead in Belize

  An executive producer at ABC station WLS-TV in Chicago was strangled in Belize, an autopsy revealed.  Anne Swaney died from "asphyxia due to compression of the neck area, throttling (manual strangulation) and blunt force traumatic injuries to the head and neck region," according to the autopsy. Her body was found floating face-down in the Mopan River on Friday morning about a quarter of a mile from where she was staying.  Swaney,...

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President Obama Says US Seeing Results of Diplomacy With Iran

  The implementation of the Iranian nuclear deal and five Americans freed by Tehran in a prisoner swap are reasons for optimism, President Obama said Sunday during a rare weekend address, showing the fruits of diplomacy with a still-hostile adversary of the United States.  "This is a good day," the president said. "Once again, we’re seeing what’s possible with strong American diplomacy."  Four...

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Man Dies From Burns Suffered in Moldova Restaurant Blast

Moldovan authorities say a man has died of injuries he suffered after a bottle of gas exploded at a restaurant last week, injuring 20 people. The Health Ministry said a 63-year-old man died Sunday from extensive burns that he sustained in the blast during lunchtime hours on Jan. 9 at the La Soacra restaurant in downtown Chisinau.  Twenty people were hospitalized in Moldova, and three were later transported to neighboring Romania for treatment. Police arrested the two restaurant managers, who are charged with violating work safety regulations...

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American Missionary Among Dead in Burkina Faso Hotel Attack

The mother-in-law of an American missionary confirmed Saturday that he was among those killed after al-Qaida fighters attacked a hotel and cafe in Burkina Faso's capital of Ouagadougou. Carol Boyle said Michael Riddering, 45, died in the Cappuccino Cafe, where he was to meet a group Friday that was going to volunteer at the orphanage and women's crisis center he ran with his wife, Amy Boyle-Riddering.  Riddering arrived early and was in the cafe with a local pastor; when the attack started, they ran in different directions, Boyle...

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Baby born in Hawaii with brain damage confirmed to have Zika infection

(Reuters) - A baby born with brain damage at a hospital in Oahu, Hawaii, has been confirmed to have been infected by the Zika virus, that state's department of health said, in what appears to be the...

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Man dies after being left brain-dead in French drug trial

Rennes (France) (AFP) - A man who was left brain-dead after suffering serious side-effects during a drugs trial in France died on Sunday, according to the hospital which had been treating him. Five other volunteers hospitalised a week ago when the drugs trial went wrong were "in a stable condition", the hospital in the western...

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IS abducts over 400 in east Syria after deadly assault

Beirut (AFP) - Jihadists from the Islamic State group have abducted more than 400 Syrian civilians after capturing new ground in a major assault on the city of Deir Ezzor that left dozens dead. The shock attack comes despite a Russian air campaign targeting the group that began in September,...

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Tornadoes Slam Florida Leaving At Least Two Dead and Several Injured

. At least four tornadoes tore through a southwest Florida county on Sunday, leaving at least two dead and several injured, according to reports. One twister touched down in the town of Duette, southeast of Tampa, early Sunday morning and gutted a mobile home. Two adults were killed and four juveniles were rushed to the hospital, according to NBC News. The mobile home was lifted off the concrete blocks on which it sat and was smashed...

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4 Members of Ukrainian Family Among Dead in Burkina Faso

Four members of a Ukrainian family, including a 9-year-old child, were among those killed when al-Qaida fighters attacked a popular cafe and hotel in Burkina Faso's capital of Ouagadougou, Ukraine's foreign minister said Sunday. The dead included a Ukrainian woman who together with her Italian husband owned the cafe, and their child, Foreign Ministry spokesman Yevgeny Ignatovsky told 112 Ukraina television. He gave no further details. Nor did Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, who used Twitter to report the deaths of four family members,...

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Obama cites Americans' release as win for 'smart' diplomacy

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Sunday heralded the release of Americans held prisoner in Iran and the full implementation...

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Shamed CBB Star Tila Tequila Begs Fans For Money To Pay Her Rent

Last year Tila Tequila was notoriously removed from the Celebrity Big Brother house after it was revealed that she is a Nazi sympathiser who claimed to be Adolf Hitler reincarnated. Now Tila has been forced to turn to online crowdfunding to pay for her and her daughter Izzy’s rent. The reality star took to gofundme when her rent was put up, asking fans to donate so that she could afford to buy furniture for her new place - amazingly,...

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Artist Gesichtermix Creates Epic Celeb Face Mashups: Can You Guess Who's Who?

  Wowza! Artist @gesichtermix is blowing our minds with these unreal celebrity face mashups. He's got everyone mushed from Leonardo DiCaprio to Yoda, to even Donald Trump (mashed with Hillary Clinton). Let us tell you, they're all terrifying...

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Celebrate First Lady Michelle Obama's Elegant Style on Her Last Birthday Before We Elect a New President

    We've just gotten so used to giving a big seal of approval to almost everything the president's wife has worn in public, we almost forgot that we're heading into the home stretch. Today Michelle Obama is celebrating what is for...

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Kourtney Kardashian Flashes Boobs, Butt and More While Posing for Sexy Naked Photo Shoot: Watch the Steamy KUWTK Clip!

Hot mama, indeed! On tonight's brand-new episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Kourtney Kardashian strips down to nothing for a super-sexy naked photo shoot with artist Brian Bowen Smith. "The whole vibe of the shoot, other than it's going...

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Khloe Kardashian & Kourtney Kardashian Show Off Toned Tummies in Sassy Gym Selfies

Instagram   These Kardashian sisters are twinning! Khloe Kardashian, 31, and Kourtney Kardashian, 36, show off toned tummies in almost matching outfits—black crop tops and matching leggings—at a gym in sassy mirror selfies posted on...

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