Shooting stars are lighting up the night sky for the annual Perseid meteor shower when Earth passes through the debris left behind by an ancient comet. The Perseids, which appear every year in August, get their name from their point of origin within
Donald Trump says President Barack Obama is the "founder" of the Islamic State group. According to the GOP presidential nominee, Obama's decision to pull U.S. forces from Iraq in 2011 destabilized the Middle East and created a situation in which Islamic State militants could thrive. In fact, the United States is leading a coalition of some three dozen Western and Arab countries on a mission to destroy IS.
The attack took place in the Florida Everglades, where the 49-year-old woman (who has not been identified), reached into the water after dropping a can. โHer right hand was almost totally amputated,โ Mike Jachles, spokesman for the Broward Sheriffโs Fire Rescue said, CNN reports. Itโs recommended that people donโt feed alligators, which is illegal in the state of Florida.
By Bryn Stole BATON ROUGE, La. (Reuters) - Torrential downpours in parts of Louisiana and Mississippi caused flooding on Friday that killed at least one man, left two people injured and forced residents to evacuate homes throughout the region, officials said. Pounding rain over the past two days led Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards to declare a state of emergency, and forced the closure of schools, government offices and many roads. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch into the weekend for parts of southern Mississippi and southeastern Louisiana, including New Orleans.
Haunting pictures of Western Europe's once grand houses of God, now left to decay, show how traditional Christian worship has fallen out of favor.Stunning shots show the still-ornate interior of abandoned churches in France, Belgium and Italy, while others
San Antonio del Tรกchira (Venezuela) (AFP) - Venezuela and Colombia on Saturday opened several "provisional" border crossing points for pedestrians for the first time in nearly a year as part of a progressive reopening agreed this week, AFP journalists confirmed. During three temporary border openings last month, some 150,000 Venezuelans -- suffering from their country's severe economic crisis -- poured into Colombia to purchase food, medicine and other basics. Both governments agreed to facilitate "the fastest possible movement of people, rapidly but in a controlled fashion," Venezuelan regional military chief Jose Morantes Torres said.
For Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, a third time trying to enter the United States has proven not to be a charm. Khan, known as the โKing of Bollywoodโ and one of the most famous men in Asia and across the Indian diaspora, flew into Los Angeles on Thursday. In 2009, Khan was stopped by officials at the Newark airport en route to Chicago for a parade to mark Indiaโs independence day.
When a 7-year-old boy was spotted alone on the street and trying to sell his stuffed animal for food, Ohio police officersย went above and beyond to help him. Officer Steve Dunham from the Franklin Police Department told InsideEdition.com his team responded to a call aboutย an unsupervisedย young boy walking around in a "high traffic" area. According to Dunham, the 7-year-old was standing outside a pharmacy trying to sell his stuffed animal for money to buy food.
Sunoco Logistics expects no significant impact to operations at its giant crude oil terminal on the Texas Gulf Coast from a Friday night fire that injured seven workers, a company spokesman said on Saturday. "This hasn't significantly impacted our operations," said Sunoco Logistics spokesman Jeffrey Shields by telephone. The workers, all employees of L-Con Inc, which was hired by Sunoco Logistics to perform the construction work were welding when the fire broke out, the company said in a statement.
The United States women's soccer team was eliminated by Sweden in a penalty shootout in the quarterfinals Friday, a startling loss for the four-time Olympic champions. The U.S. goalkeeper criticized the Swedes for the way they played in beating the Americans 4-3 in a penalty shootout following a 1-1 draw โ a result that means the world's top-ranked team will miss out on an Olympic gold-medal match in women's soccer for the first time. Said Sweden coach Pia Sundhage: "It's OK to be a coward if you win." Sundhage once coached Solo when the Swede was in charge of the U.S. national team.