Champion crowned at National Spelling Bee from record-breaking field
Thursday had begun with 41 spellers who qualified for the finals after surviving what was arguably the most intense competition in the bee's 93-year history.
The U.S. lost track of 1,475 immigrant children last year — here’s why people are outraged now
In the past week, outrage about treatment of children taken into U.S. custody at the Southwest border has reached a fever pitch. Here's a look...
Lava spatter hits Hawaii man and shatters his leg in first known injury from Kilauea volcano
The eruption also is spewing dangerous toxic gas and has forced hundreds of Big Island residents to evacuate their homes.
A 14th human foot – this one in a hiking boot – washes ashore in British Columbia
So continues the mystery of the human feet floating ashore in the Pacific Northwest, a phenomenon that has captivated residents, scientists and area law enforcement...
‘Pele’s the boss’: Hawaii residents ride out uncertainty as lava devours more Big Island homes
In the fall of 2014, Scott Wiggers was driving through an older neighborhood on Hawaii's Big Island when he spotted what he sensed was his...
Please stop feeding the kangaroos — or risk getting mauled, Australian officials warn tourists
Lake Macquarie's biggest attraction is not the azure saltwater lagoon that gives the Australian city its name. Nor is it the mountains of Watagans National...
University evacuates library, fire brigade seeks gas leak — finds a rotting durian
Durian are justly famous for their repulsive odor — and that's when the fruit is fresh. The rotting one at a Melbourne university must have...
Facebook’s most popular Black Lives Matter page was a scam run by a white Australian, report says
The page was apparently a fraud, tied to an Australian man who had also registered dozens of other domain names related to black civil-rights causes,...