Fireworks light up the sky over Sydney's Opera House (L) and Harbor Bridge during New Year celebrations in Sydney. SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) – Global New Year's Eve festivities are set to begin under tightened security, with Brussels scrapping celebrations as fears of jihadist threats cast a...
NORRISTOWN, Philadelphia (AP) — Bill Cosby was charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting a woman at his home 12 years ago — the first criminal charges brought against the comedian out of the torrent of allegations that destroyed his good-guy image as America's Dad. The case sets...
HAVANA, Cuba (CMC) — Thousands of Cuban migrants, who have been stranded in Costa Rica for over a month, will be allowed to continue their journey to the United States. An estimated 7,000 Cubans have been living on the border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua since...
A northern New Jersey man faces drug charges after handing police officers who asked for his identification a wallet containing marijuana. Santos Vasques-Hernandez, of Hackettstown, faces drug possession and disorderly conduct charges after the Christmas Day incident. Hackettstown police say it happened about 8 p.m. on Main...
Bettie Jones, known in her Chicago neighborhood for her work with anti-violence community groups, was killed by police responding to a domestic disturbance just hours after she hosted family on Christmas Day. The fatal shooting of Jones, 55, and 19-year-old Quintonio LeGrier, a college student visiting...