Republicans in the Senate are beginning to face the political consequences for opposing the president, the White House, and the Trump-supporting majority in the conservative population on key issues like immigration and health care legislation. In the last week, Politico reported that influential Trump supporter and conservative billionaire Robert Mercer will be donating $300,000 to […]

The deaths of two toddlers in Texas, left inside a hot car as punishment by their mother, was ruled a homicide by the Parker County, Texas medical examiner. Police arrested Cynthia Marie Randolph, 25, in June, charging her with two first-degree felony counts of injury to a child causing serious bodily injury. She is being […]

The only child of Nashville Mayor Megan Barry, Max Barry, died the night of July 29 of an apparent drug overdose. His death occurred in Littleton, Colorado, a suburb of Denver. Max, 22, had recently moved there to work in construction after graduating from college in June. Mayor Barry and her husband Bruce Barry received […]

An Alabama teenager tragically died after being struck by lightning on his back porch the afternoon of July 26. Aron Eugene Dunn, 16, had stepped out onto the porch at about 4:30 p.m. when the lightning struck, Houston County Coroner Robert Byrd told the Dothan Eagle. “It looks like it ran down the tree, jumped from […]

An Ohio man convicted of raping and killing a child was put to death by lethal injection Wednesday morning, July 26, ending a three-year delay for executions in the state over a lethal injection drug shortage. Ronald Phillips, 43, was pronounced dead at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville at 10:43 a.m. EST, according […]

Barbara Sinatra, the prominent philanthropist and widow of legendary singer Frank Sinatra, passed away at her home in Rancho Mirage, California, on Tuesday, July 25. She was 90. After months of declining health, “she died comfortably surrounded by family and friends at her home,” Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center director John Thoresen said in a statement […]

A 10-year-old boy from northern Germany ran away to Switzerland after receiving a bad grade on his school report, according to German media. Local newspaper Schleswiger Nachrichten reported that the unnamed boy ran away because he was too scared to tell his parents about a single “average” grade in one of his classes. German Federal police […]

A man from South Florida gained a “new appreciation of life” after barely surviving a flesh-eating bacterial infection contracted through a blister while he was hiking in New Hampshire. Wayne Atkins, 32, told WSVN  on Thursday, July 20, that the nightmarish episode started on June 4 when he was visiting New Hampshire to celebrate a family wedding. […]

A Delta flight attendant smashed at least one wine bottle over a passenger’s head after he lunged for the emergency door and assaulted several other passengers and crew members on a flight to Beijing Thursday, July 6. Delta Flight 129 was headed to Beijing from the Seattle, and, according to a complaint released by the […]

A man was bitten by a what officials thought was a bull shark while swimming at a south Florida beach. The unnamed beachgoer was bitten on both of his legs by a shark just off shore of Haulover Beach, about 8 miles away from Miami Sunday afternoon, July 9. Lifeguards had just called swimmers in […]

“Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence” airs at 9 p.m. on Sunday, July 9, on The History Channel. The two-hour special focuses on the mysterious fate of pioneer female aviator Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan, who disappeared on an around-the-world flight in 1937. Earhart and Noonan were on the final leg of a 29,000-mile […]

Charlie Gard, a terminally ill British baby suffering from a rare illness, can’t be transferred to a Vatican hospital due to legal reasons, U.K. Foreign Affairs Secretary Boris Johnson said, according to BBC. Bambino Gesu hospital in Rome asked if it can take over care for the terminally ill 11-month-old that is going to be taken off […]

The U.S. military said it is prepared to defend in force to the “growing threat” of North Korea if necessary, and has the means to protect the United States. But at a U.N. Security Council emergency meeting Wednesday, July 5, China argued against any further threats or sanctions against its wayward ally. China’s representative, Liu Jieyi, […]

  An undercover recording shows Jimmy Carr, the Associate Producer for CNN’s New Day doubling down on his previous comments that included calling American voters “stupid as [expletive].” He also added criticism of CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, saying he and his colleagues spend a lot of time criticizing Cuomo and “can’t stand” him. The newly-released […]

Americans are warming to President Donald Trump’s travel ban, according to a recent poll. The poll, which asked specific questions on parts of the policy without mentioning Trump directly, showed clear support for the revised executive order. Similar polls have given deeply varied results, suggesting that feelings toward the president may have as much to […]

A U.S. tourist visiting Cancún was in critical condition after a crocodile bit off half of his arm on July 4. Cal Monzon, 40, drunkenly waded into a lagoon and was attacked by a crocodile. Monzon waded into Nichupté Lagoon, which is clearly marked as home to over 150 crocodiles. One of the animals burst […]

A 14-year-old scorched his parents SUV after taking it without permission to buy fireworks on the Fourth of July. The Skyway, Washington teen, too young to drive legally, took his parents’ red GMC Envoy and joined friends in a Roman candle fight, reports local outlet KIRO-TV. The teen joined friends in firing Roman candles at […]