Woman loses disability case after being pictured winning Christmas tree-throwing contest

A woman in Ireland lost a more than $800,000 in an injury lawsuit stemming from a car crash after photos showed her launching a Christmas tree during a post-holiday competition – and winning the event.

Taylor Swift 'superfan' adviser for hire at popular museum

The art and design museum is looking to hire a Taylor Swift fan who knows the pop star and her fandom very well.

Missing Virginia couple were likely thrown overboard in the Caribbean, police say

An older U.S. couple whose catamaran was hijacked last week in the Caribbean by three escaped prisoners were likely thrown into the ocean and died, police in Grenada said Monday.

American couple feared dead as escaped prisoners hijack yacht in Caribbean

A couple who was enjoying their retirement cruising the Caribbean on their yacht are feared dead after three escaped prisoners hijacked their vessel.

Watch melted in Hiroshima atomic bomb blast sells for over $31,000

The watch’s hands are still set at 8:15 a.m. which is the moment the atomic bomb was detonated in Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945.

Iwo Jima flag raising: The story behind the iconic photo

Two flags were raised on the summit of Mount Suribachi in Japan during the Battle of Iwo Jima, but one of those flags would be captured in a photograph and immortalized forever.

Two giant pandas are being sent to San Diego Zoo from China

China is planning to send a new pair of giant pandas to the San Diego Zoo this year, quelling fears after nearly all the iconic bears on loan to U.S. zoos were sent home as bilateral relations began to sour.

Biden meets with Alexei Navalny's family in San Francisco

During his California visit, President Joe Biden on Thursday met in San Francisco with Alexei Navalny's widow and daughter to express his condolences to them, less than a week after the Russian opposition leader was found dead in prison. 

School bus-sized satellite fell to Earth somewhere over North Pacific Ocean

The European Space Agency's ERS-2 satellite captured data on Earth's land, oceans and polar caps, including monitoring natural disasters.

American ballerina with dual citizenship arrested in Russia for treason

The woman, a ballerina who lives in Los Angeles, is facing 20 years in prison in Russia for donating about $50 to a charity that benefits Ukraine.

FBI informant who lied about Bidens’ ties to Ukrainian energy company had high-level Russian contacts: DOJ

Authorities say the former FBI informant admitted last week that "officials associated with Russian intelligence were involved in passing a story" about the president’s son, Hunter Biden.