Hundreds of family members who have been separated since the end of the Korean War more than 60 years ago are being reunited for brief meetings over the next three days. … [Read more...]

A former U.S. Department of Justice attorney who prosecuted and won the massive racketeering case against Big Tobacco thinks the agency should consider investigating Big Oil for similar claims: engaging in a cover-up to mislead the public about the risks of its product. … [Read more...]

Police announced late on Monday that they believe Glenn Baxter, the father and husband in the Arizona family of five who drowned after their car crashed into Tempe Town Lake, had taken deliberate action to kill his family, the Arizona Republic reports. … [Read more...]

Nearly three weeks of deadly attacks and clashes throughout Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories have stoked fears this conflict may escalate. Over the weekend the death toll climbed higher, and neither side is pulling back. … [Read more...]

President Barack Obama meets with business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 19, 2015. Obama met with the leaders from across the country to discuss the importance of efforts to tackle climate change. … [Read more...]

Police are searching this morning for a gunman who opened fire at a Florida zombie-themed convention, a shooting that left one person dead and four others hospitalized. The shooting occurred Saturday at ZombiCon in Fort Myers, which had been expected to attract about 20,000 zombie-lovers. … [Read more...]

After years of jests and jabs at the expense of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, it seems the fun may be dying down. Photoshopped images of the DPRK despot — in lipstick, makeup, wigs and demon horns — have filled Chinese social media. Many netizens delight in lambasting the autocrat, calling him inept, evil, dangerous — and, of course, fat. Making fun of Kim Jong-un had become … [Read more...]

Protecting the planet for future generations has become a near-universal reason — at least among those who accept climate science — to act on climate change. Noted climate scientist James Hansen has said that the U.S. government’s inaction on climate change violates “the fundamental rights of…future generations,” and President Obama said in January that “no challenge poses a … [Read more...]