More than 500,000 Sign Petition to Save Uber

More than half a million people have signed a petition calling for Transport for London to reverse its decision to strip Uber of its licence to operate in the capital, making it the fastest growing petition in the UK this year....

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5.7 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Northern California Coast

A shallow magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck beneath the Pacific Ocean off the Northern California coast Friday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. No tsunami warnings were issued for the coast, according to the National Weather Service. The temblor occurred...

Writer Who Predicted End of the World Today Backtracks: Says Saturday Only Marks Beginning of the End

The end is still nigh -- just not as nigh as it was earlier this week, a Doomsday writer says. David Meade, who claimed the world is ending Saturday when a mysterious planet collides with Earth, is now backtracking on the calamitous...

Zach Adams Found Guilty of 2011 Murder, Kidnapping and Rape of Holly Bobo

Zach Adams, one of the men accused of kidnapping, raping and killing Holly Bobo, was found guilty of first-degree murder and aggravated rape on Friday. Adams, 33, will be sentenced on Saturday, where a jury will reconvene to decide if...

Steph Curry Hesitates When Asked About Golden State Warriors Going to the White House, So Trump Rescinds Invitation

President Donald Trump says if a basketball player doesn't want to visit the White House to celebrate an NBA title, then don't bother showing up. Trump responded Saturday on Twitter to star Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors -...

CVS to Limit Opioid Prescriptions to Seven Days

  CVS Health plans to limit opioid prescriptions to seven days for certain acute conditions in an effort to curb addiction to the pain medications amid the national epidemic. The pharmacy giant announced Thursday that it will also limit the dosage of...

Iran Successfully Tests New Ballistic Missile After Its Unveiling at Military Parade

Iran tested a new ballistic missile that is reportedly capable of carrying multiple warheads, the nation's state-run broadcaster announced Saturday. Iran unveiled the ballistic missile Friday at a military parade in Tehran and successfully tested it the same day, Press...

Syrian-American Journalist and Syrian Activist Mother Found Murdered in Istanbul Home

An American-born journalist and her mother, who were active in opposition to the Syrian regime, were found murdered in Istanbul yesterday. Halla Barakat and her mother Orouba Barakat were Syrians living in Turkey and close friends of American humanitarian aid...

Searches for Survivors of Mexico Earthquake Could Last Weeks

Hiram Navarro had reasons for hope and despair Friday as rescuers hunted for his brother and dozens of others who were feared to be in a Mexico City office building that collapsed in this week's magnitude 7.1 earthquake. The good...