WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States does not believe the Saudi version of the October killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has “hit that threshold of credibility,” a senior State Department official said on Friday even as Saudi Arabia prosecutes suspects. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will emphasize the need for accountability and credibility in the investigation of Khashoggi’s death […]

An North Carolina man allegedly tried to kidnap a woman and, when she broke free, chased her on foot — all the way to a karate studio. He quickly realized that was a major mistake, CNN reports. Randall Ephraim, the head instructor of Charlotte’s Bushiken Karate Charlotte Dojo, said that he and a few adult students were cleaning up for […]

An 11-year-old Minnesota boy swam to the bottom of a swimming pool at his apartment complex on Sunday to save a 34-year-old man more than twice his size from drowning, police said. Advaik Nandikotkur, who lives in St. Paul with his mom, Lalitha Mareddy, and his dad, Raghu Nandikotkur, is the only one in his family who knows how to […]

Two men arrested Dec. 18 for a wide range of River Heights property crimes have been slapped with additional charges, say police. After initially detaining the two suspects, police continued the investigation and turned up a number of stolen items at an Elm Street home and a storage locker in the Tuxedo industrial area. Jacob Alexander Barsalou, 23, now faces […]

Texas authorities have released a composite sketch of the man they believe killed 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes as she rode in the backseat of a car with her mother and three other siblings in northeast Houston on Sunday. A gunman opened fire on Jazmine, her mother and three sisters as they traveled southbound on East Sam Houston Parkway around 6:50 a.m. […]

German police chief condemns migrants who have ‘a deep contempt for our state and people’ after a group of asylum seekers are arrested for ‘carrying out random attacks’ The four migrants injured 12 people in attacks in Amberg, Bavaria, last Saturday  Head of police union said they should only be free when they are returned home The attacks have prompted […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S.-backed forces are still retaking territory from Islamic State in Syria, U.S. officials said on Friday, even as President Donald Trump’s administration plans for the withdrawal of American troops from the country on the grounds the militant group has been defeated there. Washington announced last month it would withdraw the roughly 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria, with […]

Legend has it that the French Emperor ordered 80 tonnes of stolen gold to be secretly buried as his troops retreated from Moscow in 1812 – but where is it now? Russian historian Viacheslav Ryzhkov believes the supposed burial in Lake Semlevo in Smolensk could just have been a decoy to distract Alexander I's forces. Instead, he believes that the […]

Good morning. I saw a cool post the other day from the chef Matthew Hyland, predicting a 2019 filled with pepperoni-topped pizzas drizzled with ranch dressing. I think that idea is worth following this weekend, using either our recipe for traditional pizza or for a more buttery pan-style pie. (Here’s your recipe for ranch.) If your oven’s hot but not […]