A dancer who lost part of a leg in the Boston Marathon bombings but returned to dancing and running was recovering after being hit by a car.
Author: John Bacon, USA TODAY
Saudi Arabia to notify women of divorce via text
Saudi Arabian courts will notify women by text message when their husbands have been granted divorces under a law that took effect Sunday.
‘Mistaken identity’ shooting: Murder charge filed in death of Jazmine Barnes, 7, in Houston
A Houston man was charged with capital murder in the death of the 7-year-old who was in a car with her family when she was fatally shot.
Parkland school shooting panel backs arming teachers, rips responding deputies
A Florida investigative panel charged with studying the rampage that left 17 people dead at a Parkland high school has recommended arming teachers.
American Paul Whelan arrested in Moscow ‘while on a spy mission,’ Russian officials say
The Russian Federal Security Service said it detained Paul Whelan in Moscow ‘while on a spy mission.’ The State Department had no immediate comment.
Lion escapes locked area at North Carolina center, kills 22-year-old intern
A trained animal keeper was leading a team cleaning an enclosure at the Conservators Center. One lion escaped a space that was supposed to be secured.
Putin’s holiday message to Trump: Russia ‘open to dialogue … on most extensive agenda’
Putin said relations between the U.S.and Russia are thekey to “ensuring strategic stability andinternational security.”
John Kelly blames Jeff Sessions for ‘zero tolerance,’ family separations along border
The “zero tolerance” immigration policy that led to separation of children from their parents was the brainchild of Jeff Sessions, John Kelly says.
John Bobbitt recalls the ‘nightmare’ when Lorena Bobbitt cut off his penis
‘I cleared my thoughts, applied pressure,’ Bobbitt said. ‘I went to wake my friend up to tell him to get me to the hospital.’
Is ISIS defeated? If not, are U.S. troops in Syria the answer?
The questions of whether ISIS has been defeated and the value of U.S. troops in keeping ISIS down remain hot.