New strain of HIV detected for the first time in 19 years

A team of scientists discovered a new strain of HIV for the first time in 19 years and published the findings Wednesday.

Boba pizza: Domino’s cooks up pie with bubble tea-inspired toppings

If you’re in Taiwan anytime until the end of December, you might want to stop by a local Domino’s and try its latest concoction – boba pizza.

At least 9 U.S. citizens killed by cartel gunmen in northern Mexico, officials say

Drug cartel gunmen ambushed three SUVs along a dirt road, slaughtering at least six children and three women — all of them U.S. citizens living in northern Mexico — in a grisly attack that left one of their vehicles a burned-out, bullet-riddled hulk, authorities said Tuesday.

President Trump offers Mexico help to 'wage war' on drug cartels

President Donald Trump is offering Mexico’s government unspecified help to “wage war” on drug cartels after a family from a breakaway faction of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints was massacred in northern Mexico.

At least 9 US citizens die in cartel attack in north Mexico

Mexico's top security official said Tuesday that at least three women and six children were slaughtered by cartel gunmen and one child was still missing in northern Mexico. Relatives said the victims are also U.S. citizens.

Iconic Puerto Rican astrologer Walter Mercado dies at age 87

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Television astrologer Walter Mercado, whose flamboyant persona made him a star in Latin media and a cherished icon for gay people in most of the Spanish-speaking world, has died. He was 87.

Video, new details of raid that killed ISIS leader al-Baghdadi released by Pentagon

The general who oversaw the U.S. raid on Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi provided the most detailed account yet of the operation Wednesday and said the U.S. is on alert for possible "retribution attacks" by extremists.

Report: 42 bodies found near Mexican resort town of Puerto Peñasco

Volunteer searchers say they've found 42 bodies in a shallow pit in the desert near the Mexican resort town of Puerto Peñasco.

Trump administration banning US flights to all Cuban cities but Havana

The Trump administration is banning U.S. flights to all Cuban cities but Havana in the latest move to roll back the Obama-era easing of relations, two people briefed on the matter said Friday.

Trump announces permanent 'cease-fire' in Syria

President Donald Trump is claiming "big success" along the Turkey-Syria border as the United States winds down its military commitment in Syria, where a civil war has raged for eight years.

‘A fascinating blob’: Paris zoo features ‘almost immortal’ organism that has 720 sexes, regenerates, learns without brain

The Paris Zoological Park announced a new exhibition featuring “an extraordinary living being” they called “a fascinating blob” that is “almost immortal,” has 720 sexes and regenerates itself after getting cut in half, according to the zoo. 

Girl, 3, eats 18 cups of yogurt after she was left unattended, dad's funny photo shows

A dad in the U.K. says he wasn’t even angry — but rather concerned and impressed — after his 3-year-old daughter managed to eat 18 cups of yogurt in the 10 minutes she was left unattended.

Vietnam Marine veteran in New Mexico hospice care reunites with beloved dog one last time

A New Mexico veteran who served with the Marines in Vietnam said a final goodbye last week to the beloved dog he had to put up for adoption when he entered hospice care.

8 killed when gunfire erupts in failed operation to detain son of Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán

Mexican security forces aborted an attempt to capture a son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman after finding themselves outgunned in a ferocious shootout with cartel henchmen that left at least eight people dead and more than 20 wounded, authorities said Friday.

World's first all-female spacewalking team makes history

The world’s first female spacewalking team made history high above Earth on Friday, floating out of the International Space Station to fix a broken part of the power network.

Vice President Pence says Turkey agrees to cease-fire in Syria

Vice President Mike Pence announced Thursday that the U.S. and Turkey had agreed to a five-day cease-fire in northern Syria to allow for a Kurdish withdrawal from a security zone roughly 20 miles south of the Turkish border, in what appeared to be a significant embrace of Turkey's position in the week-long conflict.