A young Turkish couple wanted to celebrate their wedding day by bringing happiness to some of the refugees who have fled Syria since the outbreak of the civil war four years ago. Fethullah Uzumcuoglu and Esra Polat, who married last week in a province near the Syrian border, pooled the money they got from friends and family …
John Underwood knew he might someday need a bone-marrow transplant. Diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma, Underwood said that his best shot at an eventual recovery will “probably” rest with an organization whose mission is to recruit people willing to donate some of their stem cells. So, as he sat down for his first …
A Colorado jury has sentenced 27-year-old gunman James Holmes to life without possibility of parole for killing 12 people in 2012’s Aurora shooting. Holmes was convicted of 165 counts of murder, attempted murder, and an explosives charge. The trial lasted three months, during with Holmes did not testify on his own behalf or make a …
Friday morning, Typhoon Soudelor made landfall near the city of Hualien in Taiwan, battering the area with heavy rain and powerful winds. So far, at least four have died, and the typhoon is continuing to move west across the island. The storm has reached winds over 142 mph, and two million homes have lost electricity. …
A Tacoma, WA Buffalo Wild Wings recently helped a woman honor her brother, a fallen soldier. The woman entered the restaurant, and upon being seated, requested two beers: a Blue Moon for her, and then a Corona for her brother, a soldier who had died serving in Iraq. At first, the restaurant server Brian Avey told her …