Cardboard boxes and $5 are all this mom needs to create show-stopping Halloween costumes

For many, finding the right Halloween costume can be extremely daunting — not to mention expensive. For one mom, a few cardboard boxes and a few dollars is all she needs to make incredible, head-turning costumes for her little ones. 

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.

Dad gets wish to marry girlfriend hours before lung cancer death

“We all knew he was going to go,” Laura said. “He managed to say his vows and put the ring on my finger and give me a kiss."

‘Life-changing’ visit to tourist attraction leads to woman’s early breast cancer diagnosis

When Bal Gill visited Camera Obscura & World of Illusions in May, she had no idea just how life-changing the experience would be — one of the attractions helped her discover that she had breast cancer and led to an early diagnosis.

Boy with cerebral palsy skateboards for first time on special modified board

A 7-year-old with cerebral palsy recently showed off some gnarly moves at his local skate park in Brazil, thanks in part to a group that helps kids with disabilities learn how to skateboard.

Woman has 'basketball-sized' breast tumor removed after letting it grow for 2 years, report says

A woman in China allegedly let a gigantic breast tumor grow for two years unchecked until it had reached the size of a basketball. When the 47-year-old finally sought help, doctors told AsiaWire that she walked into the out-patient clinic holding the tumor up because it was so heavy.

‘No problem, I can adapt’: Realtor gets clever after ‘for sale’ sign is vandalized

A Canadian realtor got creative with his marketing after one of his signs was vandalized. Alan Stilwell, of Fredericton, New Brunswick, shared a photo of himself standing next to the vandalized sign. On his visage depicted on the sign, vandals apparently drew squiggly eyebrows, sunglasses, a squiggly mustache and a goatee, all etched in what looks like black marker. 

Dad’s skin cancer battle leaves him with massive chunk missing from neck, back

A 37-year-old Australian father of two is warning others to undergo a routine skin check after losing a large chunk of flesh on his back and neck to melanoma.

Pelosi and congressional delegation visit Afghanistan

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has led a congressional delegation on a visit to Afghanistan.   

Schools in Illinois, Florida, Arizona and Colorado hiring teachers from Philippines to fight staff shortages

It was a cold Monday morning at C.V. Koogler Middle School in Aztec. Students stumbled into Shannon Albores' history class and take off their rumpled jackets. After reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, they greeted their teacher by saying in unison, `magandang umaga!'-- which is Filipino for `good morning.'   

First Chick-fil-A in the UK to close just 6 months after opening amid LGBTQ protests

The first Chick-fil-A in the United Kingdom announced it would be shutting down in six months, just days after the popular American fast-food chain made its debut in the country, amid pressures from gay rights activists protesting the chain for contributing millions of dollars to anti-LGBTQ groups.

Soccer team walks off field after two players are harassed by racists

An FA Cup qualifier between Haringey Borough and Yeovil was abandoned Saturday when the home team walked off the field after one of its players was racially abused.   

FBI: Nothing suspicious about all those Americans who died in the Dominican Republic

The State Department says FBI toxicology reports on the mysterious deaths of U.S. tourists in the Dominican Republic showed no evidence inconsistent with the island nation's findings of natural causes.