OAK ISLAND, N.C. (AP) — Two young people are recovering from separate shark attacks at a North Carolina beach after surgery. The first attack involving a 12-year-old girl occurred shortly after 4 p.m. Sunday in Oak Island, about 25 miles southwest of Wilmington. The second attack involving a 16-year-old boy was reported less than two […]

DENVER (AP) — Pot may be legal in Colorado, but you can still be fired for using it. The state’s highest court could change that today in a decision with national implications as more states authorize marijuana use for medical or recreational purposes. The case involves a medical marijuana patient fired by the Dish Network […]

CUERO, Texas (AP) — A spokeswoman for an energy company says a pipeline in South Texas has ruptured. Video from the scene shows a massive fire, though there were no immediate reports of injuries. Vicki Anderson Granado, a spokeswoman for Texasbased Energy Transfer Partners, said a natural gas line in rural DeWitt County ruptured around […]

DANA POINT, Calif. (AP) — Tiny tuna crabs have been washing up by the thousands on some Orange County beaches. The Orange County Register reports that the crustaceans, which look like tiny lobsters or crawfish, created a bright red rim along the shoreline of Dana Point, San Clemente, Newport Beach and Huntington Beach on Sunday. […]

TBILISI, Georgia Rescue workers in the Georgian capital were still searching today for more than 20 people and an undetermined number of potentially dangerous animals missing after severe flooding ravaged the area around the zoo and left at least 12 people dead. None of the people who died was killed by the zoo animals that […]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia’s stock market, valued at $585 billion, opened up to direct foreign investment for the first time today, as the kingdom seeks an economic boost amid low global oil prices. The opening of the Tadawul Saudi Stock Exchange allows companies, particularly those that are not in the oil business, to […]

VATICAN CITY The embattled archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis and a deputy bishop resigned today after prosecutors there charged the archdiocese with having failed to protect children from unspeakable harm from a pedophile priest. The Vatican said Pope Francis accepted the resignations of Archbishop John Nienstedt and Auxiliary Bishop Lee Anthony Piche. They resigned […]

Target will sell its pharmacy and clinic businesses to the drugstore chain CVS Health for about $1.9 billion in a deal that combines the resources of two retailers seeking to polish their health care reputations. The acquisition allows CVS Health to reach more patients and expand its instore MinuteClinic brand, which it has been growing […]