Bear that caused panic and nearly 100 school closures captured north of Tokyo:

A wandering bear that scared residents of a Japanese city just north of Tokyo was captured on Tuesday after several days of panic during which nearly 100 schools were closed. The bear was first spotted on Saturday near a park in Utsunomiya, a city north of Tokyo with a population of half a million. City … Read more

Great white shark captured on video in Mediterranean Sea in

A great white shark has been recorded in the Mediterranean Sea in what some divers believe to be the first underwater video of the species in the body of water. The Mediterranean is a known habitat of great whites, but sightings are extremely rare and usually happen near the surface. Derk Remmers, a volunteer diver … Read more

Cartel figure captured in Mexico as authorities recover drugs, guns and 7 tigers

The leader of a group linked to a notorious cartel that operates near the U.S. border has been detained in Mexico, officials announced Monday. Authorities said they recovered weapons, drugs, cash and seven tigers during the arrest. José Antonio Cortes Huerta, 39, the leader of a cell affiliated with the Northeast Cartel, was arrested in … Read more

Washington mother’s final moments captured on horrific 911 call: “He’s got a gun!”

On Jan. 2, 2022, Gloria Choi placed an anguished call to 911. GLORIA CHOI TO 911: I don’t know where I am … I’m scared to get out of my car. 911 DISPATCHER: Yeah … GLORIA CHOI TO 911: He’s got a gun! Seconds later, multiple shots are fired. It lasts about two minutes, and … Read more

Accused drug kingpin with $10 million U.S. bounty on his head captured in San Diego

U.S. authorities have detained a suspected Guatemalan drug kingpin with a $10 million bounty on his head, the Central American nation’s U.S. Embassy announced. Eugenio Molina-Lopez is accused of heading up a gang called Los Huistas, which allegedly trafficked U.S.-bound cocaine from South America to Mexican cartels. He was arrested in San Diego, the U.S. … Read more

Top Jalisco cartel leader with $5 million U.S. bounty on his head captured while hiding in ditch in Mexico

The Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Mexico’s most powerful criminal enterprise, suffered another blow Monday when the Mexican military captured one of its top leaders in the northwest of the country, two months after the cartel’s leader was killed. Audias Flores Silva, also known as “El Jardinero,” or The Gardener, was seen as a possible successor … Read more

Jack Thornell, AP photographer who captured assassination attempt on James Meredith, dies at 86

NEW ORLEANS — Former Associated Press photographer Jack Thornell, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning picture of a shotgun-felled James Meredith looking back toward his would-be assassin on a Mississippi highway in 1966 became an enduring image of the Civil Rights Movement, has died. He was 86. Thornell died Thursday at a hospital in the New Orleans suburb … Read more

Accused drug trafficker considered one of Europe’s most wanted fugitives is captured in Mexico

A Hungarian suspected drug trafficker on the list of Europe’s most wanted fugitives has been arrested in Mexico, the Latin American country’s public security chief said Saturday. Janos Balla, also known as Daniel Takacs, was taken into custody in the beach resort city of Cancun on the Yucatan peninsula, Security Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch said … Read more