Hurricane Hermine made landfall early Friday along Florida’s Gulf Coast in the southeastern United States. The hurricane has since diminished to a tropical storm as it moved into the neighboring state of Georgia. The first hurricane to strike Florida in more than a decade has caused power outages and localized flooding, with 50 centimeters of […]
The man who killed rock legend John Lennon has been denied parole for the ninth time. The New York State Board of Parole on Monday announced that Mark David Chapman, 61, will remain behind bars for at least two more years. He will be eligible to apply for parole again in 2018. Chapman shot the […]
An American businesswoman is facing charges in China that she spied on the Chinese government about 20 years ago, including charges that she attempted to recruit U.S.-based Chinese to spy on their home country. The charges facing Phan Phan-Gillis come more than a year after she was detained while visiting China with an American trade […]
LOS ANGELES — Gene Wilder, the frizzy-haired actor who brought his deft comedic touch to such unforgettable roles as the neurotic accountant in “The Producers” and the mad scientist of “Young Frankenstein,” has died. He was 83. Wilder’s nephew said Monday that the actor and writer died late Sunday at his home in Stamford, Connecticut, from […]