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6-year-old shot, killed in his bed in Houston drive-by shooting

A 6-year-old boy was killed and his 11-year-old brother critically wounded when they were struck by a volley of bullets in a drive-by shooting while in bed at a Houston home on Friday, media reports said.

 
4 students killed in Seattle bus crash were from 4 countries

The four college students killed in a crash between their charter bus and an amphibious tour bus on a Seattle bridge were from Austria, China, Indonesia and Japan, their school said on Friday.

 
Imagine Dragons made a cameo on ‘The Muppets’

One of the very first musical guests on ‘The Muppets’? None other than local homeboys in Imagine Dragons — due at this weekend’s Life Is Beautiful festival — playing “Roots” with the inimitable Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem.

 
Swiss prosecutors open criminal investigation into FIFA’s Sepp Blatter

Swiss prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Sepp Blatter, the head of world soccer body FIFA, on suspicion of criminal mismanagement and misappropriation of funds, the Swiss attorney general’s office said on Friday.

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Pope condemns ‘boundless thirst’ for wealth and power at UN

Pope Francis on Friday condemned the craving for material gains and power, warning an annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations that greed is destroying the Earth’s resources and aggravating poverty.

 
Woman says hidden iPhone recorded her in Dollar Tree bathroom

A woman who says she was being recorded as she used a bathroom at a Dollar Tree discount store in East Los Angeles spoke out Wednesday saying her “heart dropped” when she made the discovery.

 
Filling a void: Battling drug addiction in Sin City

The Strip lures people in with its lights, exclusive clubs and extravagant shows, but underneath its beauty lies a darker world. It is a world known as Sin City, where addictions can run wild.

 
Pope urges U.S. to end hostility toward immigrants

Pope Francis beseeched Americans to end hostility toward immigrants in a historic speech before the U.S. Congress on Thursday, weighing in forcefully on a divisive issue that is stirring debate in the 2016 presidential campaign.

 
More than 700 pilgrims killed in stampede near Mecca

At least 717 pilgrims from around the world were killed on Thursday in a crush outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi authorities said, in the worst disaster to strike the annual haj pilgrimage for 25 years.

 
4 dead after duck boat crash in Seattle

Four students were killed on Thursday when an amphibious tour bus and a charter bus carrying foreign college students collided head-on on a Seattle bridge, authorities said.

 
Presidential debate brings prestige to UNLV

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas was dealt a big victory this week when it was chosen to host the final presidential debate before next year’s general election, an effort aimed at thrusting UNLV into the national spotlight as it strives to become a better-recognized research institution.

 
Bitcoin ATM scores Tyson endorsement

The Mike Tyson Bitcoin ATM will bridge the gap between Bitcoin users and mainstream pop culture by providing consumers with the ability to use cash to purchase bitcoins instantaneously through their mobile devices. The Bitcoin ATM will be the first celebrity-sponsored Bitcoin product to date.