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When a Bear Cub Decides Your Boot Is an Appetizer

ADEEL HASSAN

In Alaska, a cub taste-tested the footwear of a photographer, who got a rare close-up. The cub may have found it to be meh, or even revolting, judging by its reaction.

California mom has both legs amputated after suspected impaired driver plows into her restaurant lunch table

A California woman underwent three surgeries and a bilateral leg amputation after an alleged impaired driver crashed into a Boyle Heights restaurant.

Plan to cut number of polling sites in a major Texas county draws protests as Senate race looms

Plans in one of Texas' largest counties to use dozens fewer polling location than previous years is drawing protests from Democrats who say the reductions could create confusion in the November midterm elections

Beloved Texas chiropractor, hiking group among those unaccounted for after Grand Canyon flash flood

Dr. John Giusti's wife said the Texas chiropractor and his hiking group are among those missing after a flash flood tore through the Grand Canyon.

One dead, more than a dozen unaccounted for after Grand Canyon flash flood

HAYLEY SMITH, EMILY ST. MARTIN

The flash flood happened around 2:30 p.m. Saturday and resulted in 'significant impacts' to infrastructure throughout Bright Angel Canyon.

Accused NC killer mom plans insanity defense — as retired judge says more may follow Lindsay Clancy strategy

Andrea Faust's insanity defense in her son's killing draws direct parallels to Lindsay Clancy's postpartum psychosis case as jurors deliberate.

United Arab Emirates says it has intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters

The United Arab Emirates' air force has intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters

Asian shares, US futures retreat and oil prices surge after US strike on Iranian rocket launchers

Shares are mostly lower in Asia and U.S. futures also have declined on expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve may raise interest rates soon

Karina has quickly strengthened into a Category 3 major hurricane in the Pacific, forecasters say

Karina strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane in the Pacific Ocean far from land, forecasters say

Iran retaliates against US forces after American strikes in key oil route and more top headlines

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New generation of elm trees could be equipped to beat the disease that killed elders

A group of 6,000 young American elms in Vermont could help save one of the country's most iconic trees

Deadly Grand Canyon flooding knocks out critical water line amid race to find missing hikers

A 46-year-old man was found dead in the Colorado River as search and rescue teams race to locate 15 missing hikers in the Grand Canyon area.

House lawmakers return to Washington with a stopgap funding bill atop the list of priorities

House lawmakers return to Washington on Monday with a short to-do list after five weeks back in their home districts

Newark airport shuttle bus slams into concrete barrier, injuring 13

Video shows the badly damaged employee shuttle bus crumpled against a concrete barrier at Newark Liberty International Airport's Terminal B.