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Passenger arrested for groping woman on flight, says President Trump said 'it's OK'

Suspect Bruce Michael Alexander's fingers matched the description the woman gave to authorities as thick and hairy with dirty fingernails.

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Hurricane Willa hits offshore prison, Mexican coast before moving inland

"Authorities made it clear that he who stays does so at his own peril."

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Japanese journalist held hostage in Syria freed after 3 years

Yasuda was released and transferred to an immigration facility in Turkey, a Japanese government spokesman said.

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Rome escalator accident reportedly injures 20, mostly Russian soccer fans

"From what witnesses have said, it seems that some fans were jumping and dancing on the stairs," said Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi.

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The Saudis tweak their story about how Jamal Khashoggi died

Saudi officials say their team was supposed to negotiate with Khashoggi, and if he didn't agree to return to Saudi Arabia, take him to a safe house.

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Rome escalator accident leaves at least 20 injured on metro

An escalator has collapsed at a metro station in Rome leaving several people injured, some of them seriously, Italian media reports.

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Saudi king and crown prince meet murdered journalist's family

A friend of the Khashoggi family told The Associated Press that Salah, one of Khashoggi's sons, has been under a travel ban since last year.

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Bible museum withdraws five Dead Sea Scroll fragments as possible fakes

The five fragments are part of a 16-piece Dead Sea Scrolls collection at the Washington, D.C., museum.

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Hurricane Willa closing in on Mexico coast as Category 4 storm

The U.S. National Hurricane Center warned Willa is likely to bring "life-threatening storm surge, wind and rainfall" to parts of west-central and southwestern Mexico.

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A lioness killed the father of her three offspring. Experts call it a freak accident.

"There is not a case of this within recent memory where we've seen a lioness attack her mate," an expert said.

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Turkey's Erdogan prepares to 'go into detail' about Khashoggi killing

Any damaging revelations by the leader of Saudi Arabia's regional rival could further inflame the diplomatic crisis over the killing of the regime critic.

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Georgia middle school student arrested for stabbing teacher during class

The teacher was awake and talking to first responders following the stabbing, school officials said.

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Sea cucumber called 'headless chicken monster' recorded for second time

"Some of the footage we are getting back from the cameras is breathtaking, including species we have never seen in this part of the world," a scientist says.

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Gorbachev, experts baffled by U.S. withdrawal from nuclear weapons deal

The agreement was designed to keep ground-based nuclear missiles out of Europe, but critics say tearing it up could spark an arms race there.

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Here's what we know about Khashoggi's death after Saudi U-turn

The acknowledgment that the writer was killed in the kingdom's Istanbul consulate marks a dramatic reversal from previous vehement denials.

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NYPD pulls nearly 3,000 body cameras after one explodes

The New York City Police Department has suspended use of almost 3,000 body cameras after one of them "exploded."

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Cocktails are served only miles from a Syrian city that's now rubble

Conditions in central Damascus, with its relaxed nightlife and bustling business district, seem a world away from the hardship of eastern Ghouta.

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Polygamy persists in Bedouin culture. That could be changing.

Israel's right-wing government is helping to crack down on the practice, though some critics question its real motives in doing so.

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Orthodox Jews break through stigma to advocate for addiction education

"The Orthodox attitude about drug problems is to stay quiet on the issue," said one rabbi working as an advocate for those fighting addiction.

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Pompeo accuses migrants in caravan in Mexico of political violence

About 7,000 people have set out for Tapachula in the state of Chiapas, Mexican authorities said.