Obama appoints first woman to lead Secret Service
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday appointed Julia A. Pierson as director of the Secret Service, making her the first woman to lead the scandal-hit agency which is...
View ArticleTexas prosecutor found slain, two months after deputy’s murder
KAUFMAN, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) -- A local prosecutor and his wife have been found shot dead at their home in Texas, nearly two months after his top prosecutor was gunned down near the county's courthouse,...
View Article44 die as Taliban militants storm Afghan court
FARAH, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- A group of Taliban militants stormed a court in western Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least 44 people and injuring more than 90 others in an attempt to free...
View ArticleVenezuela: At least 7 killed in post-election protests
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (BNO NEWS) -- At least seven people died during protests against newly elected president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, officials said Tuesday. Venezuelan Attorney General Luisa...
View ArticleSuicide bomber attacks party meeting in northern Pakistan, at least 17 dead
PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- At least seventeen people were killed after a suicide bomber attacked a political party meeting in northern Pakistan, local authorities said Tuesday. A public meeting...
View ArticleGunman kills 5 in small Illinois town before being killed by police
MANCHESTER, ILLINOIS (BNO NEWS) -- Five people were killed Wednesday and a young girl was critically injured when a gunman opened fire after breaking into their home in a small Illinois town, state...
View ArticleMilitants kill 3 police officers, 2 teens in southwest Russia
MAKHACHKALA, RUSSIA (BNO NEWS) -- Two teenagers were killed Wednesday when a bomb exploded near a store in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, local authorities said. It came just hours after...
View ArticleTaliban kill senior peace envoy in southern Afghanistan
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- A senior member of Afghanistan's peace council was killed Wednesday when suspected Taliban insurgents ambushed his vehicle in the country's south, local officials said....
View ArticleAfghan, Pakistani forces again clash on disputed border
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Afghan and Pakistani forces exchanged fire Monday along a disputed border that was drawn up by the British in the 19th century, officials said. It is the second time in...
View ArticleShooting at Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans injures 19
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA (BNO NEWS) -- Nineteen people were injured Sunday when as many as three gunmen opened fire at a crowd watching a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, police said on Monday. The...
View ArticleSecurity alert briefly closes one of UK’s busiest motorways
COVENTRY, ENGLAND (BNO NEWS) -- British police closed one of the country's busiest motorways in both directions on Friday after two men were seen acting suspiciously before running away from a van,...
View ArticleKentucky police officer shot dead on way home from work
BARDSTOWN, KENTUCKY (BNO NEWS) -- A uniformed police officer was shot and killed early Saturday morning while driving home from work on a highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky, state police said. There...
View ArticleSlain Kentucky police officer was ambushed, investigators say
BARDSTOWN, KENTUCKY (BNO NEWS) -- A police officer who was gunned down on a highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky while going home from work had been ambushed after debris was placed on the road,...
View ArticleObama tours tornado-hit Oklahoma City suburb, says area will recover
MOORE, OKLAHOMA (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday traveled to the Oklahoma City metropolitan area to meet with the victims of a massive tornado that killed 24 people and destroyed...
View ArticleDisruptive passenger restrained on Oregon-bound flight
PORTLAND, OREGON (BNO NEWS) -- A disruptive man was subdued and restrained by passengers and crew members on Monday after he made 'unusual' statements and attempted to open an emergency exit door...
View Article7 killed after hillside collapses onto Mexican highway
TEPEJI DEL RIO, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) -- Seven people were killed late Sunday and several others were injured when a hillside collapsed onto a major highway in central Mexico as a result of heavy rainfall,...
View ArticleLatest attacks in Iraq kill 15, day after bombings killed 75
BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) -- Fifteen people were killed Tuesday and dozens more were wounded in a series of attacks across Iraq, just a day after a wave of bombings killed 75 people and injured hundreds...
View ArticleAfghan police officers kill 7 sleeping colleagues at checkpoint
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Two Afghan police officers opened fire at their sleeping colleagues on early Tuesday morning, killing a police commander and six of his men, officials said. There were...
View Article1,000 killed in May: Iraq hit by worst wave of violence in 5 years
BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) -- More than 1,000 people were killed in a wave of violence across Iraq in May, making it the country's deadliest month in more than five years amid fears that widespread...
View ArticleFifth victim dies after California shooting rampage
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- A young woman who was seriously injured this week during a nearly 15-minute shooting spree in Southern California died of her injuries on Sunday, officials said,...
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