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A former police chief and convicted killer known as the "Devil in the Ozarks" was captured by law enforcement 1.5 miles from the prison he escaped from following a nearly two-week-long manhunt.

James Craig was convicted of fatally poisoning his wife of 23 years and trying to cover his tracks by asking his cellmate to kill the lead investigator. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

The company's theme parks and cruises make up a fast-growing section of its profits. The new park will be located on Yas Island with a number of existing attractions.

"Lebanon: Restoring a Broken State to End Occupation and Destruction" Featuring: Najat Aoun Saliba, member of the Parliament of Lebanon Thursday, March 6, 2025 from 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Zoom link to be sent to all registrants via the registration confirmation email. https://sdwac.org/event-6086729 About the Program Lebanon faces a turning point amid regional shifts, internal exploitation, and external pressures. Geopolitical and demographic changes are altering power balances, while warlords have plundered resources, weakening institutions. Iranian proxies, once dominant, are now weakened, but Hezbollah fuels instability to maintain influence. Meanwhile, Israeli occupation persists, further straining sovereignty. Despite these challenges, Lebanon has a chance to rebuild. With the election of a president and a cabinet of experts, the country can restore credibility, regain international trust, and enact reforms. Strengthening governance and curbing interference can lead Lebanon toward sovereignty, stability, and renewal. About Najat Aoun Saliba Najat Aoun Saliba is a member of the Lebanese parliament - elected in 2022. She is a Professor of Analytical Chemistry and an atmospheric chemist at the American University of Beirut (AUB). She was the Director of AUB's Nature Conservation Center from 2013 till 2020. Saliba is also the co-founder and director of Khaddit Beirut (an initiative launched after Beirut's 2020 explosion) and the founder and director of the Environment Academy (an initiative created with the support of the World Health Organization). She was appointed a laureate of the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science program in 2019. Born in 1966, Saliba studied at the Lebanese University, where she earned her bachelor's degree in 1986. She moved to the United States for her graduate studies and earned her master's degree from California State University, Long Beach in 1994. She completed her doctoral studies at the University of Southern California in 1999. She completed a thesis on water pollution and studied catalysis. She was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Irvine. Saliba returned to Lebanon after the Civil War, and joined the American University of Beirut in 2001. She helped to establish the Ibsar Nature Conservation Center for Sustainable Futures in 2002, which looked to protect Lebanon's biodiversity. She used to be the Director of Ibsar, which has since been renamed the Nature Conservation Center, at the American University of Beirut. Saliba established the Atmospheric and Analytical Laboratory. Najat Saliba became involved politically after the 2020 Beirut Port Explosion. She ran in the 2022 Lebanese general election as a new face against the 50-year ruling political class. She won a seat in the parliament representing the Maronite sect of the Chouf district.

In the most-comprehensive look yet at whether people are using Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court, we found that far fewer Californians are enrolled in the mental health program than he projected.

For nearly 30 years, the nonprofit Songs of Love Foundation has created custom songs for kids with terminal illnesses. Now it has harnessed AI to expand its services to older adults with memory loss.

One reason for the seemingly endless upward trajectory of rents is how expensive it is to build new apartments in California. Those costs are a major contributor to “break-even rents,” or what must be charged for a project to be financially feasible.

Global health specialists talk about the consequences of the full or partial ban on travel to the U.S. from 19 countries.

Three graduating college seniors reflect on how their final semester, during the Trump presidency, has changed how they think about higher education.

Former Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board members said the Trump administration usurped their authority by denying awards to "a substantial number" of the individuals it had selected for the program.