Carnival Freedom Fire: Part of cruise ship catches fire while docked at Grand Turk

Part of Carnival's Freedom cruise ship caught fire Thursday morning while docked at Grand Turk in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the cruise line said, sending dark black smoke into the air.

Biggest US cities lost population during pandemic, Sunbelt saw gains, census data shows

Eight of the 10 largest cities in the U.S. lost population during the first year of the pandemic, with New York, Los Angeles and Chicago leading. Here’s where they moved.

Kitten improving after being saved from dumpster fire in Nevada

The six-week-old kitten was brought into Pet Health Hospital in Las Vegas several weeks ago after surviving the fire. The animal suffered severe burns on her ears and paws.

Oreo and Ritz join together for limited-time, sweet and salty snack

The Ritz x Oreo snack is one side cracker, one side Oreo cookie — with a layer of peanut butter-flavored creme and another layer of cookie creme. Here’s how to snag a pack.

Garden Cut recalls snack cups with JIF peanut butter over salmonella concern

The recall came after The J. M. Smucker Co. announced a recall of Jif peanut butter products sold in the U.S. due to potential salmonella contamination.

Hyundai recalls 239,000 cars for exploding seat belt parts

Hyundai is recalling 239,000 cars in the U.S. because the seat belt pretensioners can explode and injure vehicle occupants. Three injuries have been reported, two in the U.S. and one in Singapore.

Impatient Florida truck driver loses back wheels by driving over concrete pillars

A Florida semi-truck driver apparently got a little impatient while struggling to clear safety barriers on a turn -- and caused some pretty severe damage to his rig in the process.

Edible 'burrito tape' created by Johns Hopkins students

A group of female chemical and biomolecular engineering students at Johns Hopkins University recently unveiled a mouthwatering invention they're calling Tastee Tape.

World has 10-week supply of wheat, expert tells UN Security Council: ‘This is seismic’

“Without aggressive global actions, we stand the risk of an extraordinary amount of human suffering and economic damage," a food insecurity expert told the UN Security Council this week.

Rare moth not seen in 110 years found in luggage at Detroit airport

Each year, customs officials intercept tens of thousands of 'actionable pests' which are identified as being dangerous to the health and safety of the nation’s agricultural resources.