NKorea puts military on “special alert” because of joint SKorean-US military drillsSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea says its military will be on “special alert” because of South Korea’s joint military drills with the U.S. NKorea agrees to resume reunions of separated families, tourism trips from SouthSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s decision to restart tours run jointly with South Korea and allow reunions of families separated for decades by the peninsula’s war is aimed at obtaining much-needed foreign currency and leverage in negotiations with Washington and Seoul, experts said. Police: NY driver said she felt sick before wrong-way crash that killed 8 on road she knewHAWTHORNE, N.Y. — A Long Island mother who plowed into an SUV, killing eight people in a fiery crash, drove nearly two miles in the wrong direction on a familiar highway after telling her brother she wasn’t feeling well, police said. Houston police say 8 people ages 14 to 21 were wounded in Texas Southern drive-by shootingHOUSTON — Houston police on Thursday increased to eight the injury toll from a drive-by shooting at a community rally on the Texas Southern University campus. NM law enforcement busy keeping eye on Rainbow Family gathering in Santa Fe National ForestCUBA, N.M. — Authorities have recorded more than 370 incidents, including 120 violation notices, in the past week as people flock to the Santa Fe National Forest for the Rainbow Family of Living Light’s annual gathering. Finding Monte: A lost soul stumbles upon family he never knew he had, and finds hopeWOODHAVEN, Mich. — His hair had grayed and he’d lost several teeth. Dissident Cuban physician arrives to emotional family reunion in ArgentinaBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A dissident Cuban surgeon who had been denied permission to leave the island for more than a decade hugged her grandchildren Sunday for the first time after arriving to an emotional family reunion in Argentina. Smoky Mountains Park marks 75th anniversary with hikes, homecomingsGATLINBURG, Tenn. — The ancient blue-green mountains with breathtaking vistas and distinctive mists are home to salamanders and black bears, 19th century log cabins, rippling streams, waterfalls and more than 800 miles of trails, including a large section of the Georgia-to-Maine Appalachian Trail. |