Ian O’Brien has extensive backcountry experience and is a professional outdoor guide. He hasn’t been seen since Saturday, June 24.
Author: Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY
US adoptees stolen as babies from Chile find families, each other in growing support network
After decades apart, adults who were ripped from their mothers’ arms as babies in Chile are being reunited with families they never knew.
Chile’s stolen children: How they were taken and adopted to families in the US and beyond
Human rights groups believe at least 20,000 babies were taken from mostly low-income mothers in Chile and adopted out in foreign countries.
‘Overwhelming’: Hundreds of dolphins, sea lions ill, dying due to California’s red tide
The worst red tide in recent memory in Southern California is sickening or killing hundreds of dolphins and sea lions.
After a drunk driver killed 3 of her kids, TikToks helped this mom – and millions – heal
Dawn Simmons has taken her unfathomable loss and turned it into an opportunity to cement her children’s legacy and hopefully save lives
9-year-old girl accused of being ‘trans’ at track event hopes to inspire change
A Canadian mom wants to press charges against a man who verbally attacked her 9-year-old daughter and angrily questioned the girl’s gender.
93-year-old Ohio grandma overcomes loss, illness to inspire social media with world travels
Grandma Joy has lost all three of her sons and survived an illness she thought would kill her in 2008. Now she’s living her best life.
Scientist emerges half-inch shorter after living 100 days undersea. Here’s what he learned.
Florida professor Joseph Dituri has emerged from living under water for 100 days, shattering the previous record of 73 days.
Potentially record summer travel + low housekeeping staff = bed bug nightmares
Bed bugs are back in our consciousness as travel numbers swell and bed bugs don’t care if you’re in a motel or 5-star hotel, experts say.
Amazon to pay over $30 million to settle Alexa, Ring privacy violation claims
Amazon will pay more than $30 million for violating the privacy of customers who own Alexa and Ring devices under an FTC settlement filed Wednesday.