Amy Held
Amy Held is an editor on the newscast unit. She regularly reports breaking news on air and online.
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Crews succeeded in clearing the tracks so that a locomotive could pull the train to Eugene on Tuesday following a day-and-a-half standstill. -
The woman flew some 9,000 miles from Australia to Scotland to find her shoe was packed with a live spotted python inside, according to the Scottish SPCA. -
The cartoon, published last September in Australia's Herald Sun, sparked a fierce backlash, with critics calling it a sexist and racist caricature of the tennis star.
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David and Louise Turpin face 25 years to life behind bars in an abuse case the DA said was "among the worst ... ever seen." It included charges of starving and shackling children to furniture. -
A government group recommends elephant hunting resume within limits, and also calls for the animals to be slaughtered for meat used in pet food production. -
One survivor said a priest forced her to have abortions after raping her. The pope said he has come up with 21 "reflection points" designed to address the crisis. -
Gang rapes, abductions and killings have grown commonplace in South Sudan, according to the Commission on Human Rights, whose new report outlines widespread violence in the country's ongoing conflict. -
A towering statue depicting the famed embrace between a sailor and a woman in white, celebrating the end of World War II, has become an unwelcome symbol of assault to some. -
Russian lawmakers have passed a bill restricting social media and smartphone use by service members. -
Li Li Leung, a former gymnastics competitor, will now head an organization in turmoil, as USA Gymnastics seeks to recover from its widespread sex abuse scandal.
