Los Angeles schools closed after credible terror threat

Los Angeles schools were closed on 15 December, after the district received an electronic threat to many schools, school and police officials said. Los Angeles police and the FBI were notified of the threat, which is being investigated, officials said. Dec 15, 2015

Hoard of Viking coins and jewellery found in Oxfordshire

A hoard of Viking coins, silver and jewellery could shine new light on the history of how the Kingdom of England came to exist, after it was discovered by a British amateur metal detectorist. The 186 coins, seven pieces of jewellery and 15 silver ingots were buried around the end of the 870s AD as Anglo-Saxon kings, in what is today England, began to fight back against Viking expansion across Britain. Dec 11, 2015

Deontay Wilder aims to be undisputed heavyweight champion

WBC world title holder Deontay Wilder said on 4 December that he wants to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Britains Lennox Lewis in 1999. Lewis unified all four boxing boards belts when he beat Evander Holyfield 16 years ago, a feat not emulated since in the heavyweight division, something 30-year-old American Wilder would like to change. Dec 8, 2015