Police: 5 dead, 2 injured after crash in southern Indiana
Five young people died and two others were injured Friday after the SUV they were riding in crashed and overturned multiple times in rural southern Indiana, police said. The sport…
Police: El Paso shooting suspect said he targeted Mexicans
The man accused of carrying out last weekend’s deadly mass shooting at a Walmart in the Texas border city of El Paso confessed to officers while he was surrendering and…
Video of woman being hit by officer prompts changes
The chief of a small Vermont police department says he’s changed the use-of-force reporting policies in the aftermath of an altercation in which a handcuffed woman was thrown against a…
Increase in Atlantic hurricane activity expected after end of El Nino: NOAA
Hurricane activity is expected to increase in the Atlantic due to favorable oceanic and atmospheric patterns now that El Nino has ended in the Pacific, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
Texas couple drowns in Turks and Caicos, teen daughter survives
A Texas couple drowned in Turks and Caicos while on vacation with their teen daughter, family and friends said. Loved ones identified Irma Barrera, 33, and Roy Perez, 38, as…
Teen’s racist videos show SC needs hate crime law: Sheriff
A South Carolina sheriff said Thursday that the state needs a hate crime law after his deputies couldn’t initially charge a 16-year-old Catholic school student who made videos using racial…
2 Minneapolis officers fired over racist holiday decorations
Two Minneapolis police officers have been fired over a racist Christmas display. The department says Mark Bohnsack’s last day was last Thursday while Brandy Steberg’s was Monday. They were put…
Authorities in Tennessee offer reward for information on ‘extremely dangerous’ escaped inmate
Authorities are offering a $32,500 reward for information that leads to the capture of an escaped Tennessee inmate who is considered “extremely dangerous” and a suspect in a homicide case,…
We Build The Wall, the group behind privately funded border wall, under criminal investigation in Florida
The group that raised millions of dollars to build a privately funded border wall separating Mexico from the U.S. is under criminal investigation in Florida, according to officials. We Build…
Man asked Walmart salesperson to help him find something ‘that would kill 200 people’
Police have located a man who allegedly told a Walmart salesperson that he was looking for something “that would kill 200 people.” The alleged incident happened on Wednesday Aug. 7,…