Boy, 16, dies after attack by 3 dogs in Dallas-area backyard
Police say a 16-year-old boy has died after being mauled by three pit bulls inside the fenced backyard of a…
Texas service held for Vietnam War pilot, killed in 1967
U.S. flags and patriotic songs helped honor an Air Force pilot from Texas whose plane was shot down in 1967…
Officer in Mexico’s National Guard killed in shootout
Mexico’s new National Guard force suffered its first casualty in the line of duty, when an officer was killed in…
US military says service member killed in Iraq
The U.S. military says a U.S. service member has died during a combat mission with Iraqi security forces in Iraq‘s…
Judge rejects bid for new trial in ‘Making a Murderer’ case
A judge has rejected a man’s bid for a new trial in a Wisconsin killing featured in the Netflix series…
Ex-US Olympic dressage athlete charged with attempted murder
A history of disputes between a former Olympic equestrian athlete and two people who rented from him at a farm…
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…
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…
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…
Shootings prompt other countries to warn about travel to US
The United States often takes a leading role in calling out the world’s most dangerous places, warning its people about…
Woman bites intruder who forced his way into home
A nearly toothless South Florida woman says she bit a man who forced his way into her apartment. Alice Coleman…
Rand Paul undergoes lung surgery stemming from assault
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul underwent lung surgery in a procedure he says stems from injuries suffered when a neighbor tackled…
California millionaire arrested in wife’s death
A Southern California millionaire charged with his wife’s killing has been captured after four years on the run, authorities said…
2 people bitten by sharks minutes apart at Florida beach
Authorities say two people were bitten by sharks minutes apart at the same Florida beach. Interested in Sharks? Add Sharks…
Bank robber’s note demanding money includes his name
Investigators say a Cleveland bank robber made their job much easier because his note demanding money was written on the…
‘I can’t breathe’ case looms large over de Blasio’s tenure
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s relationship with New York City’s police force was destined to be rocky. He took office as…
1 dead, 5 wounded in shooting during rap video production
One man was killed and five others were wounded in a shooting during a rap video production in Philadelphia. Police…
Police: Man hurt in shooting outside synagogue near Miami
Police say someone got out of a car and opened fire on a 58-year-old man who was approaching a synagogue…
Officer hurt in shootout in popular tourist area in Arkansas
A man who was seen “pumping a gun” in a busy tourist area in Arkansas is in critical condition being…
Police in Canada detain man after 4 found dead inside home
Police in Canada have detained a 20-year-old man after finding four people dead in a home north of Toronto. York…
Ala. school system delays class over malware attack
An Alabama school system is delaying the start of classes because of what officials describe as a malware attack on…
Black rag dolls meant to be abused are pulled from stores
Black rag dolls that came with instructions to “find a wall” and slam the toy against it have been pulled…
Brain-eating amoeba kills man who swam in NC manmade lake
A North Carolina man has died from a rare brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a manmade lake at a water…
Textured breast implant recalled due to ties to rare cancer
Breast implant maker Allergan Inc. issued a worldwide recall Wednesday for certain textured models after regulators alerted the company to…
Southwest planes collide on Nashville airport tarmac
Two Southwest Airlines planes have collided on the tarmac of Nashville International Airport. Interested in Airlines? Add Airlines as an…
Michigan pageant winner ousted after tweets about Muslims
The Miss World America organization has stripped its Michigan pageant winner of her title, which she says was because of…
TV personality Jesse James offers reward for return of dog
Reality TV star Jesse James is offering a $5,000 reward for the return of one of his beloved dogs. James…
Woman accused of assault over pizza slice
Authorities have arrested a woman in Florida who they say tried to attack another woman with a knife when she…
Florida ‘pill mills’ were ‘gas on the fire’ of opioid crisis
Florida survives on tourism, but a decade ago thousands of visitors made frequent trips to the state not to visit…
North Korea floats idea of lifting weapons test moratorium
North Korea on Tuesday suggested it might call off its 20-month suspension of nuclear and missile tests because of summertime…
Fossil found in 1980s in Texas declared new genus, species
Experts say fossil remains discovered in the 1980s at the Big Bend National Park in southwest Texas have been identified…
Illinois woman gets prison for soliciting husband’s murder
A southern Illinois woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for soliciting the murder of her 76-year-old husband…
DNA confirms remains are those of missing Virginia toddler
Police in Virginia have confirmed that human remains found at a trash incinerator earlier this month belong to a 2-year-old…
Another Canadian detained in China amid diplomatic chill
A Canadian citizen has been detained in Yantai, China, Canada’s government said Saturday, a step that comes amid tense relations…
Fossil of bone-crushing mammal a first in the US Northwest
A fossil jaw bone misidentified for 50 years turns out to belong to a bone-crushing mammal and is the first…
Top Puerto Rican officials resign over profanity-laced chat
Puerto Rico’s Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced Saturday that his chief financial officer and secretary of state will step down following…
US budget deficit jumps 23% through June
The U.S. budget deficit increased by $140 billion during the first nine months of this budget year to $747.1 billion…
Authorities: Missing Texas man was eaten by his own dogs
A Texas man who had been missing for months was eaten, bones and all, by his pack of dogs, sheriff’s…
Police: Woman throws snake at woman in carjacking
Police say a woman stole a vehicle after throwing a nonpoisonous snake at the driver, then crashed through barricades set…
State Department proposes $2 billion sale of arms to Taiwan
The State Department is proposing the sale of $2.2 billion in arms to Taiwan, including 108 Abrams tanks and 250…
Woman, 3 children missing in deadly mobile home fire
Police say a woman and three children are unaccounted for following a deadly fire at a mobile home park site…
5 discovered killed in St. Louis apartment; suspect sought
Police in St. Louis say five people have been discovered slain in an apartment building. St. Louis County Police confirmed…
Mount Rushmore Memorial to begin major construction projects
One of the country’s most popular tourist attractions is getting to the core of a multi-million dollar upgrade. The Rapid…
4 dead in apparent murder-suicide in northwest Arkansas
Authorities in northwest Arkansas say a man has allegedly shot his wife and two adult sons to death before apparently…
Judge OKs state’s motion to dismiss fetal manslaughter case
The manslaughter charge against an Alabama woman who lost her fetus when she was shot during a fight has been…
Man arrested in Oregon in death of original Mouseketeer
Authorities in Oregon have arrested a man in the death of an original member of Disney’s “The Mickey Mouse Club.”…
Police: 7 dead in multi-vehicle interstate crash in Georgia
Seven people were killed Saturday in a chain-reaction crash on an interstate in Georgia when an SUV crossed over the…
Mom who tried to kill baby held in his death 11 years later
A woman who was prosecuted in Montana for trying to drown her baby son more than a decade ago has…
Father of 2, deported to El Salvador, allowed return to US
A 33-year-old father of two American-born children was allowed to return to the U.S. on Monday, two years after being…
New tropical storm forms off southern Mexico
A new tropical storm has formed far off Mexico’s southern coast, and the U.S. National Hurricane Center says it’s likely…
Racist, anti-gay student flyers challenge Wyoming district
The leaflets distributed by students at a junior high school told pre-teens to “Join the KKK” and that “It’s not…
7 hurt when gunfire erupts at Louisiana nightclub
Police continued Sunday to investigate a shooting at a Baton Rouge nightclub that left seven people injured, even as officials…
Mexico ‘anti-monuments’ recall dark moments, demand justice
On the sidewalk outside the Mexican Social Security Institute, like alphabet blocks stacked in a playroom, there’s a large metal…
Gay rights, antiwar activist Justin Raimondo dies at 67
Justin Raimondo, a longtime gay rights advocate and antiwar activist, has died. He was 67. Raimondo, who lived in the…
43-year-old El Salvador migrant dies in US border custody
A 43-year-old El Salvadoran man who crossed into the U.S. with his daughter collapsed at a border station and later…
Man killed by rangers on Big Sur trail had shot at hikers
Authorities say a man shot to death by state park police on a remote trail in Big Sur over the…
Diocese in Little Rock settles sexual abuse claims for $790K
Lawyers for five men who claim an Arkansas priest sexually abused them more than four decades ago said Thursday that…