Powerball jackpot soars to $1.3 billion after no ticket matched all six numbers in Labor Day drawing
The Powerball jackpot jumped to a staggering $1.3 billion after there were no big winners in Monday night’s drawing – the fifth-largest prize in game history.
Texas shooter fired randomly, killing grandfather, 4-year-old granddaughter and Target worker, police say
A man who fatally shot three people in a Target parking lot in Austin, Texas on Monday unleashed an hour of chaos and fear as the suspect carjacked multiple vehicles, tried to steal a water truck and vandalized a home before being captured – naked and holding a Bible, officials said.
Texas shooter fired randomly, killing grandfather, 4-year-old granddaughter and Target worker, police say
A man who fatally shot three people in a Target parking lot in Austin, Texas on Monday unleashed an hour of chaos and fear as the suspect carjacked multiple vehicles, tried to steal a water truck and vandalized a home before being captured – naked and holding a Bible, officials said.
Severe turbulence on Delta flight forces emergency landing and sends more than two dozen on board to hospitals
Some passengers were terrified, convinced the plane was going down. One seasoned traveler said it was the roughest flight he’d ever taken. A woman on board felt like she was experiencing an earthquake.
After plowing his car into a crowd outside an LA nightclub, the driver was beaten and shot by bystanders, police say
A lively night outside a bustling East Hollywood nightclub took a dangerous turn early Saturday when a car barreled through a crowded sidewalk, injuring at least 36 people, authorities say.
An investigation is underway after a fire engulfed a Massachusetts assisted-living facility, killing 9 people. Here’s what we know
Elderly residents – some in wheelchairs and some dependent on oxygen tanks – were blinded by deadly smoke as they tried to escape an assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, which caught fire Sunday evening.
A plea deal is set to keep Bryan Kohberger locked up for life. Families of the Idaho victims have a range of emotions
The grieving family of 21-year-old Kaylee Goncalves spent weeks waiting for an arrest in her killing. Since then, they and relatives of the three other University of Idaho students fatally stabbed on a late 2022 night in their off-campus home have endured a legal process punctuated by delay after delay.
1 person died, 10 injured after a boat ‘shattered the whole back’ of a ferry in Florida
A ferry ushering families from a popular sand sculpting competition in Florida was struck by a recreational boat Sunday evening in an apparent hit-and-run, killing one ferry passenger and injuring several others, police and witnesses said.
What we know about the Florida State University shooting suspect
A Florida State University student accused of killing two people and injuring five others in a shooting at the university on Thursday is the son of a local sheriff’s deputy, authorities say, and spent time training with law enforcement and serving on a sheriff’s advisory council in the years before his alleged attack.
A helicopter crash left a Siemens executive, his family and their pilot dead. Here’s what we know
A sightseeing helicopter plunged into the Hudson River on Thursday, turning a family outing above Manhattan’s misty skyline into a tragedy.
Man accused of killing Georgia mother was reportedly in the US illegally
A 21-year-old man from Honduras accused of killing a mother of five in an Atlanta suburb was in the United States illegally, CNN affiliate WSB-TV reported, citing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Comedian Tracy Morgan appears to fall ill during Knicks game at Madison Square Garden
Tracy Morgan, the comedian and actor celebrated for his roles on “30 Rock” and “Saturday Night Live,” appeared to fall ill while sitting courtside at Monday night’s matchup between the New York Knicks and the Miami Heat at Madison Square Garden. The incident briefly paused play during the third quarter.
Authorities traced this Myrtle Beach wildfire to a South Carolina woman’s backyard. She is now facing charges
A South Carolina woman faces charges after igniting yard debris that burned out of control and allegedly sparked a wildfire that has scorched more than 2,000 acres near Myrtle Beach, the state’s forestry officials said.
Denny’s adds egg surcharge amid rising prices and bird flu shortages
Denny’s, the popular American diner chain, has joined a growing number of restaurants responding to the nationwide egg shortage by adding a temporary surcharge to egg-based meals.
What we know about the Madison, Wisconsin, school shooting that left a student and teacher dead
Police are investigating why a teenage girl brought a handgun to a small Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin and opened fire, fatally shooting a student and a teacher and wounding several others — casting the tight-knit religious community into mourning just days before the school was set to close for Christmas.