El Paso Walmart shooter expected to be sentenced on federal charges today after facing dozens of victims' families and survivors in court
A sentence is expected to be issued Friday for Patrick Crusius, who has pleaded guilty to dozens of federal charges after massacring 23 people and wounding 22 others at a Texas Walmart in 2019 -- one of the deadliest attacks targeting Latinos in modern US history.
2023-07-07 12:52
Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter considered other targets, psychologist testifies
The Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter told a forensic psychologist who evaluated him that he had identified multiple targets to carry out the mass shooting of Jews, testimony at the killer's death penalty trial revealed Thursday.
2023-06-30 23:21
More than 70 million in parts of the South, Mississippi Valley and West are under heat alerts today
A heat wave in parts of the South and Mississippi Valley is peaking and a new one is building in the West on Friday, putting more than 70 million people in those areas under heat alerts ahead of the holiday weekend.
2023-06-30 16:51
More than 100 million in the US are under air quality alerts as Canadian wildfires continue emitting dangerous smoke
More than 100 million people are under air quality alerts Friday from Wisconsin to Vermont and down to North Carolina, as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to waft south, though conditions are expected to improve slowly into the weekend.
2023-06-30 15:25
Debris scattered across ocean floor could provide clues into the final moments of the Titanic-bound submersible
Investigators are continuing to scour the ocean floor for any insight into how a "catastrophic implosion" killed all five passengers of a Titanic-bound submersible that suddenly lost communication with its mother ship over the weekend, officials said.
2023-06-23 18:20
Jury deliberations to continue today in Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooting trial
A federal jury is set to continue deliberations Friday morning in the trial of the man accused of killing 11 worshippers in 2018 at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue.
2023-06-16 19:18
3 people dead and dozens injured after tornado ripped through a town in the Texas Panhandle
At least three people were killed and dozens were hospitalized after a tornado ripped through a town in the Texas Panhandle on Thursday afternoon, nearly leveling some buildings and prompting power outages.
2023-06-16 16:49
Ukraine dam breach: Hull4Ukraine charity to send aid to region
Hull4Ukraine intends to send 33 pallets of aid to regions affected by the Kakhovka dam breach.
2023-06-09 21:29
Joran van der Sloot, who is accused of extorting and defrauding Natalee Holloway's mom, faces Friday arraignment in federal court
Joran van der Sloot will be asked Friday to enter a plea in US federal court where he is accused of extorting tens of thousands of dollars from the mother of Natalee Holloway, whose disappearance while on a trip celebrating her high school graduation in 2005 became an international mystery.
2023-06-09 12:15
Days before apartments crumbled, repair work started on a building wall that later collapsed. Now officials ask for help with 3 missing men
The search for survivors of an Iowa apartment building continues, as crews work to stabilize the structure to make it safer for recovery efforts.
2023-06-03 01:29
Jury reaches a verdict in the trial of Idaho mother accused of killing her children
A jury has reached a verdict in the murder trial of Lori Vallow Daybell, the Idaho mother accused of killing her two children and conspiring in the murder of her husband's ex-wife.
2023-05-13 02:24
Some border counties declare disasters as Title 42 expires
With hours left before Title 42 expires Thursday night, the US has sent thousands of reinforcements to the southern border, anticipating the Trump-era border restriction policy's demise could spur an even heavier migrant influx than the country has seen in recent weeks.
2023-05-12 14:49