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Devastating flash floods in the Texas Hill Country last July Fourth killed 25 girls, two teenage counselors and the longtime director of Camp Mystic.
Two trespassers climb to top of Empire State Building
Two people climbed to the top of the Empire State Building early Wednesday afternoon.
Ravens’ Calais Campbell’s mother found dead in Atlanta; brother a suspect in death
The mother of Baltimore Ravens defensive end Calais Campbell was found dead in an Atlanta, and his brother is a suspect in the death, police said.
Adults arrested after 16 children found in ‘deplorable’ conditions in southern Ohio home
Authorities arrested four adults on felony child endangerment charges after discovering 16 children in dire need of medical treatment Tuesday in a rural southern Ohio home.
North Carolina mail carrier kidnapped and killed while on her route, authorities say
A man kidnapped and killed a U.S.
Holiday heat wave: As temperature climbs across much of U.S., so does the danger
DETROIT — Nature’s oven was on high Tuesday for millions of people in the Midwest and Great Lakes states as intense heat and humidity baked the regions with no immediate relief before the misery shifts to the eastern U.S.
6-year-old girl bitten by rabid bat while playing outside her Wisconsin home, family says
A 6-year-old girl is recovering after being bitten by a rabid bat outside her Wisconsin home — before her brother killed the animal with a homemade “Braveheart”-inspired sword, her family and health officials said Tuesday.
2 sisters and their friend charged with murder in fatal stabbing of 32-year-old woman
Two sisters and their friend were arrested and charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of a 32-year-old woman, police in Texas said.
Kentucky pastor defends viral video showing mock firing squad in front of children
The pastor at a Kentucky church decried “misinformation” after his house of worship drew criticism over a video showing staffers leading a mock firing squad.
Director Carl Rinsch is sentenced to prison in $11M fraud case over unfinished Netflix show
NEW YORK — Hollywood writer-director Carl Rinsch was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in prison after being convicted of defrauding Netflix out of $11 million for a never-finished sci-fi series.