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Five missing Marines confirmed dead following helicopter crash
Brais Seara/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Five missing Marines have been confirmed dead more than 24 hours after their helicopter crashed during a training flight, the U.S. Marine Corps said Thursday. The Marines had been [Read More…]

Documents detail OceanGate’s battle with whistleblower years before fatal Titan submersible implosion
Lochridge dedicated several pages and pictures to the carbon fiber hull, demonstrating alleged porosity in the material. (Obtained by ABC News) (NEW YORK) — Years before an OceanGate submersible tragically imploded on its way to [Read More…]

Possible tornado hits southern California as storm dumps even more rain
Photography by Keith Getter (all rights reserved)/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A storm sweeping through southern California overnight unleashed damaging winds and even more rain on an already saturated area. A possible tornado hit a [Read More…]

At least six unaccounted after Pennsylvania home went up in flames during shooting incident: DA
WPVI-TV (NEW YORK) — At least six to eight people are still unaccounted for after a massive housefire engulfed a Pennsylvania residence where authorities were responding to an emergency call, officials said Wednesday. While responding [Read More…]

Baby decapitated during labor at Georgia hospital ruled a homicide
Family handout (NEW YORK) — The parents of a newborn who had been decapitated during birth held a press conference on Wednesday after the Clayton County, Georgia Medical Examiner’s Office declared the baby’s death a [Read More…]

Trump again asks judge in Georgia election case to disqualify DA Fani Willis, calling her arguments ‘preposterous’
David Becker/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday renewed his request to the judge overseeing his Georgia election interference case to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and dismiss the indictment against [Read More…]

Trump civil fraud trial: NY AG says Weisselberg plea should not affect case
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $370 million civil lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump [Read More…]

New Hawaii bill would ban foreigners from buying land on the Islands
Mengshin Lin for The Washington Post via Getty Images (HONOLULU) — A new bill in Hawaii aims to ban foreigners from purchasing land in the Aloha State. State Sen. Brenton Awa, who introduced the bill, says [Read More…]

E. Jean Carroll defamation case: Judge denies Trump’s motion for mistrial
Former President Donald Trump speaks at his caucus night event at the Iowa Events Center, Jan. 15, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial [Read More…]

17-year-old shot and killed by officer conducting welfare check
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A teenager was shot and killed by a police officer conducting a welfare check at a residence in Nebraska, state police said. The Nebraska State Patrol said it is [Read More…]

Military helicopter with five Marines on board goes missing en route to California
Brais Seara/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — California search and rescue crews are looking for a missing helicopter with five Marines aboard, the U.S. Marine Corps said. The CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter was “reported overdue” to [Read More…]

US detects Russian aircraft flying in Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone
luoman/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has detected and tracked four Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday, according to a statement. “The [Read More…]

DOE launches investigation into Harvard following Islamophobia, anti-Arab complaint
Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation Tuesday into Harvard University for possible discrimination after Arab and Muslim students filed a civil rights complaint against the university. More than [Read More…]

Philadelphia man exonerated after nearly 40 years in prison
Harold Staten (right) with his son Harold DeBose (left) celebrate after Staten was exonerated from prison after nearly 40 years behind bars. (Pennsylvania Innocence Project) (PHILADELPHIA) — A man incarcerated for nearly 40 years was [Read More…]

Suspect in hostage incident at Florida bank shot and killed by SWAT sniper: Sheriff
Lee County Sheriff’s Office (FORT MYERS, Fla.) — A suspect in a hostage incident at a Florida bank was shot and killed by a SWAT sniper, authorities said. Two hostages were unharmed in what Lee [Read More…]

What to know about NASA’s PACE mission set to launch Thursday after delay
NASA and SpaceX technicians safely encapsulate NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft in Space’s Falcon 9 payload fairings on Jan. 30, 2024, at the Astrotech Space Operations Facility near the agency’s Kennedy Space [Read More…]

US officials still seek information one year after four bald eagles found shot dead
Adam Jones/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Federal and state officials are still seeking leads nearly one year after four bald eagles were found shot dead in Arkansas. The eagles were discovered on Feb. 13, 2023, [Read More…]

Four bolts missing from Alaska Airlines door plug before blow-out: NTSB report
David Ryder/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Four bolts designed to prevent the door plug from falling off the Boeing 737 Max 9 plane were missing before the plug blew off during an Alaska [Read More…]

McDonald’s stock price drops after CEO promises affordability during latest earnings call
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Quick and cheap are two of the first words that come to mind when thinking about fast food. But some McDonald’s customers have criticized the restaurant giant over recent [Read More…]

California storm live updates: State of emergency in effect as flooding, mudslides hit Southern California
imran kadir photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A second storm within one week is pummeling nearly the entire state of California with heavy rain and life-threatening flooding. Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued a state of [Read More…]