The mayor of Eagle Pass, a Texas border city central to Gov. Greg Abbott's efforts to control migrant crossings, has accused the state of escalating tensions.
Kevin Monahan, a 66-year-old man from upstate New York, is on trial for second-degree murder in the shooting death of 20-year-old Kaylin Gillis last April.
A 41-year-old mother in Ohio was charged with theft by deception after using her daughter's fake cancer diagnosis to receive donations from local organizations.
A 55-year-old man was shot and killed by police outside an Iowa casino after ramming two patrol vehicles with his truck and threatening officers with a chain and metal object.
Mourners gathered by the hundreds Thursday for the funeral of Ahmir "Smiley" Jolliff, an 11-year-old boy who was the sole victim of the Perry, Iowa, high school shooting.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office in Florida arrested over 120 people for human trafficking-related crimes through an operation consisting of undercover stings.
Shakira's alleged stalker was defiant in court following his arrest and argued with the judge, who ordered him to stay away from the pop star: "She's my wife. We talk all the time"
A strong storm in the Northeast severely damaged the Pemaquid Point Light in Maine. Despite the extensive destruction, caretakers are optimistic about rebuilding the damaged portions.
DNA lifted from mask found in a stolen truck from a Pennsylvania home invasion robbery that killed a man decade ago linked to one of the suspects involved, leads to arrest, police say.
Philadelphia's two-term elected District Attorney, Larry Krasner, is seeking a court injunction to stop the appointment of a special prosecutor under a new law.
An Ohio woman will not face criminal charges for her handling of a home miscarriage, as a grand jury declined to return an indictment for abuse of a corpse.
Images released by the Atlanta Police Department show the suspect who allegedly stole an active DEA agent's ID from her vehicle the day after Christmas.
"Princess" Abigail Kawānanakoa, a descendent of both Hawaiian royalty and a sugar baron, has left a significant portion of her estate to advance Native Hawaiian causes.