A Houston mother was killed on Christmas Day in what police are calling an apparent murder-suicide. Fannie Uresti was shot by her husband after she planned to divorce him.
The Austin Police Department continues to experience a staffing crisis brought on by the city council's defunding efforts that have resulted in slow responses and thin coverage.
Two large offshore wind farms in the United States, Vineyard Wind and South Fork Wind, have sent electricity to the grid for the first time, officials say.
An Arkansas sheriff's deputy was fatally shot on Tuesday, and a suspect is in custody, according to Arkansas State Police. The shooting occurred at 4:30 p.m.
A suspect has been arrested for the allegedly shooting Louisiana State University student Ashlei Hinds inside a D.C. hotel room in the early hours of New Year’s Day.
In a new TV special premiering Thursday, George and Cindy Anthony take the polygraph test in an effort to prove their innocence in their granddaughter Caylee Anthony's murder.
Four years after his last wife was arrested for allegedly plotting his murder, Arthur Guty Jr. faces homicide and aggravated assault charges in second wife Nicole Zambrano's death.
The process of making salt from sea water on the island of Kauai is a traditional, labor-intensive practice passed down through Native Hawaiian families for centuries.
The court-ordered release of the names of dozens of Jeffrey Epstein's associates referenced in a lawsuit against his madam Ghislaine Maxwell is expected to begin.
Denver police charged Brandon Olsen after he allegedly breached the Colorado Supreme Court building, held a guard at gunpoint and set fire to the seventh floor.
A Chicago woman and her coworker driving to their shift at O'Hare International Airport thwarted an attempted armed carjacking thanks to the coworker's concealed carry weapon.
Tristan Noah Borlase's life sentences without parole for murdering his parents were upheld by a North Carolina appeals court panel on Tuesday, officials say.
University of Idaho quadruple stabbing suspect Bryan Kohberger is asking a Latah County judge to reconsider a December decision not to throw the case out.
A Connecticut house fire killed four children aged 5, 6, 8 and 12 on Tuesday night. The fire broke out around 10:30 p.m. in a two-family home where 11 people lived.
Alan M. Garber, an economist and physician who is Harvard University's provost and chief academic officer, will serve as interim president after Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday.
The Lancashire Heeler, a small herding breed known for its smile, has been officially recognized by the American Kennel Club, making it eligible for various U.S. dog shows.