The San Francisco chief medical examiner office's latest report indicates the city had the most accidental drug overdoses ever recorded in a single year, many of which involved fentanyl.
Kierre Williams, the alleged killer of Fort Calhoun, Nebraska priest Stephen Gutgsell, reportedly had no connection to his victim or the town where the crime was committed.
A firestorm has erupted online after a biological boy won a girls' under-14 Irish dance tournament in Texas recently, with Riley Gaines advocating for one of two competing petitions.
Las Vegas police arrested a man wanted on extraditable charges in Harris County, Texas, after he evaded officers at high rates of speed in places like school zones.
Hundreds of people gathered in Oakland, California on Wednesday to relight a replacement menorah at the Chabad Center after the original was destroyed overnight.
The Rev. James Jackson, 68, of Providence, Rhode Island, has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for possessing over 12,000 images and 1,300 videos of child sexual abuse.
Two men were charged in Montana after shooting and killing over 3,000 birds, including bald and golden eagles, and selling them for profit on the black market.
Trains in New Jersey had to steer clear of a bull on the tracks Thursday at Newark's Penn Station. The incident prompted temporary suspension of services.
The St. Louis Zoo has announced that Raja, a male Asian elephant born there nearly 31 years ago, will be relocated to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio.
Hiker Ian Snyder says it's a miracle he's alive after he fell 1,000 feet from a trail in Hawaii and was stranded by a waterfall for three days before his rescue.
A man acquitted of a triple homicide in Minnesota has been found guilty of kidnapping and shooting another man in St. Paul. He faces sentencing on Jan. 29, officials say.
Police are searching for a man who allegedly broke into a Culver City, California, home, sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl and left on foot about five hours later.