Donations to nonprofits are reportedly down compared with previous years, prompting many organizations to look to make up the difference on Giving Tuesday.
CSX says a failed wheel bearing on a train car caused a derailment that sparked a chemical fire in a small Kentucky town. The accident occured on Nov. 22, 2023.
UNC Ph.D. student Tailei Qi, accused of fatally shooting Prof. Zijie Yan, was deemed unfit to stand trial and will be committed to a psychiatric hospital.
An Illinois man won $25,000 a year for life after purchasing a lottery ticket in Michigan even though the retailer accidentally printed the wrong ticket.
An Indiana couple and two dogs died when their single-engine plane crashed in western Michigan on Sunday. Authorities did not immediately release the names of the victims.
Westborough, Massachusetts, police arrested a 22-year-old woman for allegedly "intentionally" setting fire to a donation box inside the police department lobby.
A legal battle over land ownership is unfolding in Georgia as the Sandersville Railroad seeks to build a 4.5-mile rail line connecting to a rock quarry.
McKinley Slone Hernandez, 25, was arrested on felony child abuse charges on Thanksgiving after allegedly leaving a Colorado 2-year-old with a life-threatening brain bleed.
Environmental protesters have boarded a deep-sea vessel to protest the activities conducted by The Metals Company, and the company accuses the activists of endangering the crew.
A Southwest Airlines passenger allegedly opened the over-wing emergency exit hatch Sunday evening, climbed out and struggled with airport workers near a utility vehicle.
A 2-year-old boy in Texas and his mother are recovering following a pit bull attack in their front yard. The vicious incident was caught on doorbell camera.
Tensions are rising among immigrants in the U.S. over disparities in work permits. Advocates are pushing for equal treatment, while local leaders focus on aiding new arrivals.
Two Colorado paramedics are facing homicide and manslaughter charges in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. McClain, a Black man, died after being stopped by police in Denver.
Two teenage murder suspects allegedly broke out of a Baton Rouge jail over the weekend, which is the second time one of the suspects escaped this month.
New York is addressing food waste through statewide initiatives, emphasizing donations of edible food and recycling of food scraps to reduce landfill usage.
A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to third-degree murder for the fatal Christmas Eve shooting of an 81-year-old store owner in south Philadelphia nearly seven years ago.
An Ohio mobile home fire claimed the lives of five people, including two children, on Thanksgiving. One occupant of the Athens County home survived and was hospitalized.