Shannon Brandt was sentenced to five years in state prison on Friday for fatally running over 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson following a street dance on Sept. 18, 2022.
Peoria resident Erik Islas was charged with first-degree murder after police accused him of stabbing his girlfriend 26 times and fleeing to Mexico. Islas confessed to the crime.
After planes crashed into the twin towers, many were left trapped on the upper floors. Several recordings of calls and messages left by those trapped have been released to the public.
Memorials have been built since the tragic events of September 11, 2001. The 9/11 Memorial and Museum is located in New York City, near the former site of the twin towers.
Americans in New York City tried to decode the most popular Gen Z slang words. They guessed the meaning of slang words like "living rent-free" and "ghosting."
Police uncovered new evidence that changes the 23-year-old investigation into missing 10-year-old Natasha "Alex" Carter, who hasn't been seen since 2000.
A comet will pass by Earth for the first time in more than 400 years, with people in the Northern Hemisphere likely able to catch a glimpse of it on Sept. 12.
A Texas man who bludgeoned his wife to death with a nail gun has been sentenced to 40 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to the murder earlier this year.
A California scientist admitted he "left out the full truth" and "distorted his findings" in order to get his climate change wildfire study published in a prestigious journal.
Days from marking 22 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in New York City, officials said two victims have been identified.
A municipal worker in Hillsdale, Missouri, has been arrested after allegedly running over a television station's photojournalist, seriously injuring him.
Utah parenting blogger Ruby Franke, who is accused of abusing two of her six children, along with her business partner, appeared in court for the first time on Friday.
Eric Labarge, 46, of Nashua, New Hampshire, has been arrested and charged in connection with a plot to vandalize homes associated with two New Hampshire Public Radio employees.
Lawrence Smith, a 49-year-old Baltimore school police officer, has been arrested and charged with fraudulently obtaining over $215,000 in overtime pay.