Authorities in Seattle were searching for a gunman Thursday who opened fire on a group of people outside a convenience store after an argument, wounding five people.
Authorities were on alert and school officials took precautions Thursday as jurors deliberated a second day in the Ohio murder trial of a white former police officer who said he feared for his life before fatally shooting an unarmed black man during a traffic stop last year.
The body of the Pennsylvania gunman who police said opened fire on two police officers Thursday morning, killing one and injuring the other, was located with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, CBS Pittsburgh reported.
The Latest on the trial of a former South Carolina police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of an unarmed black motorist (all times local): 12:20 p.m.
City lawmakers in Los Angeles have approved a nighttime ban on living in vehicles near homes, parks and schools over the protests of those who say the measure will criminalize homeless people
The Afghan-born man suspected of setting off bombs in New Jersey and New York faced a Manhattan judge Thursday on federal terrorism charges, as his attorney said after court proceedings that he would plead not guilty.
Wildfires burning across the South have created a smoky haze over metro Atlanta and prompted a public health advisory in Kentucky — and the forests are expected to continue burning for days as flaming leaves fall to the ground and spread the fire, authorities said Wednesday.
Federal authorities say warmer-than-average temperatures and no rainfall are deepening a drought that's sparking forest fires across the Southeastern U.S., forcing people to evacuate dozens of homes.
The first chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America is preparing for the day when there won't be any members left to care for the monument to their service.
A man who authorities say was angry about a Facebook post has pleaded not guilty to stabbing three people to death and knifing three others in New Jersey's largest city.
A relieved pet owner had feared the worst when he couldn’t find his pit bull after she had jumped off a sea wall near their Fort Lauderdale, Fla., home.
The husband of a Northern California mom who vanished while jogging passed a polygraph test and "has no involvement" with his wife's disappearance, the Shasta County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Wednesday.
A Connecticut man has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run that authorities say killed a mother after she pushed her 7-year-old daughter to safety.