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Austin Jacob Allen Davidson, who murdered Cpl. Glenn Hilliard of the Wicomico County, Maryland, Sheriff's Office, was sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole Thursday.

Chicago resident Jason Jeffries, 41, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to child porn charges Wednesday. Jeffries was already a registered sex offender.

Wynter Cole Smith, 2, was found dead in a Detroit alley after she was allegedly abducted by her mom's ex-boyfriend, who's also accused of stabbing Smith's mother.

The Carowinds amusement park in North Carolina will replace a column that supports the Fury 325 roller coaster after a crack was discovered, park officials said Thursday.

An hour-old newborn was abandoned by their young parents and left at a business in Plano, Texas, Tuesday afternoon. Plano police were able to identify the child's parents.

In another stunning twist in the saga of missing Texas teen Rudy Farias, Houston police said at a news conference Thursday that the young man had been living at home with his mother.

"SiegedSec," a hacking group known to target government institutions it believes are targeting transgender people, has claimed responsibility for the spread of an apolitical death hoax.

A media outlet and activist group are seeking access to President Joe Biden's Senate papers at the University of Delaware, but have been denied by the state Supreme Court.

A 4-year-old Kansas girlhas been hospitalized after being struck by a bullet while watching Fourth of July fireworks. Police suspect the shots were fired into the air.

Oceangate has suspended its operations following the fatal implosion of a submersible during a Titanic expedition. The submarine started its journey June 18 and never returned.

Police in Annapolis are searching for a woman and a man who authorities say assaulted officers during an arrest for illegal fireworks on July Fourth.

A hiker named Hayden T. Klemenok has been reported missing in Yosemite National Park since the holiday weekend after being swept away by a cold and rapidly flowing creek.

An Independence Day parade display in Muscatine, Iowa, garnered controversy and condemnation for displaying a rope-bound Native woman being pulled by another on horseback.

Shelby County, Tennessee, DA Steve Mulroy will seek the death penalty for an ex-con rapist in the September kidnapping and murder of teacher Eliza Fletcher.

The estate of an Alabama sheriff's deputy will receive the maximum payout from the state after he was shot and killed by a criminal on early release.

Severe storms struck the St. Louis area over the weekend, overwhelming the region's 911 systems and leading to long delays in emergency response, a public official said.

OceanGate has suspended all of its exploration and commercial operations, the company announced Thursday, after the implosion of its Titan sub in June.

Authorities in Texas cornered a suspected human smuggler in the waters of the Rio Grande before eventually capturing and arresting him on Tuesday.

James M. Kelly, the accused festival shooter who allegedly killed two women and wounded three other people, has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges.

The Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona is getting 30 new buses as part of a replacement project. The park will receive $27.5 million in federal funding to upgrade the buses.