In March, Virginia man Irvo Otieno died of asphyxiation as he was admitted to a mental hospital. Otieno’s relatives are now seeking to open a criminal investigation.
Christine King Farris, esteemed educator and civil rights activist, died Thursday at age 95. KIng Farris was also the older sister of Martin Luther King Jr.
Chicago mom and concealed carry holder Carlishia Hood is suing the city of Chicago and police officers for charging her and her son for murder and then later dropping the charges.
A helicopter crew rescued two firefighters whose boat went over a waterfall during a rescue effort in Clifton, New Jersey. No injuries were reported in either of the rescues.
Canada’s wildfire smoke is spreading to areas already exposed to industrial pollution, exacerbating health risks among the poor and Black communities that reside there.
A child who was found unconscious in a wave pool in Nebraska has been pronounced dead. The 6-year-old Iowa boy had no brain activity since the incident.
The iconic Tiffany & Co. location in New York City caught fire Thursday due to an electrical issue caused by a transformer, according to fire officials.
The only National Weather Service television program in Alaska is about to air its last segment. The program will move to YouTube, but internet access can be unreliable in rural areas.
The number of Kansas residents that changed genders this year quadrupled ahead of a new law that prevents residents from identifying differently from the sex assigned to them at birth.
The federal Pell Grant program, which offers the neediest undergraduates tuition aid, will give thousands more prisoners tuition aid as the program is set to expand next month.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has denied a new trial request from Rodney Reed, a death row inmate. Supporters of Reed believe there is evidence to back his innocence claims.
A 12-year-old Pennsylvania girl was bitten by a shark Monday while swimming in the waters off a Florida beach. She and her family were visiting for a gymnastics competition.
A health clinic of a Montana Superfund site submitted hundreds of false asbestos claims that allowed patients to wrongly receive Medicare benefits, according to a jury.
Two Chicago parents are accusing their children's private school of "refusing" to hand over their records after their son, Nate Bronstein, died by suicide in 2022.
A report found that most of the almost $500K taxpayer dollars that were given to Minneapolis Black-owned businesses have been spent on out-of-state businesses.
