Fireworks injure thousands each year. Here's how to stay safe.
More than 10,000 people were injured by fireworks last year and officials are urging people to stay safe ahead of the Fourth of July.
Roller coaster riders stuck upside down for hours at Wisconsin festival
Roller coaster passengers hung upside down for hours at a Wisconsin festival, officials said.
Man, woman injured by bears in separate incidents after dogs chased bears
A 64-year-old woman was bitten after she punched a bear in the nose. In another incident, a 65-year-old man was bitten.
Washington, D.C., businesses hit with explosives, Molotov cocktail
Police are searching for at least one suspect accused of detonating explosive devices and throwing a Molotov cocktail in Washington, D.C.
Woman hit and killed by stolen forklift
The woman's body was found underneath the stolen forklift, officials said.
Small plane crashes near South Carolina golf course, killing 4
Four people died when a small plane crashed at North Myrtle Beach's Barefoot Resort
What are red flag laws — and do they work in preventing gun violence?
Extreme risk protection order laws allow people to petition to have an individual's firearms temporarily taken away. Here's how they work.
Where did all the Sriracha go? Bottles are being sold for $70 a pop
Sellers online are jacking up the price for bottles of Sriracha amid an ongoing shortage.
Heat blamed for more than a dozen deaths in Texas, Louisiana
Scorching temperatures have been blamed for more than a dozen deaths.
Missing Florida children found abandoned at Wisconsin park; 2 arrested
A woman was supposed to watch her friend's children overnight. Police say she took them about 1,000 miles away to another state instead.
Businesses got $200B in potentially fraudulent COVID loans, report finds
More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large COVID-19 relief initiatives in the pandemic's early months, the Small Business Administration said in a new report.
N.Y. man shot crossbow that killed infant daughter, authorities say
The bolt hit the baby girl in the upper torso and exited near an armpit before striking her mom in the chest, authorities say.
CDC warns of first local malaria infections in U.S. in 20 years
Locally acquired mosquito-borne malaria has not occurred in the U.S. since 2003, when there were 8 cases identified in Florida.
Mom charged with murder after leaving baby home alone for 10 days
Prosecutors in Ohio Monday announced murder charges against Kristel Candelario in the death of her 16-month-old daughter.
Dolphins use baby talk when communicating with calves, study finds
A study published Monday found that bottlenose dolphin mothers use a kind of high-pitched baby talk with their calves.