Newly discovered giant turtle fossil named after Stephen King character
The fossil, named Peltocephalus maturin, is among the largest freshwater turtles ever found, researchers said.
Murdered woman identified 50 years after her remains were found
The decadeslong search started on May 30, 1974, when Connecticut State Police said they found two victims fatally shot in a wooded area.
Body of missing Florida teen Madeline Soto found, sheriff says
Madeline Soto, 13, had been missing since Feb. 26, authorities said.
Ship cargo seized by the British navy in 1807 revealed
Archivists opened parcels at the National Archives from the Anne-Marie cargo ship which was seized by the British Navy during the Second Battle of Copenhagen.
Driver rescued after crashed semi dangles off bridge: "She was praying"
Louisville fighters pulled a female driver out of a semi-cab that crashed into the side of Clark Memorial Bridge and was dangling over the edge.
Remains of Florida girl who went missing 20 years ago found, sheriff says
The remains of Autumn Lane McClure, who disappeared in May 2004 when she was just 16 years old, have been found.
Missouri police officer, process server fatally shot
Civil process server Drexel Mack was shot and killed while trying to serve an eviction notice, and police officer Cody Allen was shot and killed responding to Mack's shooting.
Multiple Mississippi prisons controlled by gangs, DOJ report says
The report found violence, gang control and trafficking of contraband had been happening inside Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, South Mississippi Correctional Institution, and Wilkinson County Correctional Facility for years.
Alabama man arrested decades after reporting wife missing
Sharon Mills' body was recovered in Florida a month after she was reported missing, the Dothan Police Department said.
What happened to Floridalma Roque? N.Y. mom missing in Guatemala
A U.S. woman went missing in Guatemala, and now her children are on a quest for answers in two countries.
Bodies of deputy and arrestee found in river; officer's final text was "water"
Meigs County Deputy Robert "R.J." Leonard had been missing since Wednesday night.
$1 million reward offered in 45-year-old cold case of murdered mom
Mary Anne Fagan, a homemaker with five young children, was found stabbed to death in 1978 at her Armadale home, Victoria police said.
Body believed to be missing 5-year-old found in sewer
Darnell Taylor had been missing since Wednesday, police said.
12 Epstein accusers sue the FBI for allegedly failing to protect them
The complaint filed in federal court in New York City alleges the FBI "turned its back on survivor victims" of disgraced billionaire Jeffrey Epstein.
Hiker kills rabid coyote with bare hands in Rhode Island
Environmental police officers took the coyote's carcass for testing and state laboratories determined the animal had rabies.