NTSB: Pilot tried to avoid dog on Alaska runway before deadly crash
The pilot of a Cessna that crashed near an airstrip in Alaska may have lost control while trying to avoid a loose dog on the runway during landing.
Life expectancy in the South changed little in the 20th century, study finds
A new study from researchers at the Yale School of Public Health found major disparities in life expectancy between individual U.S. states.
U.S. Coast Guard seizes 10,000 pounds of cocaine from boat in Atlantic
The Coast Guard said one of its crews seized roughly 10,000 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $74 million, from a boat in the Atlantic Ocean.
A massive brood of cicadas will soon emerge. Here's what to know.
A notably large brood of periodical cicadas will emerge from the underground across parts of the eastern U.S. this spring.
A timeline of the Abrego Garcia case, Maryland father mistakenly deported to El Salvador
The Trump administration said Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was living in Maryland but entered the country illegally in 2011, was deported to an El Salvador prison due to an administrative error.
Cicada maps show where the insects will emerge in the U.S. this spring
A large brood of periodical cicadas is due to emerge in the spring of 2025. These maps show where people should expect to see and hear the bugs this year.
Officers who attended Jan. 6 rally ask SCOTUS to allow anonymity in records
Current and former Seattle Police officers who attended President Trump's Jan. 6 rally are seeking to keep their identities out of public records related to the insurrection.
Flooding kills 2 in Oklahoma as severe storms threaten millions across U.S.
Two people died Saturday night in an Oklahoma City suburb after floodwaters swept their truck into a creek, police said. One of the deceased was 12 years old.
Remembering the Oklahoma City bombing victims, 30 years later
The Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995, is still the deadliest example of domestic terrorism in United States history.
Missing woman's body found buried under shed; handyman arrested
A missing 82-year-old woman's remains were found buried beneath a shed and partially encased in concrete in northwestern Washington, authorities said.
Colossal squid filmed for first time 2,000 feet below ocean's surface
Researchers recently captured the first live footage of a colossal quid in its natural habitat, thousands of feet under the sea near Antarctica.
Titanic victims' pocket watch, letter and ticket to be auctioned in U.K.
A pocket watch found with the body of a Titanic passenger who died in the 1912 disaster is expected to sell for up to $66,000 at an upcoming auction.
Ancient buried treasure unearthed by metal detectorists in Transylvania
A trove of buried treasure that metal detectorists recently discovered in Transylvania once belonged to an ancient people that inhabited the region in modern-day Romania.
2 injured hikers rescued from remote Arizona desert in separate incidents
Federal agents rescued two injured hikers who were stranded in remote parts of the Arizona desert, in separate incidents over the weekend.
Deacon killed in shooting at church Easter egg hunt in Mississippi
A deacon was shot and killed after an Easter egg hunt hosted by his church in Gulfport, Mississippi, on Saturday, according to the church and local police.