US News

December 09, 2018

Average US price of gas drops 22 cents per gallon to $2.51

The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline has plummeted 22 cents a gallon (3.8 liters) over the past three weeks, to ...

December 09, 2018

Newtown shooter described 'scorn for humanity'

Documents from the investigation into the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut are shedding light on the ...

December 09, 2018

Man arrested in Texas after telling kids Santa isn't real

Police say a 31-year-old protester who told children Santa Claus is not real has been arrested for trespassing at a North ...

December 09, 2018

Dog that survived California wildfire guarded home for weeks

A dog that survived the catastrophic wildfire in Northern California apparently protected the ruins of his home for almost ...

December 08, 2018

FBI: Man charged in kidnapping, death of North Carolina teen

Police have arrested and charged a man with killing a 13-year-old girl who was kidnapped last month from a North Carolina ...

December 08, 2018

SpaceX Christmas delivery arrives at space station

A SpaceX delivery full of Christmas goodies arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday, following a slight delay ...

December 08, 2018

Trump resort worker: No regrets speaking out about abuse

A Guatemalan living in the U.S. illegally who says she faced abusive working conditions as a maid at Donald Trump's New ...

December 08, 2018

Teacher accused of cutting boy's hair pleads not guilty

A California high school teacher pleaded not guilty to several charges of child cruelty and battery after she allegedly ...

December 08, 2018

Survivors gather at Pearl Harbor for attack remembrance

About 20 survivors gathered at Pearl Harbor on Friday to pay tribute to the thousands of men lost in the Japanese attack 77 ...

December 08, 2018

In darkness and chaos, deputy killed by friendly fire

As terrified people scrambled out of broken windows, screaming and bleeding and fleeing a mass shooting inside a California ...

December 07, 2018

Suicide recorded on cell phone sends Utah man to prison

A Utah man who helped a teenager kill herself and filmed the act to fulfill what prosecutors called a fascination with death ...

December 07, 2018

Uranus Examiner ends publication, blaming judgmental people

The Uranus Examiner, a small Missouri newspaper whose name inspired chuckles and groans when it launched a few months ago, ...

December 07, 2018

Leaping lemur surprises Florida trooper during DUI arrest

A lemur surprised a Florida Highway Patrol trooper when it crawled from a trailer being pulled by a pickup truck that had ...

December 07, 2018

Indiana man pleads guilty to 1988 killing of 8-year-old girl

An Indiana man has pleaded guilty to the 1988 abduction, rape and killing of an 8-year-old Fort Wayne girl. John D.

December 07, 2018

Teacher fired for refusing to use trans student's pronouns

A Virginia high school teacher who refused to use a transgender student's new pronouns has been fired. News outlets report ...

December 07, 2018

The Latest: Silent moment to remember Pearl Harbor attack

The Latest on the 77th anniversary remembrance ceremony at Pearl Harbor (all times local): 9 a.m. Pearl Harbor survivors, ...

December 07, 2018

Marlboro maker places $1.8 billion bet on marijuana

One of the world's biggest tobacco companies is diving into the cannabis market with a $1.8 billion buy-in. Marlboro maker ...

December 07, 2018

Moose rings Alaska home's doorbell

A moose used the doorbell to awaken a couple in Alaska. The couple thought maybe it was an aftershock or some kids playing ...

December 07, 2018

Tennessee electrocutes second inmate in 2 months

A Tennessee inmate became the second person to die in the state's electric chair in just over a month Thursday, nearly two ...