The pilot whose fighter jet crashed after it took off from Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas has died, according to a release from the base's public affairs unit.The pilot, who was not identified, was a contractor and the…
A new exhibit that seeks to explain "the whole story" of the nation's largest Confederate monument, including the history of the Ku Klux Klan there, is coming to Georgia's Stone Mountain Park, the park's board said Monday.The exhibit will be…
We lost civil rights icons. They lost friends.The Rev. Jesse Jackson, Xernona Clayton and Andrew Young are some of the last remaining members of a generation of civil rights activists who reshaped the US and challenged their country to become…
The Rev. Michael Pfleger, the senior pastor of the St. Sabina parish in Chicago, will be reinstated to active ministry, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich announced Monday.Pfleger, a longtime activist on Chicago's South Side, has gained a national reputation for speaking…
A missing fisherman has been found alive after spending 17 nights in the Oregon wilderness, according to police.Harry Burleigh, from Roseburg, Oregon, was reported missing the evening of May 7 by his wife, Stacy, after he failed to return home…
It's not just tourists who invade Florida in the summer.The colorfully named, obnoxious -- and sometimes deadly -- microorganisms known as red tide and blue green algae also take advantage of the change in temperature to proliferate. And it causes…
The nation's two largest public school districts will be open for in-person learning five days a week when the next academic year begins, officials said Monday.While schools in Los Angeles will also offer an online option, New York City schools…
National Guard troops stationed at the Capitol since the January 6 insurrection left the grounds yesterday. But the campus is still closed to visitors.Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.(You can…
A series of mass shootings over the weekend left at least 11 people dead and another 69 injured.There were at least 12 mass shootings between Friday night and Sunday, according to CNN reporting and an analysis of data from the…
An Olympic silver medalist and mom of two children came out of her nine-year retirement at age 32 to compete in a gymnastics tournament Saturday.Chellsie Memmel competed in two events at the GK US Classic in Indianapolis, scoring 13.750 on…
The New York Police Department and state police are stepping up their presence in New York's Jewish communities following two hate-related incidents in Brooklyn's Borough Park neighborhood over the weekend, officials said.At around 7:45 p.m. Saturday, two teens, ages 18…
One person is dead and three were injured in an early morning shooting at an apartment complex in Fort Wayne, Indiana, according to city police.Gunfire was still going off when officers arrived at the apartment complex around 12:45 a.m. ET,…
A social media post telling people to show up to a party in Huntington Beach led to the unlawful assembly of more than 2,500 people, police said.Police in the Southern California city said they knew about the post and made…
A shooting at an unauthorized concert in North Charleston, South Carolina, late Saturday night left a 14-year-old dead and 14 others wounded, according to police.Officers responded to the area of Piggly Wiggly Drive and West Jimtown Drive in reference to…
Police discovered three people shot to death early Sunday morning after they responded to a call of shots fired at an Atlanta-area condominium.According to South Fulton Police spokesperson Jubal Rogers, the shooting happened in the 600 building of Camelot Condominiums,…
Defending world champion gymnast Simone Biles became the first woman to land the Yurchenko double pike vault move in competition at the GK US Classic in Indianapolis on Saturday.The Yurchenko double pike -- a high-difficulty skill historically only done by…
A 16-year-old girl was killed and seven others were injured in a shooting late Saturday night at Bicentennial Park in Columbus, Ohio, police said.Officers responded to reports of a shooting shortly before midnight and found "numerous victims," according to a…
A house party packed with hundreds of guests devolved into chaos when gunfire erupted, killing at least two people and wounding a dozen more.Kevin Elliot, 30, and Asia Hester, 25, both of Bridgerton, New Jersey, were killed in the shooting,…
Three people were killed and at least three others were injured in a shooting at an Ohio bar early Sunday morning, the Youngstown Police Department said.Officers were called to the Torch Club Bar & Grille in Youngstown shortly after 2…
Two years since Ronald Greene's death -- and two days since Louisiana authorities released a series of videos of their encounter with him -- his mother says she's still in shock."Just trying to... bring it into reality, that this has…
