The nine-month old Bengal tiger that has been missing for days in Houston was found Saturday and was transferred to the appropriate authorities, officials said."We are happy to report that the missing tiger seen in a Houston neighborhood last week…
The Brooklyn Center City Council voted 4-1 Saturday afternoon to dramatically reduce the power of its police department in a sweeping new measure.Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis, where Daunte Wright died after being shot by an officer who said…
A single mother who used to drive for Uber has a bachelor's degree now thanks to a passenger from three years ago.It's a big milestone for Latonya Young, who dropped out of high school when she was 16 to raise…
The mother of two children who were found dead in a Tempe, Arizona, apartment has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in their deaths, police said Saturday.Police found a 9-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy dead in the…
Rombauer, trained by Michael McCarthy and ridden by jockey Flavien Prat, won the 146th Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.The horse put on a strong finish, passing Midnight Bourbon and Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit down…
Damon Weaver, who as a child landed an interview with President Barack Obama in 2009, has died at the age of 23, according to a medical examiner.At age 11, Weaver was selected to meet and interview President Obama at the…
A large loggerhead sea turtle was killed when she wandered onto a busy Florida highway while looking for a spot to lay her eggs. But researchers rescued 70 of her eggs intact and buried them in hopes they will hatch…
A Union Pacific train derailed Saturday afternoon in Albert Lea, Minnesota, according to local authorities.No injuries have been reported among the crew, according to the rail operator.The 50-car train was traveling by Goose Lake when the accident happened, per the…
The University of California system will no longer require SAT and ACT scores for admission after reaching a settlement agreement, a statement from the UC system said.UC first announced the new policy on April 1, 2020, for incoming freshman in…
An orphaned black bear cub that was suffering from injuries received during Colorado's biggest wildfire is running free in the Rockies after wildlife officials spent nearly five months nursing him back to health.The yearling bear was released into the wild…
A Bengal tiger that was missing for almost a week has been found, Houston officials said."We are happy to report that the missing tiger seen in a Houston neighborhood last week has been found and appears to be unharmed," Houston…
A Virginia nurse recruited her sons to work with her at Arlington County Public Health to help fight the Covid-19 pandemic.Michele Fletcher, 58, has lived her entire life helping others, including first and foremost as a mother to seven children,…
Five people were shot, two fatally, during a gathering early Saturday on the South Side of Chicago, police said.Detectives were searching for a yet to be identified person who fled the scene -- described by the fire department as a…
Following the release of footage showing the death of a Black man as deputies forcibly removed him from his cell, a South Carolina sheriff announced changes to address the safety of mentally ill inmates."Our responsibly was the safety of Jamal…
From gravity-defying dunks and in-air acrobatics to an unquenchable thirst for dominance and an overt disdain for anything shy of excellence, Kobe Bryant spent much of his life following in the footsteps left by Michael Jordan's iconic Nike sneakers.This weekend…
Philadelphia's city health commissioner resigned this week after saying he cremated and disposed of some of the remains of the 1985 MOVE bombing victims.However, on Friday, it was unclear what exactly had happened as the city announced that the remains…
An investigation that began in March 2020 into Dr. Robert Anderson, a former University of Michigan physician, details decades' worth of allegations that Anderson sexually assaulted and abused at least several hundred patients and that the university failed to act…
Gov. Gavin Newsom said California will effectively end its mask mandate next month when the state plans to fully reopen after more than a year of Covid-19 restrictions.In an on-camera interview with KTTV Los Angeles reporter Elex Michaelson posted on…
A transgender woman is suing the District of Columbia after its Department of Corrections placed her in a men's jail unit despite her telling officials she identifies as a woman, according to a class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday.Sunday Hinton was placed…
The judge who oversaw Derek Chauvin's murder trial ruled Wednesday that there were four aggravating factors in the killing of George Floyd, a decision that allows the judge to give Chauvin a lengthier prison sentence.Chauvin, the 45-year-old former Minneapolis Police…
