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Three people are dead after a suspected smuggling vessel overturned off the coast of San Diego on Sunday morning.San Diego Fire-Rescue Department spokesperson Monica Munoz told CNN they received reports of a vessel that overturned near the Cabrillo National Monument…
"United Shades of America" returns tonight with an episode on policing in America. And while that may seem like we ripped it from all the recent headlines, in reality the headlines just haven't changed that much since the show went…
A gunman fatally shot two people and seriously wounded another at a Wisconsin casino on Saturday night before he was shot and killed by police, according to Lt. Kevin Pawlak of the Brown County Sheriff's Office.Investigators believe the suspect had…
An Oregon state lawmaker accused of allowing protesters into the closed state Capitol building while lawmakers were debating Covid-19 restrictions is now facing two misdemeanor charges.Republican Rep. Mike Nearman was charged Friday with first-degree official misconduct and second-degree criminal trespass,…
The Treasury Department's special inspector general for pandemic recovery is warning of "reduced oversight" of two Covid relief programs given billions to distribute, as it says its jurisdiction has been hampered and claims "things are not working well."In a quarterly…
Lance Bass wants in on Justin Timberlake's "It's Gonna Be May" meme.The former *NSYNC member posted a video on TikTok of him dancing to the boy band's song "It's Going To Be Me."In the caption, Bass made a nod to…
Welcome to Wonder Theory, your weekly space and science digest.Space missions provide us with an incredible gift beyond knowledge: perspective.More color photos taken by the Ingenuity helicopter this week revealed what it looks like to fly on Mars, with the…
Voting rights activists are sounding alarms about Republican efforts in key states to empower partisan poll watchers and expand voter challenges -- arguing it could lead to voter intimidation that recalls dark chapters in US history.Bills in several states would…
The door was open and a "frail little voice" called out for the brothers to come inside.Sitting in a medical lifting chair was their mother, a woman in her late 80s who Martin Hauser had never known.After 30 years searching…
For more than a week, protesters have marched in the streets of a small, quaint, North Carolina city that has been rocked by the police killing of Andrew Brown Jr.Civil rights leaders and attorneys have converged on Elizabeth City demanding…
On April 17, ahead of a state election, a maskless Prime Minister Narendra Modi boasted to a sea of cheering supporters: "I've never ever seen such huge crowds at a rally."His country was on the brink of a humanitarian crisis.…
Joe Liuni felt a little strange in a room full of mental health professionals in New York state.As a gun owner, general manager of a gun store and shooting range, and president of a federation overseeing local hunting, fishing and…
Three Colorado officers who laughed at body camera footage of the violent arrest of a 73-year-old woman with dementia are "no longer employed" by the department, Loveland Police Chief Robert Ticer said Friday.Karen Garner was arrested in June for walking…
Houston police officers following up on a kidnapping report found more than 90 people jammed in a two-story home in what authorities said turned out to be a possible human smuggling operation.Officers were granted a search warrant to enter a…
The Rev. Calvin Skinner has given hundreds of sermons, but he says this past Sunday's felt more urgent than ever."The city of Knoxville has hit its boiling point," he told CNN. "The case of Anthony Thompson Jr. really solidifies this…
An Arizona police officer was fatally struck and another critically injured by a "violent felon in a stolen vehicle following a multi-agency shooting and pursuit," authorities said Friday.A Pinal County Sheriff's deputy was pursuing a vehicle when the person inside…
Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN PARK, Illinois (WLS) -- A single father from Chicago is being mourned after he was killed in a crash early Sunday near O'Hare Airport.Dan Keene was on his way to work Sunday when…
Click here for updates on this story HILLSIDE, New Jersey (WABC) -- A heartbroken family from New Jersey who recently said goodbye to a loved one is now grappling with even more emotional pain.Paula Smith died from COVID-19 at just 60…
Ted Cruz takes a snooze, a weatherman gets an on-air surprise and a gator tries to join a soccer team. These are the must-watch videos of the week.A little shut eyeTed Cruz looks like he took a little nap during…
The FDA is looking to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars within the next year to "significantly reduce disease and death."Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.(You can also get "5…
