Six migrant workers hit in possible intentional vehicular assault, police say
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Six people were hit by a car Sunday outside a store in North Carolina in what authorities said they suspected was an intentional assault on a group of migrant workers. At
Records shed light on why K-9 cop was fired after siccing dog on trucker: Report
Circleville Police Department (CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio) — The firing of an Ohio K-9 officer was not due to him siccing his police dog on an unarmed Black truck driver who surrendered with his hands up following a highway
Five wounded, two critically, in Michigan shopping center shooting
kali9/Getty Images (LANSING, Mich.) — Gunfire erupted early Sunday in the parking lot of a Michigan shopping center, leaving five people wounded, two critically, and several people detained for questioning, police said. The shooting unfolded about 1
Cougar attacks 8-year-old, leading to closures in Washington’s Olympic National Park
Mark Newman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An 8-year-old was attacked by a cougar Saturday, prompting authorities to close Lake Angeles and Heather Park in Olympic National Park, Washington, until further notice. Authorities were notified at 6:30 p.m.
1 dead, 'multiple' people shot at party in Muncie, Indiana
Victoria Arancio/Getty Images (MUNCIE, Ind.) — One person has died, and multiple others were injured following a shooting at a large gathering in Muncie, Indiana, overnight, according to the city of Muncie. Delaware County dispatchers received a call
Family of Black mother fatally shot by neighbor urges DOJ to consider hate crime charges
Anthony D. Thomas via AP (OCALA, Fla.) — The family of Ajike “AJ” Owens, the Black mother of four who was fatally shot through a closed door by her white neighbor on June 2 in Ocala, Florida,
5 injured in shooting at community outreach event in Seattle: Police
KOMO (SEATTLE) — Five people were injured, two critically, in a shooting that broke out in a parking lot during a community outreach event in Seattle Friday night, police said. Police responded to reports of a shooting
More than 110 million Americans across 29 states on alert for dangerous heat
ABC News (NEW YORK) — More than 110 million Americans across 29 states are under heat alerts Saturday from southern California to Massachusetts. The Northeast has one more day of its first heat wave of the season,
One urban heat island has a plan to bring residents some relief
Courtesy Angela M. Chalk (NEW ORLEANS) — As extreme heat takes over the U.S., millions of Americans will be faced with the “urban heat island” effect. The lack of vegetation and shade, as well as an increase
Oxford school shooting victim testifies on seeing classmates shot: 'I just prayed'
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Victims of the 2021 Oxford school shooting in Michigan appeared in court to give emotional testimony Friday in a hearing that will determine whether the shooter, Ethan Crumbley, could be sentenced