NASA's mission to collide with asteroid sent 'swarm of boulders' into space
Space Telescope Science Institut/ESA/NASA (NEW YORK) — A “swarm of boulders” was sent careening into space after NASA successfully disrupted the orbit of an asteroid last year, according to the space agency. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test
K-9 officer put on leave after police dog attacks surrendering suspect
Ohio State Highway Police (CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio) — An Ohio K-9 officer has been put on administrative leave, and his dog placed in a kennel, following an incident this month in which the animal was captured on body-camera
Carlee Russell's disappearance was 'hoax'; charges possible, police say
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (HOOVER, Ala.) — Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who returned home on July 15 after she was reportedly missing for two days, was never missing, Hoover Police Department Chief Nicholas Derzis told reporters at
Missing paddleboarder found dead in pond on Martha's Vineyard, police say
Google Maps (MARTHA’S VINEYARD, Mass.) — The body of a missing paddleboarder was recovered from a pond in Martha’s Vineyard on Monday morning, the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) said. Divers for the MSP Underwater Recovery Unit retrieved
Former reverend arrested for allegedly killing 8-year-old girl in 1975 while she was on her way to his Bible camp
Delaware County District Attorney’s Office (MARIETTA, Ga.) — An 83-year-old former reverend has been arrested for allegedly killing an 8-year-old girl in 1975 while she was on her way to his Bible camp, authorities said. On Aug.
Former Columbia University OB-GYN sentenced to 20 years for sexual abuse conviction
Jason Marz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Robert Hadden, the former Columbia University gynecologist who prosecutors said “abused his position of power to assault patient after patient, year after year,” was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison.
Coast Guard searching for cruise passenger who jumped overboard off Florida coast
CT757fan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Coast Guard is searching for a man who jumped overboard from a Carnival cruise ship, officials said. The 30-year-old went overboard on Sunday morning while the Carnival Elation was about 95
US heat wave lingers in Southwest, intensifies in Midwest: Latest forecast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A deadly heat wave that has persisted for weeks continues to grip a swath of the United States. The National Weather Service has issued heat alerts that are in effect on Monday
Gilgo Beach murders: Police dig up suspect's backyard as search for evidence continues
WABC (MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y.) — Police are digging up the Gilgo Beach, New York, murder suspect’s backyard as the search for evidence continues. A backhoe was brought to Rex Heuermann’s suburban Massapequa Park, Long Island, home on
Investigation launched after video shows Ohio police dog attacking suspect with his hands up
Video showing a police dog attacking and biting a suspect who had his hands up and was on his knees during a July 4, 2023, incident was released on July 21, 2023, by the Ohio State Highway