Is there an 'orca uprising'? Like orcas themselves, the answer is complex
Mike Korostelev/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An orca started a fad in the summer of 1987 when it killed a salmon and returned to the surface with the dead fish draped on top of its head. For
Susan Lorincz pleads not guilty in fatal shooting of Ajike Owens
Mats Silvan/Getty Images (FLORIDA) — Susan Lorincz, the woman charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting her neighbor Ajike “AJ” Owens on June 2 in Ocala, Florida, pleaded not guilty on Monday, her attorney Amanda Sizemore confirmed
Cargo boat fire that killed two firefighters put out after six days
Newark firefighters Augusto Acabou, left, and Wayne Brooks, Jr., died battling a blaze aboard a cargo ship at Port Newark, July 5, 2023. — Newark Department of Public Safety (NEWARK, N.J.) — The massive fire aboard a
Veteran deputy and dad of four killed by inmate during escape attempt
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Dept. (INDIANAPOLIS) — An Indiana sheriff’s office is mourning the loss of a veteran deputy who was attacked and killed by an inmate during an escape attempt, authorities said. Marion County Sheriff’s Deputy John
Biden declares emergency in flood-hit Vermont as Northeast braces for more rain
Scott Eisen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in Vermont, where torrential rainfall has triggered life-threatening flash floods. The president’s action frees up federal resources to supplement the
Law enforcement line-of-duty deaths decrease by 66% in 2023
amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Law enforcement line-of-duty deaths decreased by 66% halfway through 2023, according to a report released by the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund on Tuesday. Every year the NLEMF releases two reports —
Evan Gershkovich's parents say Biden promised 'to do whatever it takes' to bring their son home
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Journalist Evan Gershkovich has spent more than three months in Russian detention, but his parents say they remain confident the U.S. government will do all it can to bring their son home.
Two boys dead after being swept away by waters from an open dam
Twitter / @OKCFC (OKLAHOMA CITY) — Two boys have died after they were swept away by waters from an open dam in Oklahoma City, officials say. The incident occurred late in the afternoon on Monday when officials
Husband arrested for alleged hit-and-run murder of his own wife
Facebook / Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office (NEW YORK) — The husband of a woman who was found dead by the side of a road last month has been arrested for the alleged hit-and-run murder of his
Escaped suspect in Michigan murder taken back into custody in Montana
Plains, Montana, Police Dept. (NEW YORK) — A suspect in a cold-case murder who escaped while being taken to Michigan to face charges has been found following a massive manhunt in Montana, authorities said. Fugitive Chadwick Shane