Philadelphia voters elect city's first female mayor in historic vote
Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images (PHILADELPHIA) — Cherelle Parker is literally one in a hundred after being elected Philadelphia’s first female mayor. In a historic vote, Parker became the City of Brotherly Love’s 100th mayor and the first woman elected
Suspect in custody in connection with murder of Detroit synagogue president
Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue (DETROIT) — A suspect is in custody in connection with the murder of Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll, police said. Woll was found stabbed to death outside her home on Oct. 21. Detroit police
Mom sues American Airlines, claims unaccompanied sons were held in 'room akin to a jail cell'
JazzIRT/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Florida mom is suing American Airlines after she claims the airline “misplaced” her two unaccompanied children and put them in a “cold room akin to a jail cell” for a night
Funeral home owners arrested after 189 decomposing bodies found inside
Sheila Paras/Getty Images (DENVER) — The owners of a Colorado funeral home where 189 decomposing bodies were found have now been arrested, according to authorities. The improperly stored bodies sparked the governor to declare a local disaster
Rare 5.2 earthquake jolts West Texas
Gary S Chapman/Getty Images (MENTONE, Texas) — A rare earthquake stronger than magnitude 5.0 on the Richter Scale struck a remote area of West Texas early Wednesday, rattling homes and jolting residents awake, officials said. The 5.3
Large fire reported at chemical plant near Houston
PBNJ Productions/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — A massive fire at a chemical plant near Houston is prompting evacuations, according to authorities. Evacuations were in process in the town of Shepherd, according to the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office.
College freshman shot in head, critically hurt while walking on track in Nashville park: Police
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NASHVILLE) — An 18-year-old college freshman was shot in the head and very critically wounded while she was walking on a track in Nashville, authorities said. Shaquille Taylor, 29, was arrested and charged with
Trump fraud trial live blog: Trump lauds 'beautiful daughter' ahead of Ivanka's testimony
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million civil lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to the
Ivanka Trump set to be state's final witness in her father's $250 million fraud trial
JNI/Star Max/GC Images (NEW YORK) — After years of distancing herself from her father’s business empire, Ivanka Trump will be appearing in court Wednesday as the state’s final witness in the New York attorney general’s $250 million
Secret Service 'monitoring' threat environment ahead of Asia-Pacific summit
400tmax/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Leaders of nations from the Pacific region will gather in San Francisco for the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in San Francisco next week — and the U.S. Secret Service has a plan