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Arrest Made After Winston-Salem State Homecoming Shootings Leave 1 Dead, 3 Hurt
Police charged a 20-year-old with murder after two shootings on the North Carolina HBCU’s campus during homecoming weekend; the school canceled remaining…

NTSB: Storm-Damaged Southwest 737 MAX Flew 44 Times Before Mid-Air Rudder Scare
Federal investigators found high winds in New Orleans damaged the jet’s rudder system in 2024, and missed inspections let it keep flying…

Driver, 76, Charged After Car Hits Group Ride in North Carolina, Killing 1 Cyclist
One cyclist was killed and as many as 20 were hurt Saturday morning when a car crossed the center line and struck…

Man Arrested Near White House With Three Guns Is Held Without Bond
The Secret Service found three guns and dozens of rounds in a stolen truck parked blocks from the White House late Thursday.…

Harmeet Dhillon Resigns as Head of Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division
Harmeet Dhillon, who led the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division for about 18 months, has resigned, the first senior Trump administration departure…

Newsom to Commute All 548 California Death Sentences to Life Without Parole
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will change every death sentence in the state to life in prison without parole. Supporters call…

Record Flood Swamps Georgia-Tennessee Border Towns; 57 Rescued Overnight
A stalled storm dumped up to 11 inches of rain on the North Georgia mountains, pushing the Toccoa-Ocoee River to an apparent…

$847 Million Powerball Jackpot Ticket Sold at New Jersey Wegmans
A single ticket sold at the Wegmans in Montvale, New Jersey, matched all six numbers in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing to win an…

Judge Dismisses Smuggling Case Against Harvard Scientist Over Frog Embryos
A federal judge in Boston on Wednesday dismissed all criminal charges against Kseniia Petrova, a Russian-born Harvard Medical School researcher accused of…

Pennsylvania Confirms Sixth Measles Death as Outbreak Tops 1,460 Cases
An unvaccinated Jefferson County resident is the sixth person in Pennsylvania to die of measles this year, as the state’s outbreak reaches…

3M Agrees to $7.35 Billion Deal Over PFAS Firefighting Foam Injury Claims
3M will pay $7.35 billion over nine years to resolve about 99% of personal injury claims over its PFAS-based firefighting foam, many…

Ballot Measures 2026: What Voters Decided on Abortion, Voter ID and Citizenship
Voters in more than three dozen states decided 145 ballot questions, with results that did not follow a single party line.

Florida Voters Pass Amendment 3 Property Tax Cut: What Homeowners Should Know
About 62% of Florida voters approved Amendment 3, which sharply raises the homestead exemption starting in 2027 and halves the yearly cap…

Washington Resident Dies of Bird Flu After Dairy Cattle Exposure
A Yakima County resident with underlying health conditions is the first person in the U.S. to die of bird flu this year.…

Child Dies of Measles in New York, the State’s First Such Death in 30 Years
A child in Lewis County has died of measles as New York’s outbreak tops 200 cases and U.S. cases reach their highest…

Record Southwest Floods Force Evacuations, Change Election Day Voting
The San Juan River broke a 117-year-old record at Farmington, N.M., as two weeks of heavy rain swamped the Four Corners states,…

Midterm Election Day 2026: What’s on the Ballot and How to Find Official Info
Americans are voting today for all 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats, 36 governors and many ballot measures. Here is a neutral…

FDA warns parents not to serve recalled Once Upon a Farm toddler bars
The FDA says Once Upon a Farm’s Tractor Wheels toddler bars can form a sticky mass that blocked young children’s airways. All…

NTSB says Learjet may have broken apart before deadly Florida crash that killed 9
A private jet bound for the Bahamas crashed into a Palm Beach County neighborhood Sunday, killing all nine aboard and displacing about…

‘I Voted’ Stickers Trend on Election Day, From Alaska’s Moose to Michigan’s Frog
Kid-drawn and artist-painted “I Voted” stickers are one of the most shared parts of the 2026 midterms. Here’s the story behind the…