On Thursday, authorities in New York arrested Rex Heuermann and charged him with first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of three women.
Author: Claire Thornton, USA TODAY
California otter’s surfboard-stealing days are numbered. Are humans to blame?
There have been no confirmed reports of the otter injuring a human, but experts fear the close encounters with humans could be dangerous.
Supreme Court web designer case goes against most Americans’ views on LGBTQ discrimination
Some 65% of American voters support the rights of LGBTQ customers over the religious expression rights of business owners, a survey found.
3 adults, 2 minors killed after plane crash in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
All four passengers and the pilot died Sunday after their plane went down in North Myrtle Beach, officials said.
Japan can release Fukushima water from tanks with radioactive material, UN says
The water was first contaminated in 2011, when parts of the Fukushima nuclear plant were destroyed by a massive earthquake and tsunami.
‘A lot of fear’: Rent hikes across the country mean eviction notices for many Americans
Rent increases are fueling a steep rise in evictions across the country, from New York City to hot housing markets in the Southwest, data shows.
Woman whose husband and son died on Titan submersible says teenage boy went in her place
Christine Dawood said she’s ‘coping’ but not doing very well following the ill-fated trip to the Titanic wreckage that captured the world’s attention.
2 dead, more than a dozen injured after Michigan party ends in gunfire, fleeing vehicles
A 19-year-old male and a 51-year-old female were killed Friday night after shooting broke out, police say.
Collapsed section of I-95 in Philadelphia reopened Friday with temporary lanes, fresh paint
Cars and trucks could be seen Friday driving across the freshly painted lanes on the popular livestream launched during construction.
How the 14th Amendment is changing the fight for gender-affirming care for minors
A judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban as unconstitutional, arguing it violated young people’s right to equal protection.