A 38-year-old man was arrested this week after he made a false bomb threat to divert a plane. He said he wanted to get arrested to avoid a cartel.
Author: Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY
Ukraine updates: Deaths, kids wounded after Russian shelling; Milley on cluster munitions
Ukrainian leaders announced more casualties from Russian shelling, as a visit from Spain’s prime minister signaled support from Europe.
Storm, heat danger in US weather forecasts as July Fourth holiday weekend begins
Americans across the country are in for some potentially dangerous weather as they head into the holiday weekend ahead of the Fourth of July.
Scot Peterson, school resource officer, gets not-guilty verdict in Parkland shooting trial
The former school resource officer who didn’t confront the gunman during the 2018 Parkland school shooting was charged with counts of child neglect.
Canadian wildfire smoke moves across map, spreading bad air quality to Midwest, East Coast
Smoke from wildfires burning in Canada was pouring into more U.S. cities on Wednesday in the Midwest and along the East Coast. What you should know.
Chicago and Detroit have the worst air quality in the world due to Canadian wildfires. Here’s how to stay safe.
Three U.S. cities ranked among the top 10 for worst air quality in the world Tuesday morning as smoke from Canada fires hit Chicago and the Midwest.
Idaho stabbing suspect’s DNA a ‘statistical match’ to DNA on knife sheath at crime scene
Prosecutors said in a court filing that DNA taken from the suspect in the murders of four Idaho students was a match to DNA from the crime scene.
Gunman guilty in shooting deaths of 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh Tree of Life synagogue
Prosecutors said the Pennsylvania man was driven by his hatred for Jewish people when he entered a synagogue in 2018 and gunned down 11 people.
Scientists identify new dinosaur species in ‘exciting’ discovery off the coast of England
Scientists identified a new species of dinosaur on the so-called “dinosaur island,” off the coast of England. It was named for a renowned professor.
The data is now here. Youth homicide, suicide rates see drastic increase since start of pandemic.
Suicide and homicide are the second- and third-leading causes of death for young people in 2021, according to the CDC study.