(BALTIMORE, Md.) -- Dwight Rust Jr. this week appeared virtually for his first appearance in a Maryland court, a day after being arrested for the first-degree murder of his wife, Michelle Rust, 24 years ago. Baltimore Cou...

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) --  Prosecutors and defense attorneys delivered opening statements in the re-trial of Jason Meade on Thursday morning as the former Franklin County Sheriff's deputy faces charges of murder and reckless homi...

(DESTIN, Fla.) -- A former police officer who allegedly was traveling to Louisiana to conduct a mass shooting at a large festival was arrested Wednesday night in a Florida hotel where investigators found a gun and nearly 200 rounds of ammunition,...

(BRANTLEY COUNTY, Ga.) -- At least 1,000 homes are being threatened by two major wildfires in Georgia that have burned more than 34,000 acres combined, according to officials.Dry conditions from a persistent drought and gusty winds continue...

(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department's internal watchdog announced Thursday it is launching an audit into the DOJ's compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, according to a statement from deputy inspector general William Blier.T...

(SYOSSET, N.Y.) -- A New York father and son were arrested and charged after investigators discovered chemicals at their residence that had been combined to create explosive materials, according to police. Investigators discovered the chem...

(LOS ANGELES) -- A man is charged with murder for allegedly beating an 84-year-old man with dementia and setting him on fire, Los Angeles prosecutors said.The victim, Bang Cho, had wandered away from a senior care home when he was attacked...

(LOS ANGELES) -- The 14-year-old girl whose dismembered remains authorities say were found de...

(NEW YORK) -- A 56-year-old Louisiana man is facing federal charges for allegedly supplying an assault-style pistol that Shamar Elkins is suspected of using to allegedly kill eight children, including seven of his own, in...

(NEW YORK) -- Two people died and at least 19 others were injured following a chemical leak at a West Virginia refinery plant that was scheduled to be shut down Wednesday morning, officials said.Kanawha County Commission Presiden...

(NEW YORK) -- Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted co-conspirator of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is again asking a federal judge in New York to vacate her sex trafficking conviction and release her from prison.Maxwell submitted her n...

(NEW YORK) -- A baby girl was found abandoned in a stroller in New York City's Times Square, and a search is underway for the child's father, authorities said.Police responded to a report of an abandoned baby by West 44th Street and Seventh...

(MENDOCINO, Calif) -- A 78-year-old woman has died from snake bites in Northern California, marking the third deadly snake bite victim in the state this year.The woman was walking in a rural area in Redwood Valley on April 8 when she suffer...

(NEW YORK) -- There is evidence that the planet is healing amid massive efforts to mitigate climate change and fight biodiversity loss.Once-threatened species are rebounding, lawmakers are making policy changes that increase protections aga...