Fishermen caught stuffing fish with weights get 10-jail sentence
Jacob Runyan and Chase Cominsky admitted to stuffing fish with lead weights and fish filets to make them heavier during a fishing tournament.
Indiana sheriff's deputy killed, child injured in dog attack
An Indianapolis dog attack left Marion County Sheriff's Office Deputy Tamieka White dead and her son injured.
Planet with "unusually shiny atmosphere" could contain water vapor
GJ 1214b is covered in a haze that has made studying it a challenge.
Wendy's testing AI chatbot that takes drive-thru orders
Fast food chain Wendy's is partnering with Google Cloud on an AI chatbot to take orders at a drive-thru, the company announced. Wendy's FreshAI will be launched in June as a pilot in a Columbus, Ohio area restaurant.
Northern lights could be visible in parts of U.S. due to geomagnetic storm
Geomagnetic activity could make the aurora visible in parts of Michigan, Maine, New York, Wisconsin and Washington state on Wednesday. The lights may also be seen in Alaska and parts of Canada.
Family loses toy elephant with son's ashes inside during trip to Disney
A mother is asking for help finding a stuffed toy elephant carrying her late son's ashes inside a pouch on its back. It was lost during a trip to Florida.
Man freed after spending 29 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit
Patrick Brown was convicted in 1994 of raping his 6-year-old stepdaughter, the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office in Louisiana said.
Escaped inmate captured on Virginia college campus after pulling fire alarm
Bruce Callahan was captured without incident on a Virginia college campus a week after he escaped from jail custody, officials said.
Butterfly species named after "Lord of the Rings" villain Sauron
Scientists have named a butterfly genus after Sauron, the villain from the "Lord of the Rings" series.
Tornado, baseball-sized hail wreak havoc in Missouri
A tornado, hail and strong winds damaged buildings and injured cattle in Missouri on Saturday night.
San Diego Zoo euthanizes 59-year-old elephant
Mary, a 59-year-old Asian elephant, was compassionately euthanized after age-related joint ailments began to impact her life, the San Diego Zoo said.
Cold case of woman missing since 2013 reopened after human hair found
Detectives reopened their investigation into the disappearance of Stephanie Anne Warner after a mushroom hunter found suspected human hair and tissue, officials said Tuesday.
Baby dead, woman seriously injured in Iowa dog attack
A 9-month-old baby was killed and a 49-year-old woman was seriously injured during a dog attack in Waterloo, Iowa, police say.
Michelle Obama launches company to promote healthy food options for kids
Former first lady Michelle Obama co-founded PLEZi, a healthy food and drink company for kids, she announced Wednesday.
Google supporting passkeys for password-free login
Google account holders can now use passkeys instead of passwords to login to their accounts. Google says passkeys are safer than passwords and resistant to phishing.