Dangerous heat could break temperature records again this week across U.S.
More than 20 million people were under weather advisories for extreme heat as forecasts predicted another week of soaring temperatures.
Huge section of Wyoming highway collapses, blocking critical route
A huge section of the Wyoming mountain highway Teton Pass collapsed in a landslide Saturday. Officials said it will be closed indefinitely.
U.S. sanctions powerful Ecuador crime gang Los Lobos and leader "Pipo"
The U.S. has sanctioned Los Lobos, an Ecuadorian crime gang that officials say is behind much of the violence shaking the country.
Video catches pilot landing helicopter on protected bird site in Florida
Video from May 12 shows a mass of protected shorebirds fleeing the beach at Florida's Edgmont Key State Park as a helicopter makes an illegal landing.
Missouri schedules inmate's execution despite doubts over evidence
Marcellus Williams is scheduled to be executed Sept. 24. He never received a hearing for an innocence claim that some officials believe is legitimate.
World Cup skier and girlfriend dead after "tragic mountain accident" in Italy
World Cup skier Jean Daniel Pession and his girlfriend, Elisa Arlian, fell almost 2,300 feet to their deaths from Monte Zerbion in northern Italy.
Halsey reveals health battle in first song off new album
Halsey said she's "lucky to be alive" in an Instagram post featuring "The End," the first track off their next album.
Alec and Hilaria Baldwin share first look at reality show with their 7 kids
Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Baldwin shared a first look on Tuesday at their new reality series, tentatively titled "The Baldwins," about their marriage and seven kids.
Video, images show intercontinental ballistic missile test launch in California
The U.S. launched an unarmed Minuteman III missile Tuesday from Southern California. It was a routine test of the nuclear deterrence program.
Diver found dead in Lake Erie identified as underwater explorer
The 70-year-old underwater explorer David VanZandt died Saturday while diving to a shipwreck in Lake Erie.
Alabama executes death row inmate Jamie Mills for 2004 murders
Alabama executed death row inmate Jamie Mills by lethal injection on Thursday. He was convicted in 2007 of murdering an elderly couple in 2004.
1 climber dead, 1 rescued after being stranded with hypothermia on Denali
Two climbers were stranded near the 20,000-foot summit of Denali, a mountain in Alaska and North America's tallest peak.
Delhi temperature may break record for India's highest: 126.1 degrees
A substation in Delhi gave a preliminary reading of 126.1 degrees Fahrenheit this week amid a heat wave.
Patrol car hits women on Florida beach; sergeant cited for careless driving
A sergeant patrolling Daytona Beach in a public safety cruiser struck and injured two 18-year-old women as they sunbathed on Memorial Day.
"Sludge" from Mormon cricket invasion causes multiple crashes in Nevada
Mormon crickets leave behind a foul-smelling sludge when they're crushed. The sludge caused several car accidents in Nevada on Saturday.