Giant African land snail sighting prompts quarantine in Florida county
The quarantine is active for an area near Fort Lauderdale, as officials work to eradicate the notoriously destructive invasive snail species.
Fishing crew denied $3.5 million prize after shark bites 619-pound marlin
Members of the crew filed a protest after their enormous catch was disqualified from the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament.
1 dead, at least 18 injured after tornado hits Mississippi town
Officials estimated that 20 or 30 homes in the area were either significantly damaged or destroyed by a tornado in Jasper County overnight.
What is Juneteenth? Learn the history behind the federal holiday's origin
The national holiday became federally-recognized in 2021. But communities have been celebrating Emancipation Day for more than a century.
1 dead, 22 wounded in mass shooting at Juneteenth celebration Illinois
Witnesses said dozens of gunshots were fired into a crowd of people attending a party in Willowbrook. Police have not identified a suspect.
Mass shooting in St. Louis leaves 1 minor dead, 9 injured, police say
St. Louis police are investigating an overnight shooting at a building in the city's downtown area. All the victims were teenagers.
What is Juneteenth? Learn the history behind the federal holiday's origin
The national holiday became federally-recognized in 2021. But communities have been celebrating Emancipation Day for more than a century.
What's closed and what's open on Juneteenth 2023
Since Juneteenth gained formal recognition in 2021 as a national U.S. holiday, all non-essential federal offices close in observance.
How to celebrate Juneteenth 2023 across the U.S. this holiday weekend
Parades, concerts and art festivals are among the broad range of programs and events happening nationwide to honor Juneteenth, or Freedom Day.
Woman, 8 months pregnant, fatally shot in car at Seattle intersection
Seattle Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting.
Doctors remove "world's largest kidney stone" from retired soldier
The stone is both the largest and heaviest ever removed during a major surgery, according to Guinness World Records.
Woman, 28, arrested for posing as 17-year-old student at Louisiana school
The woman and her mother are charged with injuring public records after allegedly using a fraudulent passport and birth certificate to enroll at Hahnville High School in Boutte, Louisiana.
K-9 dies in a hot patrol car for the second time in a week
The Houston police dog was found in distress inside its handler's car, after the air shut off without triggering the vehicle's emergency cooling system.
Illinois man faces charges after shooting himself during a dream
The man is facing multiple charges for illegal possession and reckless discharge of a firearm.
Kentucky students harassed with racist taunts and Confederate flags
After a probe found widespread racism and harassment, the district has agreed to implement "significant institutional reforms" under a new settlement.