Father and son sentenced to prison for $20 million lottery scam
Authorities said Ali Jaafar and Yousef Jaafar cost the government around $6 million in tax losses over the course of the decade-long scheme.
Cape Cod's first great white shark of season spotted feeding on seal
"They're back!" said researchers at The Cape Lab, who confirmed the white shark sighting off the coast of Massachusetts over the weekend.
Man loses arm in alligator attack outside Florida bar
The alligator was more than 10 feet long, wildlife officials said. It was captured and humanely killed after the attack, officials said.
Bystander praised for helping officer get out of chokehold at mall
New Jersey police thanked the bystander, who helped the officer escape a potentially deadly "Guillotine" chokehold on Friday.
GOP Rep. says "there is a little bit of wiggle room" on default date
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Sunday that he and President Joe Biden had a "productive" call,.
1 worker dead in massive 5-alarm fire at North Carolina, construction site
Crews rescued 15 workers from the blaze, officials said, and another remains missing.
7 inmates taken to hospital after apparent fentanyl overdoses
Authorities said they responded to "a medical emergency" involving multiple inmates at a jail north of Seattle on Wednesday night.
Deadly, rare albino cobra slithers into home during rainstorm in India
Wildlife officials shared a video of the albino cobra being released into the wild. It shows the creature slithering out of a paper bag and into a forested area.
Escaped inmate captured in Philadelphia after 10 days on the run
Ameen Hurst escaped the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center with another inmate by cutting a hole in the fence. He is charged in four murders.
4-year-old accidentally shoots 1-year-old sibling in Texas
Authorities say the 4-year-old "found an unsecured pistol at home" and accidentally fired it.
Indianapolis officer pleads guilty to kicking handcuffed man in face
The former sergeant was indicted last year after body camera footage showed him stomping on an arrestee who was already restrained.
Missing 4-year-old boy found dead on shore in Boston Harbor
The child, Mohamed Fofana, disappeared Sunday evening from a park on Castle Island in Boston Harbor.
Widower speaks at beach vigil after bride killed on wedding night
"She would've loved it," said Aric Hutchinson of his wife, Samantha Miller, who was killed in a car crash on their wedding night.
Man charged 4 years after woman killed while walking dog in Cleveland
A grand jury indicted one suspect on murder and assault charges in the 2019 shooting death of Sheila Wallace.
Police contradict witness account of response to Texas mall shooting
Authorities denied the account of a man who said he arrived first at the Allen, Texas, mall where eight people died in a mass shooting.