Maps and photos show massive rainfall in Florida
A relentless string of powerful storms soaked much of South Florida this week.
Woman dies while hiking in Colorado, prompting heat warning from officials
A 54-year-old woman collapsed and died Monday while hiking at Colorado National Monument, officials said, as the region experiences a heat wave.
"Once-in-a-lifetime" cosmic explosion is likely this summer, NASA says
A dramatic cosmic explosion is expected this summer. NASA says the event will be visible to even the naked eye.
Missouri executes inmate David Hosier after governor denied clemency
Missouri carried out its second execution this year on Tuesday. The condemned inmate David Hosier was sentenced to death for two murders.
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.