At least 45 places across the country are set to break heat records over the weekend. Officials warned about heat-related illness and death.
Author: Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY
‘We are devastated’: Fire kills nearly all the animals at a Florida wildlife center
A wildlife center in Madeira Beach, Florida, early Thursday morning claimed the lives of most of the over 250 animals housed there, officials said.
Man on scooter shoots randomly in NYC, killing 87-year-old and injuring others: NYPD
Police said an man was killed and at least three other people were injured when a man on a scooter opened fire at random in multiple locations.
6 dead after small plane crashes, catches fire in Southern California, officials say
The Cessna business jet crashed near an airport in the city of Murrieta, California, in southwest Riverside County.
California man accused in Mexico of serial killings has been arrested in US
A man who Mexican authorities claim has killed three women in Tijuana was arrested in California this week as a fugitive.
Man with ‘nothing left to lose’ threatens to blow up plane rather than face drug cartel
A 38-year-old man was arrested this week after he made a false bomb threat to divert a plane. He said he wanted to get arrested to avoid a cartel.
Ukraine updates: Deaths, kids wounded after Russian shelling; Milley on cluster munitions
Ukrainian leaders announced more casualties from Russian shelling, as a visit from Spain’s prime minister signaled support from Europe.
Storm, heat danger in US weather forecasts as July Fourth holiday weekend begins
Americans across the country are in for some potentially dangerous weather as they head into the holiday weekend ahead of the Fourth of July.
Scot Peterson, school resource officer, gets not-guilty verdict in Parkland shooting trial
The former school resource officer who didn’t confront the gunman during the 2018 Parkland school shooting was charged with counts of child neglect.
Canadian wildfire smoke moves across map, spreading bad air quality to Midwest, East Coast
Smoke from wildfires burning in Canada was pouring into more U.S. cities on Wednesday in the Midwest and along the East Coast. What you should know.