Ohio seventh grader Diesel Pippert donated $15,000 in livestock premiums to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, according to his school district.
Author: Jordan Culver, USA TODAY
A ‘straight pride’ organizer in California accidentally called his organization a ‘peaceful racist group’
Don Grundmann accidentally called his group, which is trying to hold a ‘straight pride’ event in California, a “totally peaceful racist group.”
‘Your life matters’: Wisconsin farm promotes suicide prevention awareness in annual corn maze
Govin’s Berries and Meats in Wisconsin included the National Suicide Prevention hotline and the words “your life matters” in its corn maze.
‘Enraged’ wife hits husband with laptop during argument over other women on plane in Miami
A woman on an American Airlines plane about to take off from Miami threw a laptop at her husband, hitting a flight attendant and a passenger.
‘The gift of life’: Man who died in ‘freak’ beach accident will help up to 75 people with organ, tissue donation
North Carolina man Lee Dingle, who died in a ‘freak accident’ at the beach, will be able to help up to 75 others through organ and tissue donations.
A Massachusetts police department asked would-be criminals to ‘hold off’ during heat wave. They listened
The Braintree Police Department in Massachusetts asked criminals to “hold off” for the weekend and, on Monday, the department reported zero arrests.
‘Freak accident’ at the beach kills North Carolina husband, father
Lee Dingle died after he was struck by a wave while playing with his children at the beach.
At least 1 dead, 15 injured — including 3 firefighters — in California house explosion
A California gas company reports one of its employees died in an explosion Monday afternoon in Murietta, California.
Barry has weakened, but its impact has not
Barry has been downgraded to a tropical depression on its way north, but flooding and tornadoes are a concern for some areas. State-by-state news and tips below.
Power is restored in New York City after massive blackout, but many questions remain
Power in New York City has been restored following an outage that left a large portion of Manhattan without electricity.