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NEW YORK — A person in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the U.S., health officials said Wednesday. The patient had been in contact with...

A suspected car thief’s escape attempt ended with an unexpected twist when Santa Claus, volunteering at a church in Alabama, detained the suspect and handed him over to deputies. Deputies...

A cruise ship passenger caught on camera acting unruly died shortly after being detained. Michael Virgil, 35, was seen trying to kick down a door on a ship shortly after...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blasted a “false media narrative” on illegal immigration after a report showed that the state saw economic growth despite outcry that a state law making Florida...

An animal lover who tried to save a raccoon from getting run over ended up with thousands of dollars in medical bills and four rabies shots after the animal bit...

The Justice Department has been ordered to pay almost $116 million to more than 100 women who were abused at a Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, dubbed the “rape...

A mass shooting near a funeral home in Baltimore County, Maryland, left one person dead and nine others injured Tuesday night, county officials said.  Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough...

A Virginia man was killed when a bear shot out of a tree by one of his hunting partners fell on him, according to state wildlife officials. The incident happened...

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — An convicted of killing four people including his brother and his sister’s fiancé decades ago was put to death Wednesday, , marking the state’s first execution...

Two people died after a Cessna Caravan plane crashed near the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu. According to the Star-Advertiser, citing a statement from the Department of Transportation...