U.S. Navy officials said the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier strike group would be heading home after being deployed to the Middle East following the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
A caravan of pro-Palestinian protesters held up traffic around JFK and LaGuardia airports on New Year's Day, creating a headache on one of the busiest travel days.
A person has died after a fireworks mishap during New Year's Eve celebrations at Treasure Island in San Francisco, according to the San Francisco Fire Department.
A set of New Jersey twins were born in 2023 and 2024 over the New Year's weekend. Ezra and Ezekial were born at Virtua Voorhees Hospital in Voorhees Township, New Jersey.
The Bartlett Police Department released video of their officers catching a wayward beaver at Saint Francis Hospital on Christmas, eventually releasing the animal into the wild.
A Fulton County Jail inmate who is accused of starting a fire in his cell is facing arson charges. The fire caused over a dozen prisoners to be relocated within the jail.
A New Jersey man has been arrested in Kenya and charged by the U.S. Justice Department for attempting to aid the militant Islamist group al Shabaab, officials say.
Five people were killed in a car crash on the Cross Island Parkway in Queens, New York City on Monday. A Mazda collided with another vehicle near the Whitestone Bridge.
A Colorado woman accused of killing two of her young children and injuring a third appeared in a London court for an initial hearing facing extradition to the U.S.
Buses carrying migrants bound for New York City have allegedly been avoiding an executive order by New York Mayor Eric Adams, which regulates the drop-off of migrants.
The Endangered Species Act has designated over 1,700 species in the U.S. as threatened or endangered, but there are discrepancies in the distribution of funds for their recovery.
The U.S. Coast Guard has extinguished a fire involving lithium-ion batteries on the cargo ship Genius Star XI after it burned for several days, officials say.
In the U.S., a range of new laws take effect on Jan. 1, impacting various aspects of daily life. In Illinois, drivers can display items like fuzzy dice without being pulled over.
Illinois residents are facing 320 new state laws such as a ban on semi-automatic weapons, mandatory paid time off for workers and restrictions on book-banning.
An Oregon weekly newspaper has been forced to lay off its entire staff and cease print operations after discovering that a former employee allegedly embezzled funds.
A suspect was arrested in Arkansas after a police chase following the death of a co-worker in Waterville, Maine on Sunday. Shots were fired during the arrest, police say.
Baltimore police officers shot a man in the leg after he charged at them with a machete-like weapon and another knife on Saturday. The incident occurred during routine patrols.
A Los Angeles shooting left one person dead and four injured early Monday morning, police say. The incident reportedly took place near a shopping mall.