A man with a long history of breeding dogs for fighting and exhibiting "extraordinary cruelty" has been sentenced to seven years in prison, as announced by the U.S. Attorney's Office.
A pair of Florida parents are facing child abuse charges after one of their a 3-month-old twins died and the other sustained 'severe injuries,' police said.
An appeals court panel declined to revive a legal challenge against a law that classifies it as a felony for anyone besides election officials to give out absentee ballot applications.
The U.S. Treasury Department has issued new guidelines for the $7,500 electric vehicle (EV) tax credit, allowing it to be used as a point-of-sale rebate starting in January.
Philadelphia police have issued an arrest warrant for Robert Davis, who is suspected of killing local journalist Josh Kruger inside his home this week.
A 24-year-old woman has been charged in connection with a shooting resulting in the deaths of three individuals in an Indianapolis entertainment district.
The United States has identified its first case of avian flu on a commercial poultry farm since April, involving a flock of 47,300 turkeys located in Jerauld County, South Dakota.
A lawyer for a teen accused of randomly stabbing a NYC community activist to death in an ambush caught on camera requested bail, citing his client's lack of a criminal record.
Georgia state troopers who fatally shot an activist near Atlanta will not face charges, as their use of deadly force was deemed "objectively reasonable."
Jihad Abdul Malik Gasaway was charged with abuse of a corpse, then murder, after police who pulled over to jump his car found Kemp Xavier Sherrod Harriel dead inside.
In 2008, a highway construction project destroyed a sacred Native American site in Oregon. The U.S. government has agreed to help restore the site and its stone alter.
On Sept. 29, a woman from Iowa attempted to bring giraffe feces into the U.S. while she was returning from a trip to Kenya. US Customs have since seized and destroyed the fecal matter.
Last year, a seaplane crashed into Puget Sound, Washington, and left 10 passengers dead. According to the NTSB, the crash was caused by a mechanical failure.