A California school district has agreed to pay $2.25 million to a former student molested by former teacher Laura Whitehurst, whose student abuses have cost $8.25 million.
A scuba diving excursion for a couple from Connecticut turned into a mission to save a young shark in Rhode Island that had its head stuck in a work glove.
Glynn Ray Simmons, who was accused of murder in 1974, was freed after spending five decades behind bars. A prosecutor in Oklahoma said she will not seek to retry the convicted killer.
Alvin Wyatt, of Atlantic City, New Jersey, fatally shot a 10-year-old at a high school football game in 2019. He was sentenced to 70 years behind bars.
A Washington teenager and his accomplice have pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the 2022 shooting and stabbing death of his mother's ex-fiancé.
The Biden administration is set to unveil a proposal aiming to enhance the rights and safety of immigrant farm workers. This initiative seeks to revamp the H-2A visa program.
A federally-established oversight body for horse racing has released a report regarding the deaths of 12 horses at Churchill Downs during the spring season.
As the nation's capital grapples with soaring violent crime and homicides, the city's 911 center struggles with short-staffed shifts and longer response times.
On Friday, a grizzly bear bit the limbs and jaw of Montana man Rudy Noorlander, who is now recovering well but may need several surgeries in the next few weeks.
Anne Kirkpatrick, a police veteran who served as chief of police in Spokane and Oakland, has been nominated to replace former New Orleans Police Chief Shaun Ferguson.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, sat in on her husband's trial from the start but will have zero say in the verdict.
A man, who was charged with providing material support for the Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnapping plot, has denied any role in supporting the terrorist acts.
Jesse Charles Smith was in custody after allegedly stealing an excavator and taking out power poles before plowing into a Walmart in Gainesville, Florida.