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The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Investigations hears testimony from experts on the Palisades fire one year after the disaster in California on Wednesday, January 28.

A California charity director was arrested and charged with wire fraud after allegedly using taxpayer money to fund his lavish lifestyle including a mansion and a Range Rover.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Friday that the city won’t be checking the immigration status of children enrolling in his administration’s free childcare programs and federal agents will not be allowed access unless they can present a warrant “signed by a judge.”

An Ohio woman was sentenced to 30 years to life behind bars in a horrifying case involving bestiality and children.

A man who decapitated his wife only four months after their wedding was discovered dead in his Texas prison cell on Friday. 

Hoping to reduce the loss of some $1 billion in fares, new gates installed in some New York City subway stations have instead become the subject of mockery online with videos showing riders easily defeating the barriers.

Australian authorities are warning people to stay out of New South Wales coastal waters after four shark attacks occurred in the past three days.

A high-speed train collision in southern Spain on Sunday has killed at least ten people and injured around one hundred, according to local reports.

An Australian woman who thought one of her dogs was sleeping on her awoke in the middle of the night only to discover something entirely different was napping on her chest.

Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) secured President Donald Trump’s endorsement on Saturday, a move that could see her primary Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA).

A deacon in suburban Chattanooga, Tennessee, was arrested after he asked his wife to hold his smartphone while he underwent a dental procedure — only to have her drill down into his files and discover nudes of their 15-year-old babysitter recorded on a hidden camera, police said.

A teenage worker at daycare center near Minneapolis allegedly suffocated two children — one of them resulting in his death days before his first birthday — in an attempt to attract “attention,” police said this week.

A specialty chocolate brand has expanded its recall to more products due to concerns about salmonella contamination.

The Ford Motor employee who got into some trouble for heckling President Donald Trump at the Dearborn Truck Plant on Tuesday in Michigan has received over $800,000 in donations.

The defense team for the FedEx driver accused of murdering a seven-year-old Texas girl claim the suspect has autism and should therefore not face the death penalty.

A Florida man came to the rescue when he saw two small children in extreme danger on Sunday in Brevard County.

A convicted serial rapist and murderer is waiting to be executed in Oklahoma after his actions devastated several families.

A 39-year-old Chicago man was arrested Saturday in connection with the December killing of his ex-wife and her husband in Columbus, Ohio.

A 24-year-old Mississippi man accused of a murderous rampage that led to the homicides of six people – including his father, brother, 7-year-old cousin, a church pastor and the preacher’s brother – will be eligible under state law for the death penalty.

A Bronx apartment building Mayor Mamdani showcased to highlight the talents of his new housing commissioner has accumulated almost 200 unresolved violations — including citations for broken doors, broken refrigerators, rat and roach infestation, and potentially hazardous mold.

Thousands of tourists were stranded in northern Finland on Sunday after flights at Kittilä airport were canceled due to severe cold.

A California woman has been named a suspect in a hit-and-run accident Sunday that caused 2 deaths after also being booked on charges for allegedly causing the death of a bicyclist with her car last October.

A Washington leftist is accused of trying to meet an 11-year-old for sex after previously calling President Donald Trump and his supporters pedophiles.

A dad and his family made the find of a lifetime on December 30 during a visit to a special park in Arkansas.

A newly engaged couple in Michigan are laughing about a humorous accident that nearly ruined the night he popped the question.

The Florida man who abandoned a five-year-old girl to be eaten alive by alligators in November of 1998 may again face a death sentence.

A father of three teenagers said in December he is the first to rebuild his home in California’s Pacific Palisades and move back in after the devastating wildfires.

Thieves hit a shop in West Los Angeles on Sunday and took approximately $300,000 in Pokemon cards, the latest incident in which criminals have tried to “catch ’em all.”

Rep. Jim Baird (R-IN) has been in a car accident but is in stable condition receiving hospital care, according to a Fox News report published early Tuesday.

A newborn baby was safely surrendered to a Safe Haven Baby Box in Lubbock, Texas, marking the first baby box surrender in the state, Lubbock Fire Rescue Chief Richard Stewart announced on Monday.

A convicted sex offender is facing more charges after being found with a missing child inside his truck in Florida, authorities said.

The Rumford Fire Department is preparing to open Maine’s first Safe Haven Baby Box in February to prevent incidents of deadly infant abandonment. 

A sweet little dog was saved in the nick of time thanks to a police officer on duty just days before Christmas in Gardena, California.

A family in Naples, Florida, got the surprise of their lives recently when they found a monster lurking in their pool.

A mayor in the central Mexican state of Morelos sparked controversy after he bragged about purchasing 24,000 beers for the town’s week-long religious festival.

Firefighters in Westerly, Rhode Island, rushed to aid a neighbor’s dog on Thursday when it became trapped in icy waters.