Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) said this week before Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death on Friday that she would not vote for a Supreme Court nominee until after the 2020 election.
An anonymous donor pledged to match $150,000 in American Red Cross wildfire relief on the west coast after watching a story on television about a Minnesota resident preparing to fill her disaster relief truck to provide food for those impacted by the fires in Oregon.
A Georgia man says he owes his life to the persistent barking of his neighbor’s dog.
Hundreds in Chicago gathered for a “Back the Blue” rally to support the police on Wednesday evening.
A Maine church community came together to replace a church volunteer’s stolen tools after he was in the middle of working on a project for the church.
A Massachusetts man installed an electric fence around the Trump 2020 sign in his front yard to keep potential thieves from stealing it.
One of the accused rioters in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who is being held on $1 million bond, is a Kappa Delta sorority sister and an “ally” of a black rights group at the college she attends.
Domino’s Pizza donated $110 million to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, making it the largest donation the hospital has seen in its history.
A Pennsylvania judge set the bail at $1 million each for several protesters who were allegedly rioting in the wake of the police shooting of a knife-wielding man from Lancaster.
A paralyzed man designed a mountain bike for people with mobility disabilities, allowing them to ride up and down rough terrains where they could not go before.
An Oregon woman forced a suspected arsonist to the ground at gunpoint after she allegedly noticed the suspect had matches in his hands, according to a video.
The magazine Scientific American backed 2020 Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden in its first-ever presidential endorsement in the magazine’s 175-year history.
Voters who have experienced violent anti-police protests in their community are more likely to vote for President Donald Trump in the election, according to a recent poll.
Five Connecticut residents became ill with infections caused by a “flesh-eating bacteria” in the Long Island Sound over the summer, health officials said.
A 94-year-old World War II veteran received the Bronze Star Medal for his service in the Army at the California state capitol on Sunday.
Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden is expanding his staff by 13 members in Texas, a historically red state where Republican candidates often have an advantage.
A DNA search led police to a man who allegedly raped and killed a 14-year-old girl in Rochester, New York, in 1984; authorities arrested him at his Florida home, officials announced Friday.
The Florida beaches may soon become a bit safer to swim in thanks to a 13-year-old’s ingenuity to make a device that would prevent drowning.
America’s oldest World War II veteran received a military flyover for his 111th birthday on Saturday as the coronavirus changed plans for a more traditional birthday celebration.
Tropical Storm Sally is on the path to becoming a hurricane as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico and could head towards New Orleans by Monday.
Former Democrat Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum opened up in an interview with Tamron Hall scheduled to air next week about the South Beach hotel incident that derailed his political career.
Police arrested five people in Arizona following a months-long operation to combat child exploitation and sex trafficking, including a former detective out on bond for another arrest on the same charges.
San Francisco will allow nail and hair salons, along with hotels and gyms, to reopen indoors with limited capacity on Monday, nearly six months after coronavirus shelter-in-place orders closed the businesses.
The wealthy young college student from New York City accused of rioting in Lower Manhattan allegedly revealed plans to take over luxury apartments abandoned by “white flight,” and defend them from other people taking over by tossing bricks off the rooftops.
Thousands of runners who would have completed the Boston Marathon, which was canceled because of the coronavirus, ran the 26.2-mile race virtually this week.
A man whose kayak capsized in 30 feet of water in Lake George, New York, held on to his kayak for dear life until he got rescued by a group of priests on a floating tiki bar.
An eight-year-old Idaho girl battling cancer has received more than 2,000 birthday cards from all 50 U.S. states and around the world.
A 17-year-old cheerleader with Down Syndrome will be featured on a billboard in New York City’s Times Square this Saturday.
A 30-year-old man from Milwaukee is accused of homicide in connection with the fatal shooting of a popular corn vendor on Milwaukee’s south side.
Two churches in Mobile, Alabama, set up a safe virtual learning space for school-aged children so working parents do not have to choose between providing for their families and staying home with their kids during virtual classes.
An Alabama woman’s kidney donation saved the life of a police officer who jailed her several times as she was battling an opioid addiction.
An 11-year-old boy from Virginia spent his summer selling lemonade, not to get the latest and the greatest toy, but to raise money to donate more than 22,000 diapers to single mothers.
Two Delaware women accused of stealing a seven-year old’s “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) hat outside the Democratic National Convention have been charged Tuesday with second-degree robbery and felony hate crimes.
Hundreds of people across the country held “Back the Blue” rallies over Labor Day weekend to show their support for law enforcement.
A New Jersey man has San Diego on his mind a lot, so much so that he views a webcam of Ocean Beach every morning to watch the two homeless men clean up the beach for free.
The founder of Jelly Belly jelly beans, David Klein, says he is getting together a series of “treasure hunts” for golden tickets across the country, giving away cash prizes, and a grand prize of a ticket to one of his candy factories as Klein prepares for retirement.
A San Francisco hair salon owner who feuded with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) thanked supporters for their generosity and for helping her raise $300,000 through a crowdfunding effort.
A Georgia animal shelter threw a special birthday party on Tuesday for one of its residents, who recently turned two years old after living at the shelter for about a year.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed (D) criticized several “reckless” beachgoers for celebrating Burning Man in her city after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of the actual festival in Nevada.
U.S. Marshals rescued eight missing children during a five-day rescue operation in Indiana, leading to the arrest of one person on multiple charges, including parental kidnapping.
