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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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Scores of fire survivors plan to gather on the one-year anniversary of the devastating Pacific Palisades wildfire to pose questions to California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass — but so far there’s no word that they will show up to answer them.

Squatter removal services have popped up in a number of U.S. cities in recent years, but one in the San Francisco Bay Area has gone viral as it promises “we don’t play” and features a sword-wielding, mixed-martial-arts expert as its owner.

A young man is accused of plotting an attack at a grocery store in North Carolina on New Year’s Eve in support of Islamic terrorists.

A homeless man is being praised for rescuing a mother and her baby from an extremely dangerous situation in Dickinson, Texas, on Thursday night.

Pennsylvania Democrat Josh Shapiro is set to become the highest paid governor in the nation when January arrives.

A man is taking legal action against an Outback Steakhouse restaurant in Ocala, Florida, after he was allegedly injured while using its restroom.

More than a hundred volunteers, family members, and law enforcement personnel are widening the search for 19‑year‑old Camila Mendoza‑Olmos, who vanished from her Northwest San Antonio neighborhood on Christmas Eve.

A woman’s body was found Sunday near the location of a possible shark attack in California, and the victim’s family and community are mourning her loss.

A newborn baby boy described as only “hours old” was safely surrendered to a Safe Haven Baby Box in Montgomery, Alabama, on Dec. 22. 

A huge winter storm forecast over the next few days is supposed to hit the Dakotas, the Great Lakes, and the New England area with snow, high winds, and rain.

An alleged drug trafficker is behind bars after police in Kentucky confiscated 55 pounds of suspected methamphetamine wrapped as Christmas presents in the trunk of his car.

An extremely valuable shipment of live lobsters went missing after being picked up in Taunton, Massachusetts.

Officials are seeking the death penalty for a man accused of stabbing a woman to death outside a Dollar General store in Fruitland, Florida.

Family members, with the help of more than 100 friends and volunteers, continue to search for 19-year-old Camila Mendoza-Olmos, who has been missing since Christmas Eve. Mendoza was last seen early Wednesday just outside her home on the Northwest side of Bexar County.

Employees at a Louisiana factory got mind-boggling bonuses after their boss sold the company earlier this year.

As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, Times Square will be hosting a patriotic ball drop shortly after the New Year’s Eve ball drop, and a Fourth of July ball drop.

A grandfather tragically died at a McDonald’s drive-thru on Tuesday in Grand Island, Nebraska, in what a law enforcement official said was “a freak accident.”

Christmas will be extra special this year for a Texas family who will be bringing their daughter home from the neonatal intensive care unit after more than 300 days.

A church in Manvel, Texas put on a Christmas display with 1,000 drones showing the Christmas story and the life of Jesus Christ. 

A 25-year-old man with a lengthy criminal history was released on bond a few days before allegedly being involved in a fatal shooting at a transit station in Cleveland, Ohio.

Christmas shoppers at a grocery store in Burleson, Texas, received their holiday goods for free this week after a computer glitch brought checkout lines to halt.