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At least five people were killed and dozens more were injured in a multi-vehicle crash early Sunday on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

A Florida man awoke on Christmas Eve to find an alleged burglar sucking on his toes, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.

A man carried his mother down ten flights of stairs at a Philadelphia senior living facility after a fire broke out in the middle of the night, forcing residents to evacuate.

Six young boys in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, were adopted Friday by their foster mom, who already has two biological children.

A man was reportedly beaten, dragged from his car and robbed by four suspects outside a gas station in Modesto, California, Thursday.

A young man in Cottonwood, Minnesota, is making sure other kids his age see the world in an entirely new way. 

Community members in Adel, Iowa, are offering their support to a family who lost everything in a fire over the weekend. 

An Orthodox Jew was reportedly attacked by several young men in Brooklyn, New York, as he walked down the street December 24.

CLAIM: Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) says California had an “incredible” decade because it stood up for “our values” and took on “big issues.” VERDICT: Mostly false.

Illinois Lieutenant Gov. Juliana Stratton was one of the first to buy recreational marijuana after it became legal across the state Wednesday. 

A Nest camera recorded the disturbing moment when a woman in Las Vegas, Nevada, approached a stranger’s door and pleaded for help Wednesday.

Police rescued a woman who was reportedly kidnapped at knifepoint by a suspect in Brookside, Alabama, on Sunday.

California Governor Gavin Newsom congratulated his state in a tweet on New Year’s Day that claimed: “We’ve accomplished so much in CA by standing up for our values and taking on some of the biggest issues.”

A 12-year-old boy from Texas is being praised for his heroism for saving the lives of his grandparents during an alleged stabbing attack Sunday, according to law enforcement. 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a new California labor law from impacting more than 70,000 independent truckers.

A teenage rock climber survived a terrifying fall on Oregon’s Mount Hood Monday morning.

The Independence, Arkansas, County Circuit judge overseeing Hunter Biden’s paternity case recused himself on Tuesday, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

Ride-sharing giant Uber and courier service Postmates have filed a lawsuit aimed at putting the brakes on California’s new law that will reclassify gig workers as employees, potentially burdening tech companies with millions of dollars in new personnel costs.

The only blind marching band in the world will be the lead musicians in the Outback Bowl Parade on New Year’s Eve in Ybor City, Florida.

A 62-year-old handyman and Navy veteran got a new set of pearly whites for Christmas thanks to the small town Idaho community that supported him.

A woman in Elwood, Indiana, was arrested recently after her five-year-old son was found trapped inside a washing machine filled with water in August.

A public menorah display in New Jersey was vandalized during Hanukkah amid a string of antisemitic attacks in the state and neighboring New York, law enforcement confirmed Monday.

Winter storm Gage is causing massive power outages, flight delays, and traffic snarls in the upper Midwest and New England.

New figures from the U.S. Census ahead of the 2020 decennial count suggest that California could lose a seat in Congress for the first time in its history.

The Guardian Angels, a volunteer, unarmed group focused on crime prevention, will begin patrolling parts of New York with Jewish communities following a string of antisemitic attacks in the city. 

A dog is lucky to be alive after the Plymouth, Minnesota, fire department rescued him from falling into the ice.

A police chief in Fort Worth, Texas, took matters into his own hands Friday when a hit-and-run suspect evaded officers. 

A veteran in Copperas Cover, Texas, was pleasantly surprised recently when his community stepped up to help him make the lives of his fellow veterans easier. 

Dec. 29 (UPI) — Two people were slain and another is in critical condition after a shooting during a service at a Christian church in a suburb in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday morning.

A 60-year-old man from New York who was violently beaten and robbed by a band of alleged muggers for just $1 has died, the New York Police Department announced Saturday.

A World War II veteran from California fell on some pretty hard times when scammers took away $10,000 that he meant to put towards retirement, until a couple of strangers got together to gift him enough money to cover what he lost.

A Colorado man accused of murdering a nine-year-old with chloroform to sexually assault her in November died Monday after authorities found him unresponsive in his jail cell.

A bus driver in Denver, Colorado, is being called a hero after she saved a child who was wandering in the street Saturday.

A Washington state police officer had a touching reaction when a family gave him a Christmas gift to cope with the loss of his beloved K9 companion.

A news photographer narrowly missed being hit by a semi-truck when it careened off a highway Friday in Lubbock County, Texas. 

Some Northern California McDonald’s employees are being honored for taking quick action to save a woman in distress on Christmas Eve.