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The family of a 13-year-old girl claims that Alaska Airlines lost their daughter during a layover in San Francisco last week even after paying an unaccompanied minor fee for her travels.

Police said the story of a dog who was found with its muzzle duct-taped shut and throat cut was all a hoax, according to reports. 

A North Carolina woman and her mother-in-law pimped out three underage girls to raise money to bail out the woman’s jailed husband, officials said.

An Oregon drug smuggler was charged Monday in a murder-for-hire plot that targeted his associate, according to reports. 

Two convicts in Montana have been ordered to write the names of all Americans killed in Afghanistan and Iraq as part of their sentencing, reports said. 

A woman who survived nearly three days trapped inside a septic tank was rescued on Tuesday in Estacada, Oregon, reports said.

Joe Arpaio announced Sunday that he is seeking a seventh term as sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, promising to re-open his “tent-city” jail and bring back tough-on-crime policies.

Video of onlookers taunting New York Police Department (NYPD) officers as they tried to place a suspect inside a police cruiser has surfaced online.

A homeless man in New York City smiled in court during his arraignment hearing for a series of suspected hate crimes carried out in Manhattan.

An Atlanta attorney is accused of using his Mercedes to run over a man who hit his car with a golf ball.

New Jersey police shot and killed an emotionally disturbed man who allegedly charged at them with a pair of scissors on July 23. 

A Massachusetts man put his own life at risk to cross a busy highway during rush hour to save a damaged American flag.

Two newlyweds were killed in a car accident Friday just moments after their marriage ceremony ended in Orange, Texas.

A 7-foot alligator did not deter a golfer from his game on Wednesday afternoon in Orlando, Florida. 

An Arizona man has been accused of committing a food stamp fraud scheme at his convenience store where he traded illegal drugs for food stamp benefits.

A Greyhound bus caught fire on I-95 in Baltimore County, Maryland, on Tuesday morning, according to reports.

Two Queens women pleaded guilty to plotting an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack in New York City involving bombs, authorities say.

A Georgia mother allegedly shot and killed her two children, then herself after posting about them on social media Wednesday evening, reports said.

A man inside an elevator was crushed to death when it fell into the shaft below on Thursday morning in New York City. 

A serial killer who targeted older gay men during an eight-month killing spree is set to be executed Thursday evening in a Florida state prison.

An aspiring model with Down syndrome is being featured in a popular beachwear company’s first ad campaign. 

Sixteen female inmates have chosen to be baptized as part of a new program at the Blount County Jail in Oneonta, Alabama. 

Students at San Mateo High School — in the heart of Silicon Valley — must now lock up their phones at the start of every school day this year. The school is using a device, developed by a start-up company specifically for locking up phones so that students can be more engaged with their surroundings rather than with their phones.

A server at a Pennsylvania restaurant shared a special moment with a World War II veteran during his lunch break on Sunday. 

Five overdue medals were awarded to a 99-year-old World War II veteran on Wednesday afternoon in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. 

A mother in Dublin, Georgia, is teaching her children about the value of hard work in a very unique way. 

A cashier at a Family Dollar store in Bradenton, Florida, was not about to let an alleged robber get what she wanted on Sunday night. 

A Florida man accused of threatening via text messages to kill 100 people has been arrested on Friday, authorities said.

Alligators have been finding new ways to get around in Florida by climbing fences and swimming in flooded roads, according to several videos.

An aspiring rapper has been charged in the shooting death of a little girl in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday after he targeted the wrong apartment.  

A scuba diver hunting for treasure in Tennessee who discovered a GoPro camera while on one of his trips found it contained the touching final moments of a man who drowned two years ago.

Sleeping inside a vehicle overnight in a Los Angeles residential area is now banned after the city council recently reinstated the ordinance. 

A New Jersey woman allegedly torched a man’s house after he invited her over for late-night sex and fell asleep before she came to see him.

A man attempting to impersonate a police officer tried to take the law into his hands by pulling over a van full of real detectives, police said Saturday.

New York City Police Commissioner James O’Neill on Monday announced the dismissal of Daniel Pantaleo, the police officer involved in the chokehold death of Eric Garner five years go.

An Ohio 7th grader with a big heart is being hailed a hero for his recent act of charity during a county fair.