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Officials have launched an extensive search for a University of Pittsburgh student who went missing on Thursday in the Dominican Republic.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced an extension of its foreclosure moratorium for homes in the areas impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires. 

When he arrived, HUD Secretary Scott Turner said: “I’m here, and I’m willing and able to help and to serve.” He meant it. So… was Reagan wrong?

A policeman in Bridgewater, New Jersey, remained calm and acted swiftly to save a man whose life was in mortal danger after a fiery car crash on Wednesday.

The Los Angeles City Council backed Mayor Karen Bass’s decision to fire L.A. Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley, voting 13-2 to affirm the firing. Crowley would have needed ten votes to be reinstated.

A 13-time convicted felon in the Chicago area stands accused of another crime in which he allegedly made a big mistake.

A woman was hospitalized after being stung by a scorpion on Sunday night at Boston Logan International Airport, authorities said.

A Spanish teacher in California has been arrested over allegations of engaging in sexual acts with a minor, according to reports.

California State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) purged five Republicans and one moderate Democrat from legislative committees late Friday, apparently in retaliation for their efforts at oversight and bipartisanship.

The U.S. Coast Guard jumped into action as an elderly person aboard a cruise ship was experiencing medical issues offshore Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. 

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) declared a State of Emergency in response to more than 100 wildfires breaking out in the state that had impacted 4,200 acres.

A Delta Air Lines flight was forced to return to Boston’s Logan Airport early Sunday after takeoff due to a smoky odor in the plane’s cabin. 

A FedEx cargo plane caught fire after taking off from Newark Liberty International Airport and hitting a bird in midair on Saturday.

A sweet-toothed toddler in Oklahoma made a cute call to police in Moore, Oklahoma, when he had a craving for his favorite breakfast food.

Two lives were saved on Saturday around 1:00 a.m. thanks to deputies and a good Samaritan in Colorado.

Police officers heroically helped rescued a horse in distress after it fell into an icy pond, body cam footage of the incident shows.

A New Jersey police officer crawled across ice and plunged into frigid water to rescue a dog that was trapped in a freezing lake.

Measles cases have been reported in Kentucky and New Jersey as an outbreak of the disease occurred recently in west Texas.

A small plane crashed in Manchester, Vermont, on Wednesday morning, and a rescue mission is underway.

Newly-installed San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is taking a page from Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and requiring city employees to show up to work rather than working from home.

A woman in Keene, New Hampshire, is accused of urinating on food products inside a local grocery store and filming the instance.

A dispute between embattled L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and Chief Recovery Officer Steve Soboroff burst into public view on Monday, when a recording emerged of a meeting in which Soboroff said she had “lied” to him about his salary.

Starbucks is set to layoff 1,100 corporate workers as CEO Brian Niccol works to simplify the coffee company’s structure.

An American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi, India, was diverted to Rome, Italy, over a “possible security issue” according to several reports.

A Delta Air Lines flight carrying 162 passengers had to make an emergency landing late Saturday in Los Angeles, California, due to smoke on board the aircraft.

Ambassador Ric Grenell, possibly the country’s most influential California conservative, floated the idea Sunday of a “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) to clean up state government there — and Elon Musk agreed.

Ambassador Ric Grenell, President Donald Trump’s envoy for special missions, says that there will be “strings” attached to federal aid to California for cleaning up after the devastating wildfires last month in Los Angeles.

Embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has been editing out the question-and-answer (Q and A) portion of many of her press conferences, limiting exposure of reporters’ questions about her handling of the Palisades Fire disaster.

A litter of pug puppies was rescued thanks to the keen eyes of a homeless Good Samaritan in California.

A New York baby with a serious heart condition is thriving thanks to help from an extremely tiny device. 

A couple accused of going on a two-week crime spree in California in 2024 is being called the “modern-day Bonnie and Clyde.”

An adorable sea creature that became lost in New Haven, Connecticut, is now safe and recovering from its ordeal.

A Florida man is facing murder charges after allegedly setting a car on fire while his wife was still inside the vehicle.

The Raynham Police and Fire Departments in Massachusetts saved two lives in just two days, showcasing just how fast these men and women in uniform are ready to spring into action for the good.

A woman was rescued from a fiery car crash in the nick of time on a highway in Mesa, Arizona, on Tuesday.

A Brazilian teenager has died after spending 7 agonizing days suffering in a hospital after injecting himself with butterfly remains.