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Drug overdoses are surging in New York, with seven deaths being reported within five hours in just one western county.

The Trinity River Authority announced a “potential failure watch” for the dam located at the base of one of Texas’ largest man-made lakes. The alert says there is no “immediate danger of either failure or breach of the dam.”

Four people were killed and nine others injured on Friday when a drunk driver rammed an SUV into a Long Island nail salon, per police.

Portions of Maricopa County, Arizona, have been advised to evacuate as a raging wildfire burns through more than 3,000 acres of land. 

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Friday that it is not “cruel and unusual punishment” under the Eighth Amendment to remove homeless people from encampments and to imprison them for repeatedly violating anti-camping laws.

A Dallas man was brutally and randomly assaulted on Saturday while he and his girlfriend were visiting a local bar.

A couple is facing charges after their baby was found dead on a street in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, according to authorities.

First responders honored a 12-year-old Florida boy with autism as a “Hometown Hero” for thinking quickly when his mom suffered a seizure.

A conservative Minnesota county board candidate has been charged after allegedly throwing a live tarantula at her housemate.

A mother and aunt in Columbia County, Georgia, are facing charges of murder in the second degree after an infant died of fentanyl poisoning.

A fifth tourist has drowned in Panama City Beach waters in just four days as officials beg beachgoers to “please stay out of the water.”

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) ignored his state’s nearly $50 billion budget deficit in his annual “State of the State” address — but focused instead on attacking Republicans and conservative media, his favorite targets.

A man who recently visited an amusement park in Mason, Ohio, has died at a hospital after being hit by a roller coaster.

An infant died after she was left in a hot car in Santee, California, on June 13, a mere two months after a gay couple adopted her.

A sign along Interstate 95 in Philadelphia has drivers confused after they noticed a mistake that has people face-palming.

A pair of fishermen and a Mississippi fishing guide were surprised out on the water when they were confronted with 38 dogs in danger of drowning.

Buckingham Fountain in Chicago was reopened after it was vandalized by pro-Palestinian protesters late Friday night and early Saturday morning.

A man was found alive Thursday after being lost and spending nine nights alone in California’s Santa Cruz Mountains.

A family in New York adopted another child on Friday to reunite him with his sister after the two spent a long time in foster care.

Treasure hunters in Brevard County, Florida, made an exciting and historic discovery in May that has drawn lots of attention.

A 71-year-old beauty pageant contestant has made history as the oldest woman to participate in the Miss Texas USA competition.

The FBI is offering a monetary reward for information leading to those responsible for the pair of New Mexico wildfires that killed two people in the past week.

An elderly man who was killed on June 12 when a truck accidentally hit him at a Brooklyn crosswalk was reportedly a former mobster.

Three people were missing on Saturday after massive thunderstorms and rainfall in southeastern Switzerland caused a landslide, authorities said.

A U.S. Marine veteran died alone less than a week after entering a Maine nursing home, but hundreds of strangers attended his funeral.

An Amazon delivery driver in Queens took matters into his own hands when an alleged would-be carjacked targeted his female coworker.

A Pennsylvania couple tragically drowned while on vacation in Florida with their six children, authorities said.

The California Supreme Court blocked a ballot initiative for the first time in 25 years Thursday in a unanimous decision against a referendum that would have required voters to approve any state or local tax increases.

Voters in Temecula, California, have narrowly recalled Temecula Valley Unified School District board president Joseph Komrosky, who led a conservative backlash against a left-wing curriculum backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).

Two men, initially from Venezuela, are accused of strangling 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray and leaving her for dead in a creek.

A 12-year-old girl from Houston, Texas, was brutally strangled to death, and her body was dumped in a creek, officials said.

A family of Texas taekwondo instructors stepped in to save a woman from a sexual assault after hearing her screams near their dojo. 

An elderly couple was the victim of a deadly attempted robbery at a rest stop on an interstate in Nebraska on Wednesday.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided the private home of “progressive” Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao on Thursday morning — just days after a recall petition against Thao qualified for the November 2024 ballot.

The battle against homelessness in the Portland, Oregon, area reportedly came with a high cost in 2023, with most of the money going to temporary shelter, services, and housing placement.

A mayor in Florida shocked residents by resigning after issuing a letter to his neighbors about “corruptive behavior” among local leaders.