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Some Safeway locations in the Bay Area of California will no longer have self-checkout kiosks due to increasing problems with theft.

Authorities said a passenger died after leaping from the world’s largest cruise ship on Sunday during a journey from Florida to Honduras.

Officials in the New Jersey beach town of Wildwood closed the boardwalk due to “numerous incidents of civil unrest” from youth.

Twin brothers at a high school in St. Louis, Missouri, have achieved something incredible that will help them on their educational journey.

A bear is causing some concern for neighbors in Monrovia, California, due to its apparent sweet tooth.

An Ohio mother was sentenced for manslaughter after feeding her diabetic four-year-old daughter a diet consisting mainly of Mountain Dew. 

An 81-year-old California man described by police as a “serial slingshot shooter” has been arrested after a decade-long spree.

An Army combat veteran was attacked by a grizzly bear in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park and recalled his fight to survive.

Three people were arrested in connection with recent street takeovers that occurred in Highland, California, one of them only 15 years old.

Christians participated in what is being called the nation’s largest-ever baptism that occurred in California over the weekend with approximately 12,000 people being immersed.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) promised in 2023 to deliver 1,200 “tiny homes” to help shelter the homeless in several California cities — but none has opened yet, according to a report in CalMatters.

More than 100 people are ill due to what officials said Thursday is a salmonella outbreak among backyard poultry across 29 states.

A Binghamton, New York, woman has been indicted for manslaughter and other charges after a baby died from eating fentanyl. 

A customer attacked a Los Angeles restaurant worker on Monday over an order that was taking too long.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that a second dairy worker has been diagnosed with bird flu.

A little girl with a huge heart has set a lofty goal to raise money that will ultimately help patients battling stage four breast cancer.

The suspect accused of killing a homeless man with an ax earlier in 2024 has been accused in a similar incident in Seattle, Washington.

A Colorado man is facing up to 60 years in prison for allegedly setting fire to the wrong home, killing an entire family in August 2020.

A massive brawl involving 400 to 500 people erupted Saturday at a skating rink in Brandon, Florida, after a teen’s birthday party was canceled.

A third infant has been surrendered to the Safe Haven Baby Box at Fire Station #1 in Madison, Alabama, according to officials.

A woman from New Jersey who claims she won over $2 million while playing an Atlantic City slot machine in February may not get her winnings.

Restaurant chain Red Lobster said Sunday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the news coming after an all-you-can-eat offering reportedly caused financial trouble.

A fisherman is still reeling from his recent catch at Florida’s Jacksonville Beach that has people wide-eyed.

New York City has had nearly 22,000 reported shoplifting incidents since the beginning of the year, up five percent from the same period in 2023.

A Southern California church is leading a mission to baptize 30,000 people on Sunday in regional events around the state.

The French postal service has issued a scratch-and-sniff stamp that highlights the beautiful aroma of the country’s beloved baguette.

Family members of a Wisconsin woman who was killed and dismembered in April believe a severed arm found in Illinois belongs to her.

Four home daycare workers in Manchester, New Hampshire, are accused of lacing children’s food with melatonin.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) purchased 18 acres of land along the Potomac River in northern Virginia for $55 million with the intention of building a compound.

A nine-year-old upstate New York boy has been honored by his local police department after his quick thinking potentially saved his mother’s life.

At least four people were killed in Houston in the weather that slammed southeast Texas on Thursday, Mayor John Whitmire said.

A pastor in Jacksonville, Florida, is giving all honor to God after more than 1,000 people were baptized at a local beach in early May.

Colorado officials located the body of Lucas Macaj on Thursday in Rocky Mountain National Park after he was reported overdue late Sunday.

A baby girl was abandoned in a shopping cart at a store in Lomita, California, a city in Los Angeles County, authorities said on Thursday.

Police have accused Nathan Richard Allen and Arnelle Arnelia Floyd of Homestead, Florida, of murdering their six-month-old daughter.

An Ohio pizza shop got a helping hand from the owner of another small business — a total stranger — after someone failed to pay for a large order.