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A doorbell camera caught a house exploding in northern California after a construction crew apparently damaged a gas line, the blast injuring six people and resulting in a three-alarm blaze.

A mother in East Idaho got some big help from a Secret Santa to make life more comfortable for her daughter, who has special needs. 

An elderly woman in east Idaho received big surprises thanks to a Secret Santa who found out she was in need.

A U.S. Army veteran and his family are enjoying a very special place they now call home thanks to the non-profit group Homes for Our Troops. 

A team of elite skydivers set a new world record by flying a 3,200-square-foot American flag in a 10,000-foot drop over Arizona on Pearl Harbor Day.

A small plane made an emergency landing on a Florida freeway this week, miraculously avoiding a serious crash — even though it set down on top of a car traveling below its flight path.

Royal Caribbean Cruises is being sued over a man dying aboard one of its ships after he was allegedly served 33 alcoholic beverages. 

A Secret Santa in eastern Idaho blessed a family with a much-needed gift recently when he learned they were struggling this Christmas season. 

Not one of the U.S. military members who survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, was able to attend Sunday’s remembrance ceremony in Hawaii.

A father gave his own life to save that of his seven-year-old son in a kayak accident in California’s Lake Perris over the weekend, according to authorities.

A young man in eastern Idaho got huge surprises from a Secret Santa after he survived a horrific motorcycle crash.

Authorities continued hunting over the weekend for the last of three inmates who escaped from a Louisiana lockup in a cinematic fashion by using tied bed sheets to scale a wall and then lower themselves from jail’s roof.

A hard-working 88-year-old Army veteran in Brighton, Michigan, will finally be able to retire thanks to generous people who saw his story online.

A special father-daughter dance became a night to remember on November 22 thanks to a ministry working to heal relationships and bring God into prisons across America. 

A couple in Cincinnati, Ohio, is relieved after their car and beloved pet, stolen from a parking lot, were found.

Christmas got political in Portland, Oregon, on Friday night during the city’s 41st-annual holiday celebration.

A New York City woman who is apparently as tough as nails has been hired to protect a McDonald’s restaurant in Queens from unruly teenagers. 

A huge winter storm has slammed the Midwest, causing traffic snarls and headaches for travelers trying to get home after Thanksgiving.

A Thanksgiving Day argument escalated to a dangerous level after an Illinois man allegedly set his home on fire on one of America’s most cherished family holidays.

A proposed law that would dictate nonprofit organizations have the first opportunity to buy residential buildings in New York City is being blasted as “Stalinesque legislation” that would push the Big Apple into a “communist dystopia.”

A Secret Santa in eastern Idaho surprised a young mother recently who has been caring for her teenage daughter after a severe medical issue.

Two grandparents in eastern Idaho got a huge blessing from a Secret Santa recently that will help their family through the Christmas season and beyond.

A driver in western North Carolina was left covered in animal guts when a bald eagle’s breakfast smashed through her car’s windshield. 

Four people were wounded when two suspects began shooting at each other during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony around 7:30 Friday night. 

A deputy with Florida’s Indian River County Sheriff’s Office was shot and killed Friday morning while serving an eviction notice. 

A grizzly bear went on a rampage Thursday and attacked a group of students from a tribal elementary school near Canada’s central west coast, leaving 11 people injured, according to emergency officials in British Columbia.

Several dachshunds in Jacksonville, Florida, now have homes thanks to a social media influencer who asked people for help.

A mother is accused of dumping her newborn baby boy in a trash bag and leaving him outside of an apartment door in the Bronx, police said. 

Things got heated on Tuesday after anti-Islam and pro-Muslim activists clashed in Dearborn, Michigan, and escalated after one anti-Islam protester attempted to burn a Quran, according to a report.

A young mother in eastern Idaho got a huge surprise recently from a Secret Santa who is blessing his community members for Christmas.

A kind-hearted first-grade teacher in eastern Idaho was the recipient of a huge gift after a Secret Santa learned of her recent struggles.

An artifact uncovered at the site of an ancient Roman city is offering a glimpse into the day-to-day lives of people 2,000 years ago.

The Anoka County Sheriff’s Office in Minnesota used DNA testing to solve the cold case of “Rachel Marie Doe,” a newborn baby found dead on a roadside in Blaine 42 years ago.

High school students in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, are working to fight infant abandonment by successfully bringing a Safe Haven Baby Box to their community.

Two days of heavy rain in Southern California turned some streets in Long Beach into shallow rivers as some residents took to kayaks in what appeared for some to be more an entertaining novelty than a weather disaster.

A police officer was critically injured during a security motorcade for Vice President JD Vance on Friday in Maryville, Tennessee.