At least one person has died and several people are missing after more than a dozen tornadoes hit Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas on Friday night, damaging homes and knocking out power to thousands as authorities launch search and rescue efforts. The person who died was in McCurtain County in southeastern...
At least 38 injured, 2 seriously, after a fire in a Manhattan apartment
At least 38 people were injured in a fire at a Manhattan apartment building on Saturday morning that authorities believe was caused by the explosion of a lithium-ion battery connected to a micro mobility device. Among the injuries, two were critical, five serious and the rest minor, Fire Commissioner Laura...
Iowa teen who killed her alleged rapist and was sentenced to probation escaped custody
Pieper Lewis, the Iowa teen who killed a man she said raped her and was sentenced to probation and restitution to her family, escaped from a correctional facility, according to the Iowa Fifth Judicial District Department of Corrections. Lewis "ran away from the Fresh Start Women's Center on Friday at...
The deadline to apply for the US visa lottery expires
The end of the period for registration for the 2024 visa lottery program is approaching. This November 8 at noon registration will close to access the Diversity Visa Program for Immigrants. The program seeks to benefit about 55,000 people from countries with low levels of migration to the United States...
Nicole could become a hurricane before reaching Florida; there are alerts for various parts of the state
Subtropical Storm Nicole is forecast to continue to strengthen and could become a Category 1 hurricane as it approaches Florida's east coast Wednesday through Thursday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center's Monday morning update. A hurricane watch is in effect along Florida's east coast, from the Volusia/Brevard county line...
Former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps convicted of 5 counts of sexual abuse
A former UCLA gynecologist was convicted of 21 charges alleging various forms of sexual abuse, the Los Angeles County district attorney's office said in a statement. James Heaps, 65, was found guilty of three counts of sexual assault by fraud and two counts of sexual penetration of an unconscious person,...
Some 12,000 suspected fentanyl pills in candy boxes seized at Los Angeles airport
About 12,000 suspected fentanyl pills packaged in popular candy boxes were seized at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday, authorities said. Someone tried to get through the TSA checkpoint with multiple bags of candy and snacks, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a news release. But there was...
Body of missing Princeton University student was found
The body of missing Princeton University student Misrach Ewunetie was found Thursday, the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office announced in a news release. Her body was found around 1:00 p.m. on the campus grounds behind the tennis courts, according to a statement from Mercer County Attorney Angelo Onofri and Kenneth Strother...
The Academy of Sciences urges to bring more qualified immigrants to the US to protect the scientific achievements of the country
If the United States wants to protect its technological development, it must keep an eye on its immigration policies and do more to attract and retain foreign talent, say experts from the Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, in a report that warns about competition of China on technology and...
The US is seeing an ‘unprecedented’ rise in respiratory viruses
A rise in respiratory illnesses among children is beginning to put pressure on hospitals. In particular, hospitals are seeing an increase in cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or a common cold virus that can be associated with severe illness in young children and older adults. Cases are rising in several...