Tornados leave trail of destruction as 4 injured, hundreds of homes damaged

Tornados leave trail of destruction as 4 injured, hundreds of homes damaged

Severe weather left a trail of destruction in the Heartland on Friday with 83 reports of tornadoes across five states.The multi-day tornado outbreak continued Saturday, with powerful storms expected from Texas to the Great Lakes.Emergency officials in Hughes County, Oklahoma, confirmed one death due to storms in Holdenville.There is a…
Two Florida deputies shot, suspect killed in gun battle

Two Florida deputies shot, suspect killed in gun battle

(LAKELAND, Fla.) -- Two deputies in Lakeland, Florida, were shot and a suspect was killed after a gun battle ensued in an area known for vehicle break-ins and burglaries, according to police.One deputy is in critical, but stable, condition and the other is in stable condition. Both are recovering in…
Paramedic sentenced to 4 years probation in connection with Elijah McClain’s death

Paramedic sentenced to 4 years probation in connection with Elijah McClain’s death

(AURORA, Colo.) -- Former paramedic Jeremy Cooper has been sentenced to a four-year probationary sentence Friday after being found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the final case connected to Elijah McClain's 2019 death.Prosecutors accused the Aurora, Colorado, paramedic and his co-defendant Peter Cichuniec of administering an excessive amount of…
Michigan man charged with involuntary manslaughter in deadly building explosion

Michigan man charged with involuntary manslaughter in deadly building explosion

(DETROIT) -- The owner of a suburban Detroit business was charged with involuntary manslaughter after a building storing thousands of cans of nitrous oxide and butane exploded last month and a teenager was killed by flying debris, officials said.Noor Noel Kestou, 31, of Commerce, Michigan, was taken into custody on…
Severe weather, including tornado threat, expected to impact the Heartland

Severe weather, including tornado threat, expected to impact the Heartland

(NEW YORK) -- Severe weather is expected to impact the Heartland on Friday and into the weekend, including a threat for tornadoes.Twenty million Americans, from Texas to Iowa, are on alert Friday for tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds.The highest tornado threat exists from the Dallas region north to Des…
Large fossil footprints point to discovery of new ‘megaraptor’ dinosaur: Study

Large fossil footprints point to discovery of new ‘megaraptor’ dinosaur: Study

(NEW YORK) -- Although the velociraptors of "Jurassic Park" fame are well known, they don't much resemble their historical counterparts.The movie velociraptors are portrayed as being 6 feet tall with scaly skin and incredibly fast, but real velociraptors were about as big as a medium-sized dog, measuring approximately 1.6 feet…