(KAUAI, Hawaii) -- One person is dead and two others remain missing Friday after a helicopter carrying three people in Kauai, Hawaii, crashed into waters about a quarter mile offshore on Thursday, according to state officials.The Coast Guard said the search for the two missing people continues a day after…
(HOUSTON) -- The man accused of gunning down Deputy Fernando Esqueda in an ambush attack was arrested overnight and has been charged with capital murder, according to Harris County, Texas, authorities.The suspect, Ronnie Palmer, was also accused of aggravated assault following an incident at a Little Caesars pizza shop.The incident…
(NEW YORK) -- Keep the air conditioners running and the sunscreen handy -- the extreme heat in the U.S. is not going anywhere soon.Portions of the country have been experiencing scorching temperatures over the past week, but significant relief from the stifling conditions will not come in the near future,…
(NEW YORK) -- Animals are perhaps more readily equipped than humans to deal with extreme heat. But when the heat index climbs into the triple digits, accredited zoos in the hottest parts of the country are still tasked with ensuring that animals – and their human counterparts who come to…
(WASHINGTON) -- As a historic U.S. heat wave continued on Thursday, heat-related deaths in July climbed to at least 28 in the West, while the East Coast recovered from tornadoes and flash flooding as it braced for the return of sweltering temperatures after a brief break.More than 60 million people…
(HOUSTON) -- More than a million electrical customers in Houston remained without power amid sweltering weather on Thursday and most won't have their power restored until the end of this weekend, a full week after Hurricane Beryl swept in and damaged the energy grid, officials said.Many Houston residents and elected…
(NEW YORK) -- A fourth juror in the Karen Read trial has come forward to report that the jury found her "not guilty" of second-degree murder and leaving a scene of personal injury and death, attorneys wrote in court documents.Read's attorneys are asking the judge to dismiss the two counts…
(NEW YORK) -- The mother of Michael Brown -- who was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer in 2014 sparking protests around the county -- gave testimony to the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) to review the case of her son's killing in a public hearing on…
(EUGENE, Ore.) -- Police in Oregon have recovered more than 4,000 stolen Lego sets valued at over $200,000 in a massive bust following a three-month investigation, authorities said.The seizure happened on July 3 at approximately 12:30 p.m. when authorities from the Springfield Police Department in Eugene, Oregon, served a warrant…
(DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.) -- A 14-year-old boy was bitten by a shark Wednesday in Daytona Beach, Florida, local authorities said.The teen, who was visiting from Missouri, was bitten on his left foot while standing in knee-deep water, according to the Volusia County Beach Ocean Rescue.He was transported to the hospital…
