(NEW YORK) -- Hurricane Beryl has passed very closed to downtown Houston, Texas, as it produced wind gusts of over 80 mph causing massive power outages in the region.The highest Beryl winds gusts were in Freeport, at 97 mph, Houston International Airport at 83 mph and Galveston which clocked in…
(CHICAGO) -- More than 100 people were shot -- 19 fatally -- over the long Fourth of July holiday weekend in Chicago, according to police.Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said in a press conference Monday morning he was "heartbroken" by gun violence in the city."These are not just numbers on pages.…
(LOS ANGELES) -- A United 757 plane lost one of its main landing gear tires as it took off from Los Angeles International Airport Monday morning, the airline said.No one was hurt, United said.The plane continued its flight to Denver and landed without incident, according to the airline.There were 179…
(NEW YORK) -- For over a year, four crew members participating in NASA's Mars Dune Alpha simulated experience communicated, ate, slept and researched as if they were stationed over 200 million miles away on the Red Planet.The mission, which marked the first completed installment of three planned programs from NASA's…
(SAN DIEGO) -- The public is now getting a look at the first pandas to enter the United States in over two decades.The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance -- the nonprofit that operates the zoo and safari park -- on Tuesday released new photos of the pandas, Yun Chuan and…
(NEW YORK) -- Tropical Storm Beryl is tearing across Texas after making landfall in the state as a Category 1 hurricane Monday morning.At least six people have been killed by fallen trees or by drowning and more than two million customers are without power across Texas due to torrential rain…
Stifling, dangerous weather continued to blanket the West on Monday, coming on the heels of a weekend in which at least five U.S. cities, including Las Vegas, shattered all-time hot temperature records.The forecast calls for more scorching weather in the West and triple digits in the Midwest on Monday and…
(DETROIT) -- At least two people were killed and 19 others were injured when gunfire erupted early Sunday morning at a block party in Detroit, according to police.The shooting unfolded at approximately 2:25 a.m. during a block party on the city's east side near Wish Egan Field in the Mohican…
(HAZLEHURST, Miss.) -- Police in Mississippi said Saturday they caught two murder suspects who escaped from a jail early Friday morning.Tyrekennel Collins, 24, and Dezarrious Johnson, 18, were found in an abandoned home Saturday around noon by officers, following a 33-hour manhunt, according to police.The suspects, who escaped from the…
(NEW YORK) -- Two teenage sisters drowned Friday night after they got lost in the waters off Coney Island beach in Brooklyn, New York, according to police and witnesses.The unidentified 17- and 18-year-old victims allegedly went back into the water around 8 p.m. after beach crowds headed for cover during…