One person was shot Friday at a Walmart in North Carolina and authorities were trying to find the suspected gunman. Lumberton police officers responded to the big-box retail store just before 11:30 a.m. amid reports of gunshots inside. When officers arrived, the store was being evacuated, but they did not find the shooter or that…
A 31-year-old woman on an overnight hike in Zion National Park’s the Narrows died Wednesday after her husband left her to get help as temperatures plunged. On Wednesday morning, shuttle drivers reported that visitors had encountered an injured man and a woman, who was non-responsive, in the Narrows section of the Utah park. The Zion…
University of Idaho students will have the option to learn remotely or on campus after the Nov. 13 murders of four students near campus, President Scott Green said in a Thursday video posted to Facebook. Green had discussed the possibility of a hybrid learning option last week, and the video posted to the school’s Facebook…
A shooting at a residential home near Houston Thanksgiving night left two people dead and two others wounded, authorities said. An adult injured in the shooting is in critical condition. Houston police are continuing to investigate the scene at 1500 block of Baggett Lane, in Spring Branch, where four people, including three adults and one…
The mother of a prominent Florida attorney, who was gunned down in an alleged murder-for-hire plot, described the moments she learned of her son’s violent death – and her continuing quest for justice years later. “The truth of my life is defined by my son’s murder,” Ruth Markel wrote in “The Unveiling: A Mother’s Reflection…
Americans in New York City and Philadelphia had mixed feelings on whether they regretted their college major. “I was a criminal justice major and I regret it,” one woman said through laughter. “I really don’t like it. I would have probably done art.” DO YOU REGRET YOUR MAJOR? SEE WHAT THESE GRADUATES SAY: Video WATCH…
A man caught on surveillance video shooting two British tourists over the summer in Los Angeles’ Venice Beach neighborhood is being sought, police said Wednesday. The Los Angeles Police Department identified the suspect as Brandon Manyo Dixon. The LAPD said Dixon and his friend got into an argument with two tourists from the United Kingdom…
San Francisco authorities have proposed a policy that would allow its military-style robots to use deadly force in situations where someone’s life is in danger and other dangerous instances. A draft policy by the San Francisco Police Department outlines how it would use its 17 remote-controlled, unmanned robots, which are often used to defuse bombs…
New York City police arrested a man on Thursday for allegedly attempting to rape a woman last week on a moving subway train in Manhattan. Chris Tapia, 23, of Staten Island, is charged with attempted rape, sexual abuse, forcible touching, and public lewdness. The NYPD says a man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting…
A Texas teacher and two assistants allegedly isolated a 5-year-old special needs boy for so long that he started eating his own feces after being deprived of food. Melody LaPointe, 47, and teaching assistants Tarah Tinney, 33, and Augusta Costlow, 27, were charged earlier this week with abandoning or endangering a child over the April…