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kali9/iStock (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Two U.S. Postal Service employees are dead after a shooting at a Memphis postal facility, authorities said. The suspected shooter, who was also a USPS employee, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, FBI Memphis spokesperson Lisa-Anne Culp said during a press briefing Tuesday. The shooting occurred Tuesday afternoon at the […]

iStock (LOS ANGELES) — Wildfires wreaking havoc in several West Coast regions are expected to burn throughout the night as dangerous conditions may further increase their spread. The Alisal Fire in Southern California already had exploded to about 6,000 acres after sparking near the Alisal Reservoir on Monday around 2:30 p.m., at which point it […]

(NEW YORK) — The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than 715,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.8 million people have died from the disease worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns […]

iStock/ijoe84 (NEW YORK) — A Wyoming coroner on Tuesday said Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old travel blogger whose remains were recovered in September in a national park, died by strangulation. Petito’s boyfriend and cross-country traveling companion, Brian Laundrie, has been named by investigators as a person of interest in her death and is the subject of […]

katifcam/iStock (SANTEE, Calif.) — When a small plane crashed in a California neighborhood, killing two and injuring at least two others, residents raced to save their neighbors from the intense fire and explosions. The twin-engine Cessna C340 crashed at 12:14 p.m. local time Monday in Santee, near San Diego, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The […]

(NEW YORK) — The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than 714,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.8 million people have died from the disease worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns […]

Natalie Behring/Getty Images (TETON COUNTY, Wyo.) — A Wyoming coroner is expected to announce the results of an autopsy Tuesday on Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old travel blogger whose remains were recovered in September in a national park. Petito’s boyfriend and cross-country traveling companion, Brian Laundrie, has been named by investigators as a person of interest […]

katifcam/iStock (SANTEE, Calif.) — At least two people were killed and two others were hospitalized when a small plane crashed in a neighborhood in Santee, California, near San Diego, on Monday, officials said. Part of the plane struck the back of a home, city fire officials said. The crash impacted at least two houses, a […]

(HOUSTON) — A 3-year-old boy in Texas who has been missing since Wednesday has been found alive, officials said Saturday. Christopher Ramirez was last seen playing with a neighbor’s dog while his mother unloaded groceries from her car outside their home in Grimes County Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. He followed the dog into the woods, […]

via Fort Hood (KILLEEN, Texas) — The Fort Hood soldier who was believed to be missing has been reported safe. Fort Hood officials said Sunday night that leadership from Pfc. Jennifer Sewell’s chain of command spoke with her family, who confirmed she is “safe and with extended family.” “Pfc. Sewell is a valued member of […]