A 13-year-old boy drowned in Mt. Airy, Maryland on Thursday after being swept into a drainage pipe during a sudden rainstorm. The child, who lived nearby, was caught in strong floodwaters near an apartment complex and pulled into an overflowing storm drain. Emergency crews recovered his body from the drain, which had rapidly filled due to torrential rain. Neighbors and first responders described the current … Continue reading 13-year-old drowns after washing into drainage pipe during strong storm in Maryland

Two massive wildfires in Arizona and Utah are burning so intensely they’ve formed dangerous “fire clouds” that create their own erratic weather. The Dragon Bravo Fire on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon has become a “megafire,” burning over 164 square miles and destroying the historic Grand Canyon Lodge. In Utah, the Monroe Canyon Fire has scorched 75 square miles, forced evacuations, and knocked … Continue reading Two wildfires in US west spur ‘fire clouds’ with erratic weather systems

A truck carrying hot dogs crashed on Interstate 83 in Pennsylvania Friday morning, spilling its load across the road and briefly shutting down traffic in both directions. The crash, caused by a mechanical issue, involved a passenger vehicle and left four people with non-life-threatening injuries. Emergency crews used a front-end loader to clean up the scattered hot dogs, which were deemed unsalvageable, ABC News has … Continue reading Hot dog spill shuts down highway in Pennsylvania

Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted for her role in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation, has been transferred from a Florida prison to a minimum-security facility in Texas. The move comes as she seeks to overturn her conviction and pursues a pardon from President Trump. The reasons for the transfer remain unclear, and victims’ families have criticized it as preferential treatment done without notification, the BBC has reported. … Continue reading Ghislaine Maxwell moved to women’s prison in Texas

Four people were killed in a shooting at the Owl Bar in Anaconda, Montana on Friday morning, and the suspect, 45-year-old Michael Paul Brown, remains at large. Authorities say Brown opened fire around 10:30 a.m. and then fled, prompting a manhunt involving SWAT teams and the FBI. He was last seen driving a white 2007 Ford F-150 and is considered armed and dangerous. Police are … Continue reading Four dead in Montana bar shooting

A gunman opened fire at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno on Monday, killing three people and injuring several others in a rampage involving 80 shots, authorities said. The suspect, 26-year-old Dakota Hawver of Reno, was critically wounded in a shootout with police and remains hospitalized. Police say Hawver had no known connection to the casino or the victims, and his motive is … Continue reading Nevada casino shooting remains a mystery as police reveal suspect fired 80 shots

An F-35C fighter jet crashed near Naval Air Station Lemoore in central California on Wednesday, the U.S. Navy confirmed. The aircraft was assigned to the VFA-125 “Rough Raiders” squadron and went down around 4:30 p.m. local time. The pilot successfully ejected and is safe, with no other personnel affected by the incident, ABC News has reported. The cause of the crash is currently under investigation … Continue reading F-35 fighter jet crashes in California, Navy says

Former President Donald Trump has reinstated the Presidential Fitness Test, a program originally launched in 1966 to encourage physical activity among schoolchildren. The test had been replaced in 2012 under the Obama administration with a focus on individual health. Trump also reestablished the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, now led by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which will set new criteria for … Continue reading Trump revives the Presidential Fitness Test for American schoolchildren

Authorities have identified the four people found dead in Lake County, Tennessee, as 15-year-old Braydon Williams, 20-year-old Adrianna Williams, 21-year-old James M. Wilson, and 38-year-old Cortney Rose. All were relatives of a 7-month-old infant found abandoned in a car seat 40 miles away. The victims included the baby’s parents, grandmother, and uncle. On July 31, Austin Robert Drummond was charged with four counts of first-degree … Continue reading Infant found abandoned in Tennessee is related to 4 people found dead

Andrew James McGann, a 28-year-old former teacher, has been arrested and charged with the stabbing deaths of Clinton and Cristen Brink, who were killed while hiking with their two daughters at Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas. McGann, who previously taught in Texas and Oklahoma, was arrested four days after the murders and admitted to the killings, though no motive has been released. The victims’ … Continue reading Devil’s Den murder suspect James Andrew McGann was North Texas elementary teacher