An outbreak of wildfires around several small Texas communities burned at least 50 homes, killed a sheriff’s deputy and left a trail of destruction.
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American man killed in Ukraine was searching for food for sick partner, sister confirms
American Jimmy Hill was killed in a Russian attack on the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, where he was seeking medical treatment for his partner.
13-year-old boy was driving truck that crashed into golf team’s van, killing 9 in Texas, officials say
Officials said Thursday that a 13-year-old boy was driving the pickup truck involved in a Texas crash that killed 9. The boy has not been identified.
9 dead, including 6 students and a coach, in crash involving University of the Southwest golf teams
Nine people were killed in a head-on collision in West Texas, including six students and a coach from the University of the Southwest’s golf teams.
Houston police officers reinstated from suspension after fatal 2020 shooting of man in ‘mental crisis’
Nicolas Chavez, 27, was experiencing a mental health crisis at the time, according to police and 911 calls released after the April 2020 shooting.
Winter storm brings gusting winds and snow to eastern US, making for ‘extremely dangerous’ travel
A massive winter storm, which has been described as a bomb cyclone, is bringing gusting winds to much of the eastern U.S. this weekend.
Philadelphia officer who fatally shot 12-year-old boy in the back will be fired, police commissioner says
Thomas Siderio was fatally shot in the back by a plainclothes Philadelphia officer on March 1 after a bullet was fired into an unmarked police car.
All residents accounted for after fiery explosion at Maryland apartment complex injured more than a dozen people
Fourteen residents, including two children, were hospitalized after the blast. Three residents remain in serious condition.
‘It’s a no-brainer’: Rising adolescent overdoses prompt calls for schools to stock naloxone
Naloxone, a drug commonly known as Narcan, counteracts the effects of an opioid overdose. Advocates and researchers want it in schools nationwide.
Massive apartment explosion in Maryland sends 10 to hospital, leaves several others missing
Three people had serious injuries after the fiery blast wrecked a four-story apartment building in Silver Spring, Md., just outside Washington, D.C.