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Pet pig burns down house in Pennsylvania while trying to stay warm

A pet pig looking to stay warm inadvertently set its owners' house on fire over the weekend.

January 3, 2024

House fire in Connecticut kills four children

Four children died Tuesday night when a duplex caught on fire in Somers, Connecticut, fire officials said.

January 3, 2024

Rusted, decades-old military ordnance washes up on California beach

A squad from Travis Air Force Base had to be dispatched to a beach in Pajaro Dunes, California, over the weekend after an inert bomb washed up on the beach.

January 2, 2024

Man dies after running onto the tarmac in Salt Lake City and climbing inside plane engine

A 30-year-old man died at Salt Lake City International Airport on Monday after going through an emergency exit on the tarmac and climbing into a plane engine.

January 2, 2024

Surfer dies following shark attack off the coast of Maui in Hawaii

A surfer died after an incident with a shark off the coast of Paia on the island of Maui in Hawaii over the weekend, local authorities said.

January 2, 2024

Small earthquake rattles Montgomery County, Maryland, and wider D.C. area

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake rattled residents of D.C.'s Maryland suburbs Tuesday morning. No damage or injuries have been reported, according to local officials.

January 2, 2024

Pilot at fault in Oregon crash that killed him and 2 others, federal agency says

The pilot in an Independence, Oregon, plane crash that killed all three men aboard this month was at fault for hitting power lines that led to the aircraft's demise.

December 30, 2023

Man freezes to near death after stowing away on plane from Algeria to France

A man was hospitalized with hypothermia Thursday after hiding on an Air Algerie flight from Oran, Algeria, to Paris Orly Airport.

December 30, 2023

Chemical blasts at Connecticut environmental facility injure 3

A series of chemical explosions at an environmental service facility in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Friday sent three people to the hospital.

December 30, 2023

122 anglers rescued from ice off Minnesota shoreline

An ice floe detached from the shoreline of Upper Red Lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota, Friday, stranding the 122 ice fishermen on top of it.

December 30, 2023

Pair of stranded motorists rescued after hiking miles to get signal in Oregon national forest

A pair of motorists stranded in the mountainous Ochoco National Forest in Oregon were rescued after they walked 3 miles in harsh weather to get a cellular signal.

December 29, 2023

Bus crashes into house in Montgomery County, Maryland

A Montgomery County Ride-On public bus crashed into a house in Silver Spring, Maryland, causing no injuries but damaging the home.

December 29, 2023

Towering Pacific wave sends 8 to hospital in California

Eight people standing near a seawall in Ventura, California, Thursday were lashed by a giant wave crashing ashore, leading to their hospitalization.

December 29, 2023

Oregon man missing since Christmas Day found alive in dry well

A Bend, Oregon, man who went missing on Christmas Day was found alive and in good condition in a dry well inside a gated storage unit facility, local police said.

December 29, 2023

Tourist plunges to death from cliff in New York state park

A tourist from Singapore died after falling off a cliff while snapping photos with her husband in Minnewaska State Park in Rochester, New York.

December 28, 2023

Powerball jackpot climbs to $760 million, would be tied for sixth-biggest win in lottery’s history

After Wednesday's drawing failed to produce a winner, the Powerball jackpot rose to an estimated $760 million, which would be tied for the sixth-largest prize in the lottery's history if won.

December 28, 2023

Human remains found in North Carolina woods following tip

A comment from a Dollar General customer led law enforcement to the location of human remains in woods near Lincolnton, North Carolina.

December 28, 2023

Pro-Palestinian protesters block roads leading to airports in Los Angeles, New York

Pro-Palestinian protesters on Wednesday blocked roads leading into John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and Los Angeles International Airport.

December 27, 2023

Man found dead in Arizona in 1976 finally identified using fingerprint data

A man found dead by hikers in Arizona 47 years ago has been identified after authorities accessed national fingerprint records, the Mohave County Sheriff's Office said.

December 27, 2023

Single-engine plane crashes into Texas home, killing pilot

A single-engine plane struck a home in Van Zandt County, Texas, on Tuesday, killing the pilot.

December 27, 2023