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Helicopter crashes in California’s Mojave Desert; 6 people aboard missing

A helicopter carrying six people crashed in the Mojave Desert Friday, and they haven't been found dead or alive.

February 10, 2024

Escaped kangaroo rescued from pool area of Tampa apartment complex

A privately owned kangaroo escaped from its owner and got stuck in the pool section of a Tampa, Florida, apartment complex. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office corralled the marsupial.

February 10, 2024

Late actor Carl Weathers featured in FanDuel’s Gronkowski ‘Kick of Destiny’ Super Bowl ad

The late Carl Weathers will appear in FanDuel's Super Bowl ads, although the actor and former professional football player died last week.

February 9, 2024

Super Bowl losers get a diamond-encrusted ring of their own in M&M’s Super Bowl ad

M&M's is giving out its "Almost Champions" ring as part of its ad for Super Bowl LVIII, with the bling going to three players who lost Super Bowl games as well as actress Scarlet Johansson.

February 9, 2024

Travis Kelce’s family cashing in on Super Bowl food ads

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce will play in his fourth Super Bowl on Sunday. His family, meanwhile, will be seen in the Las Vegas stands and multiple Super Bowl commercials.

February 9, 2024

Austin Police identify prime suspect in 30-year-old cold case killing

The prime suspect in a 1994 killing in Austin, Texas, was identified using DNA testing, but the suspect committed suicide before he was arrested, police announced Thursday.

February 8, 2024

10-year deadly listeria outbreak linked to California cheesemaker

A listeria outbreak ongoing since 2014 that has killed two people and hospitalized 21 others has been linked to a California cheesemaker.

February 8, 2024

JetBlue planes collide at Boston airport; no one hurt

A collision between a pair of JetBlue Airbus planes on a deicing pad at Boston Logan International Airport Thursday led passengers to switch to new aircraft on both flights.

February 8, 2024

Philadelphia museum receives package with two potentially human fetuses

The Mutter Museum in Philadelphia received an anonymous package with no return address Tuesday. Inside were two bottles containing a pair of dead, possibly human fetuses.

February 8, 2024

Dam-busting bomb from World War II era unearthed at Florida airport

A 1,000-pound bomb made during World War II and used to break through dams and bridges has been unearthed at the Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport in Florida.

February 7, 2024

U.S. consumers spent $57.2 billion on video game products in 2023

American consumers plunked down $57.2 billion on video games and related products in 2023, the video games industry's leading trade group announced Wednesday.

February 7, 2024

Las Vegas mayor says A’s must ‘figure out a way to stay in Oakland’

The Oakland A's are slated to relocate to Las Vegas, with a stadium planned on the site of the Tropicana Hotel. Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman is standing somewhere between booing and cheering.

February 7, 2024

Crew member on Marvel’s ‘Wonder Man’ set falls to his death

A man working as a rigger in the crew of the upcoming Disney+ Marvel show "Wonder Man" died in a fall from the rafters Tuesday.

February 7, 2024

Former NBA star John Salley says he loves 2nd Amendment: ‘We’re Americans, we feel safer with guns’

Four-time NBA champion John Salley, in a recent interview, endorsed gun ownership as emblematic of American culture.

February 6, 2024

Sailor who was declared missing after being weeks overdue lands safely in Hawaii

A sailor who left California for Oahu in December and who was declared missing after being more than two weeks overdue landed safely in the islands over the weekend.

February 6, 2024

Computers at Chicago’s Lurie Children’s Hospital still down days after cyberattack

Following outages caused by a cyberattack last week, the phones, email and electronic systems at Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital remained down into this week.

February 6, 2024

Five moped-riding migrants arrested in New York for committing massive larceny

The New York Police Department arrested five illegal immigrants for using mopeds to carry out at least 62 cases of larceny.

February 6, 2024

‘CNN This Morning’ getting a new look, venue

CNN is modifying "CNN This Morning," the network announced Monday.

February 6, 2024

Washington bomb squad responds to report of a rocket meant to carry nuclear warheads at local house

Police in Washington sent a bomb squad to a local house after its owner tried donating a rocket built to carry nuclear warheads to the National Museum of the United States Air Force.

February 3, 2024

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattles central Oklahoma

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 1.86 miles underground 5 miles northwest of Prague, Oklahoma, Friday, setting off weaker aftershocks.

February 3, 2024