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Tennessee man dies clearing snow off roof after 20-ft. fall through skylight

A man died this week after falling through a skylight while clearing the snow off a business along Tennessee State Route 100.

January 20, 2024

Bombs away: Contractor finds World War II grenade behind Seattle home’s bathtub

A maintenance worker at a home in Seattle made an explosive discovery this week when he found a grenade hidden by a bathtub.

January 20, 2024

Semitruck hauling water bottles incinerates in California’s Death Valley

A semitruck with a cargo full of water bottles suffered an ironic fate in Death Valley National Park this month when it caught fire and was scorched.

January 20, 2024

Want to go to the Lions-Bucs game? Be ready to fork out more than $1,000

Fans clamoring to see the Detroit Lions host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Ford Field in Detroit Sunday will have to fork out big bucks, the most in the history of the NFL's divisional round.

January 19, 2024

Staff of storied Sports Illustrated magazine let go in licensing fight

The entire staff of Sports Illustrated was let go Friday after license holder Authentic Brands Group revoked the right of The Arena Group, the famed sports magazine's publisher, to use the brand name.

January 19, 2024

Commuter plane lands on Virginia parkway minutes after takeoff from Dulles International Airport

A small commercial plane was forced to land in a snowstorm on Loudoun County Parkway in Virginia on Friday shortly after taking off from Dulles International Airport, blocking the southbound lanes near the airport, the Virginia Department of Transportation said.

January 19, 2024

Los Angeles Innocence Project looks at new evidence in case of convicted murderer Scott Peterson

A Los Angeles nonprofit that uses forensics to exonerate people has taken on the case of Scott Peterson, who was convicted in 2004 of murdering his pregnant wife.

January 19, 2024

No joke: Feds frown on funny highway signage

Road safety is no laughing matter for the Federal Highway Administration, which warned against humor and pop culture references in an updated manual of traffic sign standards.

January 19, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard finds two dead, rescues three from overturned vessel in Alaska

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three people from an overturned boat near Chichagof Island off the coast of Alaska earlier this week. Two more people were found dead in the boat's cabin.

January 11, 2024

Electrician dies at NIH campus after plunging through grate

An electrician working at the National Institutes of Health campus in Bethesda, Maryland, died Wednesday after falling through a storm grate.

January 11, 2024

Avalanche at California ski resort near Lake Tahoe kills one, injures three others

An avalanche at the Palisades Tahoe ski resort near Lake Tahoe in California killed one person and injured three others.

January 11, 2024

Fruit Stripe gum discontinued after more than 50 years of sales

Fruit Stripe gum lovers will need to stock up while supplies last because the Ferrara Candy Co. has decided to stop selling it after 55 years.

January 11, 2024

Americans bring a record amount of guns to airport security for third straight year

Americans have broken the record for the amount of guns caught by the Transportation Security Administration at airport checkpoints for the third straight year, the agency announced Wednesday.

January 10, 2024

Membership ID scanners reportedly being tried out at Washington state Costco

A Costco warehouse store in Issaquah, Washington, is reportedly trying out the use of membership ID scanners at the entrance, according to Business Insider.

January 10, 2024

Elderly couple found dead in South Carolina home with heater measuring 1,000 degrees

First responders found two seniors dead in their Spartanburg, South Carolina, home with a heater that reached 1,000 degrees.

January 10, 2024

Two Wisconsin brothers, 8 and 6, die from injuries after falling into a frozen retention pond

Two brothers who were hospitalized last week with critical injuries after falling into a frozen retention pond behind their Wisconsin apartment have died, police said.

January 10, 2024

National Association of Realtors president resigns after blackmail threat

National Association of Realtors President Tracy Kasper resigned recently after being blackmailed over an unspecified personal matter, the association said.

January 10, 2024

Human remains found in 1968 in California identified with forensic-lab aid

A set of human remains found at Berry Summit in California in 1968 have now been identified using newer DNA technology, the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office announced.

January 9, 2024

Mobile home falls, crushes workers in Ohio, killing one, injuring another

A worker in Fostoria, Ohio, was killed and another was critically injured when a mobile home they were moving fell on them Monday morning.

January 9, 2024

Woman saved on California’s Mount Baldy after trapped for days

A woman was rescued on Mount Baldy about 45 miles northeast of Los Angeles last weekend after hikers spotted her truck. The woman had been trapped five days in cold and wet conditions.

January 9, 2024