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Police arrest man accused of putting incendiary devices outside Prince George’s County fire station

Police in Prince George's County, Maryland, arrested a man over the weekend accused of placing combustible bottles outside a fire station on Aug. 13.

September 2, 2025

Surprise! Unknowingly pregnant woman gives birth at Burning Man festival in Nevada

A woman attending the 2025 Burning Man festival in Nevada's Black Rock Desert gave birth while there, saying that she had been unaware she was pregnant.

September 2, 2025

Shoplifting suspect accused of attacking D.C. Safeway employee with hatchet

D.C. police have arrested a man who is accused of using a hatchet to attack an employee at a Safeway store in Northwest during a shoplifting attempt.

September 2, 2025

Seattle company recalls over 44,000 bags of shrimp over radiation concerns

Another company has recalled shrimp sent by an Indonesian distributor in containers that tested positive for the radioactive isotope Cesium-137.

August 30, 2025

Bookie who took bets from Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter sentenced

A bookmaker who took bets from Ippei Mizuhara, the convicted former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, was sentenced to a year and a day in jail Friday.

August 30, 2025

Delta flight aborts takeoff in Alabama amid smoke from plane’s engine

Delta Air Lines Flight 1708 had to abort a planned takeoff from Alabama's Huntsville International Airport after the plane's engine started smoking.

August 30, 2025

Pair of religious leaders indicted by feds, accused of forcing followers to work

A federal grand jury in Michigan indicted two religious leaders earlier this week who are accused of forcing their followers to do unpaid work.

August 30, 2025

Prince George’s authorities seeking man accused of putting incendiary device near fire station

Prince George's fire and police officials are looking for a man they accuse of placing an improvised incendiary device near a fire station in Capitol Heights, Maryland.

August 29, 2025

North Carolina election official accused of drugging ice cream given to two teen girls

Police in Wilmington, North Carolina, arrested a now-former state election official accused of drugging ice cream that he gave to two teenage girls.

August 29, 2025

Powerball jackpot hits $1 billion

The Powerball jackpot is up to $1 billion for the sixth time in the lottery's 33-year history ahead of Saturday night's drawing.

August 29, 2025

Suspected burglar foiled by Florida man in Batman pajamas

A Cape Coral, Florida, man in Batman pajamas stopped a suspected burglar accused of stealing from his truck and a neighbor's garage, then detained him until cops came.

August 29, 2025

Woman jogging in Alaska injured in bear attack

A woman out for a jog in Kenai, Alaska, this week was seriously hurt in a bear mauling.

August 29, 2025

Amtrak launches next-generation Acela trains running between Boston, D.C.

Amtrak debuted its new faster Acela trains Thursday, running along the Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington.

August 28, 2025

Wildfire mitigation efforts in U.K. complicated by exploding WWII bombs

A wildfire that broke out at Britain's North York Moors National Park has burned for weeks, reaching a ground layer containing unexploded ordnance from World War II.

August 28, 2025

Atlanta Journal-Constitution to stop printing copies in 2026

The Dec. 31 print edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution will be the paper's last, with the newspaper planning to move entirely online in 2026.

August 28, 2025

Tom Brady can virtually join production meetings with teams

Tom Brady, the former quarterback who's a Fox Sports broadcaster and Las Vegas Raiders minority owner, got the OK to join production meetings with teams and their coaches.

August 28, 2025

YouTube TV reaches short-term extension to keep Fox channels on its platform

Fox News, Fox Business and the Fox Sports channels will stay on YouTube TV after the streaming platform and Fox agreed to extend their deal in the short term.

August 28, 2025

University of Georgia pauses pledging for fraternity chapter over hazing allegations

The University of Georgia paused "new member activity" for the school's Sigma Chi chapter following accusations of hazing.

August 27, 2025

Italian painting looted by Nazis spotted in Argentine real estate listing

An 18th century Italian painting looted by the Nazis in the Netherlands during World War II was spotted in a real estate listing in Argentina. Argentine officials and Interpol are investigating.

August 27, 2025

Traveler sickened by New World screwworm following trip to El Salvador

Federal and Maryland health officials recently confirmed a case of New World screwworm in a person who traveled to El Salvador, where the worm larvae are present.

August 27, 2025