Four people, including a UPS driver, were killed Thursday after robbers stole the driver's truck and led police on a chase that ended in gunfire at a busy Florida intersection during rush hour, the FBI said. Both robbers were shot…
Uber received 3,045 reports of sexual assault during U.S. rides in 2018, the company revealed in a wide-reaching safety report. The report comes as the ride-sharing company faces increased scrutiny over the safety of riders — and drivers — who…
A Black Hawk helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff Thursday in Minnesota, killing all three National Guard members on board, Governor Tim Walz said. The helicopter, which was missing for about 90 minutes, was found tangled in trees on a farm…
Congressman Duncan Hunter, who pleaded guilty on Tuesday to misusing campaign funds, has been informed by the House Ethics Committee that he cannot cast votes. The House rules dictate that any member who pleads guilty to a crime that could…
Over the last 50 years, the U.S. and Canada have slowly but surely lost 29% of their bird populations — amounting to nearly 3 billion birds. The shocking loss could be a sign of an ecological crisis, scientists said Thursday. According…
The Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned a Russian hacking group called Evil Corp, which used malware to infect computers and collect login credentials from hundreds of financial institutions worldwide, stealing more than $100 million. The action by the Treasury Department…
Former Secretary of State John Kerry announced his support for former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday. The longtime senator who was tapped by President Obama to serve as secretary of state in his second term, Kerry was the unsuccessful…
United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz is stepping down from his post and will become executive chairman. The airline said Thursday that President J. Scott Kirby will be its new CEO. Kirby was recruited to United Airlines by Munoz in August…
Even the rather primitive climate computer models of the 1970s, 80s and 90s were impressively accurate, lending extra credibility to the much more advanced climate models of today. That's the conclusion of a paper released Wednesday in Geophysical Research Letters,…
Takata is recalling 1.4 million front driver inflators in BMW 3-Series cars after finding a new and distinct air bag problem, according to government documents posted Wednesday. BMW is warning owners of some older 3-series cars to stop driving them.…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler to draft articles of impeachment against President Trump. "Sadly, but with confidence and humility, with allegiance to our founders, and a heart full of love for America, today I…
A sailor opened fire at a U.S. Navy shipyard at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii on Wednesday, killing two civilian shipyard employees and wounding another before dying from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to a Navy spokesman. Rear…
San Francisco — Nineteen women and one man came forward Wednesday, saying they were raped or sexually assaulted by Lyft drivers. They filed a new lawsuit claiming the company puts riders in real danger. They shared their stories not far…
Four Rikers Island guards were suspended after they allegedly failed to stop an inmate from harming himself in a jail cell, according to a New York Times report Tuesday. The Times, relying on four people who spoke on condition of…
Two of the four teenagers who escaped from a Tennessee juvenile detention facility on Saturday have been apprehended, Nashville police announced Tuesday night. The other two escapees remain at large. "Escaped teens Decorrius Wright & Calvin Howse have just been…
Washington (AP) — Congress overwhelmingly approved a bill Tuesday aimed at pressuring China over a brutal mass crackdown on ethnic Muslims in the far west of the country, legislation that follows a similar measure over human rights abuses in Hong…
More than two dozen correctional officers in Baltimore were charged Tuesday with using excessive force on prisoners at state-operated jails. The indicted officers are accused of assaulting and threatening detainees at correctional facilities, tampering with evidence and falsifying documents, said…
Washington — Military families are raising the alarm about dangerous mold in military housing managed by private contractors. Some families said their homes are putting their health in danger and now they're demanding Congress do something about it. "Some of…
A 16-year-old student stabbed a school resource officer Tuesday morning at a Wisconsin high school before the officer shot the student, police said. It was the second shooting at a school in the state in as many days. Both the…
Washington — Republican Representative Duncan Hunter has pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal campaign funds, reversing his previous not guilty plea after spending months decrying and denying the allegations against him. The California congressman entered his guilty plea in federal court…
San Francisco - Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin will step down as CEO and president, respectively, of Alphabet, the internet giant's parent company announced Tuesday. Google chief Sundar Pichai will also take over as CEO of Alphabet. Page…
Washington — House Democrats released a report with their findings from the impeachment investigation into President Trump's dealings with Ukraine, accusing the president of placing "his own personal and political interests above the national interests of the United States" and endangering national…
A federal appeals court has handed President Trump another loss in his efforts to stop Congress from gaining access to his financial records, ruling Deutsche Bank and Capital One can turn over the president's records to two congressional committees. In…
Kamala Harris is ending her presidential bid and suspending her campaign. In a statement Tuesday afternoon, Harris explained she did not have enough funding to continue her run for the White House. Calling it "one of the hardest decisions of…