Child dies on asylum-seeker bus headed to Chicago
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — A 3-year-old died while en route to the Chicago area aboard a bus of asylum-seekers on Thursday, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. “IDPH is working with local health officials,
Illinois Supreme Court finds assault weapons ban constitutional
Dennis Macdonald/Getty Images (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — The Illinois State Supreme Court found a strict assault weapons ban passed after the Highland Park shooting to be constitutional in a ruling issued Friday. The ruling came in response to
Maui funeral service workers on devastation of fires: 'I'm in shock'
Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images (WAILUKU, Hawaii) — As a funeral director at the Nakamura Mortuary in Wailuku, Maui, Carol Chaney is no stranger to dealing with death — but usually, it’s other people’s losses. Now,
Bodycam footage, 911 calls detail heroic rescue of 6-year-old who fell from roller coaster
© Patty Lagera/Getty Images (KISSIMMEE, Fla.) — Harrowing new body camera footage and 911 tapes paint a picture of the heroic lengths first responders went to in order to save a 6-year-old boy who fell from a
SCOTUS pauses Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan over whether it can shield founders from opioid liability
Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked Purdue Pharma’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy that shielded the founding Sackler families from liability in the nation’s opioid epidemic. The
The perfect storm of weather conditions that led to the devastating wildfires in Maui
NOAA (NEW YORK) — A perfect storm of weather conditions led to the massive inferno that has killed dozens of people in Maui and caused widespread destruction on an island best known as paradise. The fires, which
Teen indicted on murder as hate crime in O'Shae Sibley's death
Jason Marz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The 17-year-old suspect charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of 28-year-old professional dancer O’Shae Sibley has been indicted by a grand jury Thursday on the second-degree murder as a hate
'Above normal' activity predicted for remainder of 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, NOAA says
Roberto Machado Noa/Getty Images, STOCK (NEW YORK) — The remainder of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be busier than originally anticipated, partly due to warming ocean waters, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Maui's cultural, historic landmarks damaged in the devastating wildfires
MAXAR/Getty Images (MAUI, Hawaii) — Lahaina Restoration Foundation’s executive director Theo Morrison talks about the cultural significance of the hist… Destructive wildfires are consuming the Hawaiian island of Maui, with dozens of deaths reported and hundreds of
Special counsel seeks Jan. 2 start date for Trump's trial on charges trying to overturn election
Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Jack Smith said in a filing Thursday he is prepared to take former President Donald Trump to trial by Jan. 2 of next year over Trump’s federal indictment for