They planned to get married outside their beloved home. And then the floods came
Spenser Peterson and his fiancée, Mallory Walling, loved their little blue home near Vermont's Winooski River. They adored the old silver maple tree in the yard, the view of the clouds over a hill outside and the sunsets across a green field seen from the home they've been lovingly decorating since buying it just last April.
2023-07-22 16:26
A former University of Georgia staffer injured in fatal car crash files lawsuit against school athletic association and others
A former recruiting analyst for the University of Georgia Athletic Association who was badly injured in an auto accident in January has filed a lawsuit against the athletics association and others.
2023-07-22 15:58
How journalists and a Netflix film kept the focus on the Gilgo Beach victims over a decade of dead ends
Amid the search for Shannan Gilbert, who went missing in May 2010, police on Long Island's South Shore discovered the bodies of four other women wrapped in camouflaged burlap just off Ocean Parkway in Gilgo Beach in December 2010.
2023-07-22 15:28
26-year-old allegedly enrolled in Nebraska high school and sent sexually explicit text messages to underage students, police say
A 26-year-old man is charged with sex crimes after enrolling in a public school district in Lincoln, Nebraska, where he pretended to be 17, police say.
2023-07-22 15:25
Mega Millions jackpot grows to $820 million after no big winners in Friday's drawing
Days after a Powerball ticket won just north of a billion dollars, the Mega Millions lottery closes in on a similar grand prize after no tickets won the jackpot in Friday's drawing.
2023-07-22 14:15
As he leaves Phoenix's blistering sun, AP's climate news director reflects on desert life
For four years, The Associated Press' global climate and environment news director, Peter Prengaman, has lived in Phoenix
2023-07-22 13:18
Body of 2-year-old child found in Delaware River after she and her missing brother were swept away by floodwaters
The body of a 2-year-old girl who vanished last weekend with her younger brother after a wall of water from intense flooding swept them away was found Friday evening in the Delaware River, officials said.
2023-07-22 11:50
Gunman in Monterey Park mass shooting sent 'manifesto' to FBI, sheriff says
The gunman who opened fire during a Lunar New Year celebration near Los Angeles in January, killing 11 people and injuring others, sent writings to the FBI, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna.
2023-07-22 10:53
Firefighter charged with arson after confessing to setting multiple fires in Arizona, sheriff's office says
An Arizona firefighter has been charged with arson after allegedly confessing to setting multiple fires across two counties over the past few weeks, according to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office.
2023-07-22 09:59
21-year-old climber found dead after fall from Oregon mountain slope
Rescue crews have located the body of an Oregon climber who went missing earlier this week, according to local officials.
2023-07-22 09:21
The Columbus Zoo thought this gorilla was a male -- then it gave birth to a baby
Zookeepers at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium arrived to a pair of unexpected discoveries Thursday morning: a newborn baby gorilla and the news that its mother wasn't a male gorilla.
2023-07-22 09:17
Search warrant for Gilgo Beach suspect's South Carolina property sought possible 'trophies,' other items that may have been used in serial killings, newspaper reports
A search warrant for property in South Carolina owned by Rex Heuermann, the suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial killings, sought possible "trophies" the suspect may have taken after the killings, according to the Chester News & Reporter, which has seen the warrant.
2023-07-22 08:23