Churchill Downs 'troubled' after 12th horse death in past 2 months
Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, says it is "troubled" by the recent spate of horse deaths after racetrack officials on Saturday announced two more horses were put down.
2023-05-28 11:25
Firefighter dies in South Carolina apartment blaze
One firefighter died and six others were injured fighting a blaze in Columbia, South Carolina, on Friday, authorities say.
2023-05-27 20:27
3 former Mississippi police officers are charged in man's death after New Year's Eve confrontation
A Mississippi grand jury has indicted three former Jackson police officers in the death of Keith Murriel, a man who died shortly after a confrontation with the officers in a hotel parking lot on New Year's Eve.
2023-05-27 11:57
New York man indicted on murder charge after 20-year-old woman was shot and killed when car turned in wrong driveway
A man accused of shooting and killing a woman who was a passenger in a car that mistakenly drove up his driveway in rural New York has been indicted on a murder charge.
2023-05-27 05:52
Justin Ross Harris, whose murder conviction in his son's hot-car death was overturned, will not be retried
Justin Ross Harris, whose murder conviction for the 2014 hot-car death of his 22-month-old son in Georgia was overturned by the state's Supreme Court last year, will not be retried, prosecutors said Thursday.
2023-05-26 07:15
Oprah Winfrey, Mick Jagger, Roberta Flack and others share emotional tributes to Tina Turner
As the world mourns the loss of music icon Tina Turner, one of "The Best" singer's most famous friends, Oprah Winfrey, shared a moving tribute on her website and social media.
2023-05-26 02:57
Family of a 22-year-old who called 911 for help and was shot after displaying a knife announces $19 million in settlements with Colorado municipalities
The family of Christian Glass, a 22-year-old man who was armed with a knife and fatally shot by police last year after calling 911 for roadside assistance, has reached multiple settlements totaling $19 million with Clear Creek County, the town of Georgetown, the city of Idaho Springs and the state of Colorado, family attorneys said Tuesday.
2023-05-24 06:17
Rick Hoyt, whose late father pushed him through decades of Boston Marathons and other races, has died at 61
Rick Hoyt, the man who was pushed in a wheelchair by his father in 32 Boston Marathon races, died Monday morning.
2023-05-23 07:23
Man's death at a Georgia county jail was a homicide caused by neglect, independent medical review commissioned by attorneys says
Lashawn Thompson, who died inside a Georgia county jail last year, had been living in conditions akin to a "torture chamber" before ultimately dying of complications stemming from severe neglect to his mental and physical health, according to the man's family attorneys and an independent medical review.
2023-05-23 06:48
The Couple Who Sat with Lincoln on the Night of His Assassination
The Lincolns weren't alone in the presidential box at Ford's Theater that night.
2023-05-23 04:47
Ray Stevenson, 'RRR' and 'Thor' actor, dead at 58
Ray Stevenson, a British actor who appeared in "RRR," the "Thor" films and the upcoming "Ahsoka" Star Wars series, died
2023-05-23 02:23
Ukraine war: Wagner chief vows to hand Bakhmut to Russian army by June
The chief of the mercenary group made the claim but Ukraine says it still controls parts of the city.
2023-05-22 18:51