Author: Christine Fernando, USA TODAY

Deputies Marshall Ervin Jr. and Jonathan Koleski were attempting to serve a warrant at a residence when they were attacked, authorities say.

As a historic heat wave hits the West, shattering records and straining California’s electricity grid, thousands were left without power Wednesday.

A father and son were rescued Wednesday as they clung desperately to a cooler after their lobster boat sank into Boston Harbor.

Tavis Dunbar, 34, was arrested and charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder, police said Tuesday.

The gas explosion happened Monday in Wyatt, a small southern Missouri city. Investigators pointed to propane gas as the likely cause.

With an estimated 115,000 pounds of debris accumulating on the reefs of Papahānaumokuākea, crews struggle against a pileup that keeps building.

A suspect has been arrested in connection to the shooting about six hours after the incident, a police official said on Twitter.