Honduran immigrant Heydi Gámez García, 13, has been buried after trying to kill herself while she was separated from her father.
Author: Kristin Lam, USA TODAY
‘Unbelievable’: This goose wasn’t cooked — even after being hit by a car and getting stuck in the grille
A goose survived getting stuck in a car’s grille after a Papa John’s delivery driver struck it last weekend in Burlington, Vermont.
With over 40K blacked out, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo rips Con Edison: ‘They should have been better prepared’
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo slammedelectricity company Con Edison for blackouts in Brooklyn and Queens on Sunday night amid a heat wave.
‘Outrageous’: Convicted criminals serve as Alaskan police amid public safety crisis, investigation finds
Dozens of police officers with criminal records have worked in Alaska, despite state law that should have disqualified them, an investigation finds.
Oklahoma man arrested for allegedly raping 4-year-old girl in McDonald’s restroom
An Oklahoma man was arrested for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl in a McDonald’s restroom Tuesday afternoon while she was on a field trip.
Florida man attacks wife’s lover with scissors and flees with his penis, police say
A Florida man allegedly cut off a man’s penis months after catching him sleeping with his wife, the Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office said.
Is ‘The Big One’ next? California was shaking again Tuesday, with six earthquakes of 3.5 or greater
Multiple earthquakes rattled California on Tuesday, but theU.S. Geographical Survey quelled fears of “The Big One.”
Methed-up gators and ducks and geese: Tennessee police warn against flushing drugs down the toilet
A Tennessee police department urged residents not to flush drugs down the toilet, citing fears that wildlife could get “hyped up on meth.”
Police: A 69-year-old Arizona woman is missing in California’s Mojave Desert without supplies, cellphone
Authorities in California are searching for Barbara Thomas, a 69-year-old woman who went missing while hiking in the Mojave Desert.
A Texas grandmother fell three years ago. Her daughter let her decay on the floor, police say
Delissa Crayton lived with her mother’s decaying remains for three years after she fell in their shared residence, police in Seguin, Texas said.