The Chicago River’s rebirth has allowed a giant snapping turtle to thrive in the once-toxic water, earning ‘Chonkasaurus’ some fans.
Author: Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY
What happened to Natalee Holloway? What to know as Joran van der Sloot extradited in 2005 disappearance
The prime suspect in Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance is slated to be extradited to the United States to face trial for alleged extortion.
Oklahoma police: ‘That’s a person’ calling for help. Nope, it was a goat.
Body cam footage posted on Enid, Okla., Police Department’s video shows officers walking through a field toward what sounds like a person needing help.
Two missing climbers at Denali National Park may have triggered avalanche, officials say
Search efforts began Sunday after a concerned friend alerted park officials the climbers from Seattle had not checked back in after their climb.
She used a dead woman’s ID to steal a submachine gun from a Texas gun range, cops say
Amber Herring, 25, faces multiple felony gun-related charges after someone used a dead woman’s ID to steal a machine gun from a Texas gun range.
Three young Alabama children found after Amber Alert issued; man in custody, officials say
The three children − a 6-month old, a 2-year-old and a 6-year-old − were found and a man is in custody, authorities said.
A woman wrote a children’s book about grief after her husband died. Now she is charged with his murder.
Kouri Darden Richins was arrested in Park City, Utah on charges including aggravated murder stemming from death of her husband Eric Richins.
Swastika Mountain renamed Mount Halo after Oregon residents’ suggestion
The new name honors Chief Halito of the Yoncalla Kalapuya tribe. Halo lead the tribe in the 1800s, according to the Oregon Historical Society.
Louisiana man shoots 14-year-old girl in head while she played hide-and-seek on his property: Sheriff
Officials said the shooting took place early Sunday in Starks, a small community in southwest Louisiana near the Texas state line.
Catholic Bishop of Oakland files for bankruptcy to facilitate sex scandal settlements
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Oakland said he filed for bankruptcy to stabilize the church’s finances and offer “just compensation” in sex-abuse cases.