Kristel Candelario was arrested and charged with murder after Cleveland police say she left her daughter unattended for approximately 10 days.
Author: Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY
An Iowa meteorologist’s climate change coverage led to a death threat. He’s now resigning.
Chris Gloninger, a veteran meteorologist who had been with Des Moines’ CBS affiliate KCCI for two years, announced his impending departure Wednesday.
Texas man mauled to death by pack of dogs days after Gov. Abbott vetoes related bill
The 40-year-old was mauled to death just days after Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have enacted harsher penalties for vicious dogs.
Ohio man arrested after Amazon driver shot while leaving his property: Court records
Keith W. Grubb, 59, appeared Tuesday in an Ohio courtroom after he was charged with felonious assault in the shooting of an Amazon delivery driver.
19-year-old Wisconsin woman in Amish buggy killed in crash with tractor-trailer
A tractor-trailer truck crashed into an Amish buggy in Wisconsin, killing a 19-year-old woman and the horse pulling it, police said.
Juneteenth became a federal holiday two years ago. What does the day commemorate?
Monday marks the second year that Juneteenth will be commemorated as a federal holiday, providing Americans the chance to celebrate the end of slavery
Mississippi man Donald Triplett, first person diagnosed with autism, dead at 89
Donald Triplett, a Mississippi man who became known as the first person diagnosed with autism and was the subject of ‘In a Different Key’, died at 89.
Virgin Galactic ready to begin commercial flights to space this summer
Richard Branson’s space tourism company is ready to takeoff, but it will cost you. Tickets are $450,000 a pop, USA TODAY previously reported.
Harvard morgue body parts scheme: Grisly indictment details shipped human skin, an embalmed brain
For years, a national network allowed those with an extreme devotion to the macabre to reportedly buy, sell and trade human body parts, prosecutors say.
28-year-old arrested for false documents after enrolling in Louisiana HS to learn English
A 28-year-old woman who is accused of posing as a 17-year-old student to attend a high school in Louisiana has been arrested along with her mother.