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An Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in California, June 15, 2026. (KABC) (CALIFORNIA) -- An Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Monday, the base said."Emergency crews immediately responded to the scene and the situation is ongoing," the base said in a statement.The crash was reported at about 11:20 a.m. local […]

(BUFFALO, N.Y.) -- More than four years after he gunned down 10 Black people in a racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket, Payton Gendron's federal trial reaches a crucial point on Monday in selecting a jury that will decide whether he lives or dies.Gendron, who will turn 23 next week, has already pleaded guilty to state charges stemming from the May 14, 2022, attack at a […]

(SENATOBIA, Miss.) -- A child was killed after an officer fired upon a vehicle following a reported shoplifting at a Walmart in Mississippi, authorities said.An adult was also critically injured in the shooting, which occurred Sunday afternoon outside a Walmart in Senatobia, according to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.Law enforcement officers who responded to a shoplifting call at the Walmart encountered two adults allegedly fleeing from the store with a […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President JD Vance on Monday spoke about the settlement that would extend the U.S.-Iran ceasefire and pave the way for 60 days of technical negotiations to end the war, saying it has been signed "digitally."Vance said the agreement marked a moment in which Iran has a "two-path" option."On the one hand, if they continue to try to rebuild their nuclear program, this deal ensures they will never […]

(NEW YORK) -- Areas in Texas are seeing from 3" to more than 5" of rainfall within hours, leading to flash flooding in places like Waco and Austin, with a flood watch in effect for much of central and southern Texas.Flash flooding on I-35 in Waco led to water rescues and stranded vehicles. The Texas Game Wardens said on social media that their rescue teams and local partners were responding […]

(NEW YORK) --- Millions of Americans are under severe weather threats as storms and summer heat continue on both coasts.This severe weather threat will impact parts of the central United States, from Texas to Illinois.A flood watch is also in effect for parts of eastern Kansas, western Missouri, northeast Oklahoma, and northwest Arkansas until Sunday morning.A level 3 of 5 "enhanced risk" is in effect for parts of Nebraska, Oklahoma, […]

(MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md.) -- Two women wanted in Maryland for allegedly killing the mother of one of the suspects were captured in Ohio after an individual who offered to help them realized from media coverage that they were wanted for murder, authorities said.The arrests came nearly three weeks after the victim, 67-year-old Hilde Henderson, is believed to have been killed at her apartment at a senior living community in Silver […]

Kathryn Woessner, 68, was last seen on June 3 before her rescuers found her on June 6, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. (Douglas County Sheriff’s Office) (MINNESOTA) -- A missing woman was found in a Minnesota puddle of mud where she told her rescuers she had been stuck for days. Kathryn Woessner, 68, was last seen on June 3 before her rescuers found her on June 6, according to […]

(MIDLAND, Texas) -- One victim was killed and 10 others were injured in a mass shooting in Midland, Texas, on Friday morning, and the suspected gunman is dead following a standoff with police, authorities said.When police responded to an active shooter report around 8 a.m. local time Friday, the suspect, Victor Mata Villarreal, allegedly fired at bystanders and officers, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.Villarreal, 45, then barricaded himself […]