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Heatwave hot sun (chuchart duangdaw/Getty Images) A 2-year-old girl has died after being left in a hot minivan while in the care of a babysitter, police in Florida said.Officers found the little girl when they responded to a home around 1:35 p.m. Sunday in Hallandale Beach, about 20 miles north of Miami, Hallandale Beach police said.The heat index – what the temperature it feels like with humidity – soared to […]

(NEW YORK) -- Health officials in New York City said they are investigating a cluster of Legionnaires' disease.As of July 6, 23 cases of Legionnaires' disease have been confirmed in two of Manhattan's Upper East Side neighborhoods, according to the New York City Department of Health. So far, no deaths have been associated with the cluster.In a notice to the two neighborhoods -- Carnegie Hill and Yorkville -- the department […]

(OCEAN TOWNSHIP, N.J.) -- The roof of a BJ's Wholesale Club in New Jersey partially collapsed during heavy rain on Monday, temporarily entrapping two people who were able to safely escape, authorities said.No injuries have been reported following the incident at the big-box store in Ocean Township, authorities said.Video from the store's security camera captured the collapse, showing a portion of the roof fall near the bakery section as a deluge of water […]

(NEW YORK) -- More than 60 million people from Ohio to Massachusetts and Virginia are bracing for possible flash flooding on Monday following a deadly holiday weekend heat wave that left much of the East Coast sweltering in triple-digit temperatures.New York City and Long Island appear to be in the center of the storm zone, with a level 3 out of 4 threat for flash flooding. Southern Connecticut, Rhode Island and southeast […]

A woman was killed in a fireworks explosion in Chino, California, on July 4, 2026. (KABC) (CHINO, Calif.) --A man has been arrested for involuntary manslaughter after a woman died and three people were injured from a fireworks explosion in Southern California over the weekend, authorities said.Investigators believe a large quantity of fireworks ignited, prompting an explosion during 4th of July celebrations Saturday night in Chino, about 35 miles east […]

(PROVO, Utah) -- A crucial court hearing is expected to get underway on Monday to determine whether prosecutors have enough evidence to warrant a murder trial for the alleged assassin of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.Utah prosecutors have said they have a mountain of evidence against the suspect, 23-year-old Tyler James Robinson, and plan to seek the death penalty.The state is expected to begin presenting its evidence on Monday at a […]

(VINTON COUNTY, Ohio) -- Four people have been charged with child endangerment after 16 children were removed from a home in Ohio where officials say they were living in "deplorable conditions."Authorities executed a search warrant at the home in Hamden in Vinton County on Tuesday, where they say they found the children and four suspects inside.Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson said the evidence in the case is "beyond comprehension.""I think if […]

(CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, S.C.) -- Two people have been charged in a drive-by shooting that killed a South Carolina 13-year-old over two years ago.Caleb Garcia, 23, has been charged with murder, seven counts of assault and battery, possession of a weapon while committing a violent crime and breach of peace, according to the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office.Garcia is currently incarcerated in North Carolina, where he's serving a sentence for an attempted […]

(KATY, Texas) -- A Texas man has been arrested on a manslaughter charge after his Tesla crashed into a home last month while he claimed it was in self-driving mode, killing a woman inside the residence, authorities said.The driver, Michael Butler, was arrested on Wednesday and booked at the Harris County Jail, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.Butler is scheduled to appear in court for arraignment on July 6, […]