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Washington Dulles International Airport. (J. David Ake/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) -- One of the engines on a United Airlines flight taking off from Dulles International Airport in Virginia failed as it lifted off Saturday, sparking a fire near the runway, officials said.No one was injured and the plane later landed safely, according to U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.It happened on United Flight 803, a Boeing 777-200ER jet with 275 passengers and […]

(NEW YORK) -- Security is being ramped up for the first night of Hanukkah in New York City and Los Angeles as law enforcement agencies went on high alert following a mass shooting at a Jewish celebration in Bondi Beach, Australia, Sunday that killed 11 people in what New South Wales Premier Chris Minns said was an attack "designed to target Sydney's Jewish community on the first day of Hanukkah."The […]

(NEW YORK) -- A person of interest was taken into custody early Sunday in connection with the fatal shooting at Brown University, according to Kristy DosReis, a spokesperson for the Providence Police Department.The person in custody was caught about 3:45 p.m. at a hotel in Coventry, R.I., about 28 miles south of Providence, according to law enforcement sources and Coventry police.At the time the person was detained, the individual was […]

Powerball lottery ticket forms at Bluebird Liquor on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025 in Hawthorne, CA. (Juliana Yamada / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- The Powerball jackpot prize has grown to $1 billion, a cash value of $457.7 million, for Saturday night's drawing.This is the game's seventh largest prize ever, according to Powerball. The largest prize ever was $2.04 billion won on Nov. 7, 2022.The Powerball jackpot […]

(NEW YORK) -- Another atmospheric river is forecast to pound the Pacific Northwest with several inches of rain on Monday and Tuesday just after a short break in the rain.Most river levels in Washington and Oregon are now beginning to fall and forecast to remain below major flood stage in the next few days.A break in heavy rain is forecast on Saturday for Washington and Oregon, but rain will be […]

(NEW YORK) -- Celebrities are dedicating their voices, time and talents to helping the island of Jamaica recover from one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever make landfall in the Atlantic basin.On Oct. 28, Hurricane Melissa made landfall in southwestern Jamaica as a Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 185 mph. The monster storm then swept across western Jamaica, bringing catastrophic winds, flash flooding and storm surge throughout […]

John and Patsy Ramsey, the parents of JonBenet Ramsey, meet with a small selected group of the local Colorado media in Boulder, Colorado on May 1, 1997. Helen H. Richardson/Denver Post via Getty Images (BOULDER, Colo.) -- Nearly 29 years after 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey was mysteriously found killed in her Boulder, Colorado, home, police say the case remains a "top priority" and urge anyone with information to come forward.In the […]

(DEDHAM, Mass.) -- The jury began deliberations on Friday in the murder trial of Brian Walshe, a father of three accused of killing and dismembering his wife.The Massachusetts man is accused of killing his wife, 39-year-old Ana Walshe, around New Year's Day in 2023. He pleaded guilty last month, ahead of the trial, to lying to police following her disappearance and improperly disposing of her body, though he denies he killed his wife […]

(LONDON) -- King Charles III announced in a video message Friday that he will be reducing his cancer treatment schedule in the new year, citing his early diagnosis, and urged others to get screened for cancer early as well.In a pre-recorded video message released Friday as part of Channel 4 and Cancer Research UK's "Stand Up To Cancer" night, the monarch shared how early cancer diagnosis and treatment had made a […]