Author: Ara Catchatoorian

Cpl. Edgar Harrell floated in the shark-infested Pacific Ocean for four-and-a-half days. He swam aimlessly in the salt water —

Brooks Falls in Alaska is one of those places where photographers can see that classic shot: one — or a

A 27-year-old big rig driver suffered major injuries and was pulled out of a flaming truck cabin by California Highway

Authorities have charged a 47-year-old Detroit man in an alleged hit-and-run accident that killed a Wayne County sheriff’s deputy. Mlive.com

The state has confirmed that a Big Island toddler is the fifth victim this year of rat lungworm, a disease

Russian President Vladimir Putin made a flying visit to Austria to attend the wedding of the country’s foreign minister Saturday

Hundreds of feet beneath the city, construction workers are blasting a hole for a giant machine that will drill a

The Cape Cod beach where a New York man was bitten by a shark has been indefinitely closed to swimming

Teachers in Nevada’s largest school district are trying to find ways to deal with overcrowded classrooms after a study by

Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry and officials say Indian troops have killed a Pakistani villager and wounded two others in “unprovoked firing”

The Rockford School District has cut the ribbon on a $15.7 million elementary school. The Rockford Register Star reports that

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is highlighting the importance of a strong partnership between the state and local governments. Hogan spoke

A former Maui police officer has been sentenced to four months in prison and three years of probation for witness

The road into Yosemite National Park from Highway 41 is expected to reopen in the coming week, as containment of

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has ratified an anti-cybercrime law that rights groups say paves the way for censoring online media.

A California woman says she had to drive herself to the hospital and give birth without her husband after he

Bournemouth beat West Ham 2-1 Saturday for its second straight Premier League victory as the Hammers’ expensively assembled squad crashed

A Tulsa County jury has found a 17-year-old competent to stand trial on murder, rape and 21 other felony charges.

Funeral services will be held Monday for the Utah firefighter killed while battling the largest recorded wildfire in California history.

A settlement submitted to utility regulators calls for a reduction in the rates that West Virginia American Water charges its

In New York state government news, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is significantly outspending rival Cynthia Nixon as the Democratic primary nears.

A ceremony will soon be held to rededicate a marker that commemorates a Georgia lynching. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that

Indianapolis public school officials are reviewing their communication policy after parents complained of not getting information about a brawl last

Macedonian authorities say two paragliders have died in central Macedonia when their parachutes collided in the air. Police said in

A pedestrian bridge connecting Homewood, Birmingham and Mountain Brook could be open by mid-2019. Homewood City Councilor Jennifer Andress, who

An Auburn University marine scientist has received a USDA grant to study oysters. The Opelika-Auburn News reports that Bill Walton

Wisconsin has recorded its first human cases of West Nile virus this year. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says

A 36-year-old undocumented immigrant could be deported after being apprehended by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents while driving his pregnant

State health officials say the number of South Carolina parents opting not to vaccinate their children is on the rise.

A nurse is suing a Michigan hospital for allegedly honoring a patient’s request to not be cared for by a

The Mississippi Supreme Court says the state Department of Mental Health can’t refuse a judge’s order committing patients, even if

A regional airport in Mississippi has reached an eight-year high for the number of passengers boarding flights. The Northeast Mississippi

A judge will rule on whether a police body-cam video showing a former Kent County prosecutor’s demeanor after a crash

McNeese State University has named a new chief of police to oversee campus security. The university, in a news release,

The West Virginia Republican Party is attempting to join the legal fight to keep former coal executive Don Blankenship off

Alabama’s most popular county for tourism is facing a problem with attacks by rabid foxes. Officials say they’ve confirmed eight

Hundreds of neo-Nazis waving flags with the colors of the German Reich are marching through central Berlin, protected from counter-protesters

Authorities say a man being transferred by police to county sheriff’s deputies in Ohio jumped into a police cruiser and

A man was arrested as a suspect in a deadly shooting in Tulare County on Friday. The Tulare County Sheriff’s

Georgia officials say the past year was the busiest ever for movies and TV shows filmed in the state. Gov.

An emergency response chief says one person is dead and six are injured after Friday’s collapse of a four-story building

A 71-year-old New Hampshire woman who was mauled by a black bear inside her home is still recovering from her

Gas prices in New Jersey are dropping as the Labor Day weekend and the end of the summer driving season

A New Hampshire police department is investigating an early morning shooting that occurred after a teenager went into an unlocked

A conservative rally against “far-left violence” is being organized in downtown Boston a year after a similar demonstration drew tens

Federal authorities say the cause of a central Pennsylvania fire that preceded a building collapse that killed two firefighters earlier

Providence is turning its contentious school-zone speed cameras back on for the beginning of the academic year. Fifteen portable cameras

Pinal County authorities say they’re going after whoever supplied drugs involved in recent suspected overdose deaths. The Casa Grande Dispatch

Years ago, orthopedic surgeon John Barrasso gave regular health advice on the evening television news, Wyoming-wide exposure that established a

Reactions to the death of Kofi Annan, the first black African to become U.N. secretary-general and a Nobel Peace Prize