iStock(MADISON COUNTY, Idaho) — Home surveillance footage shows missing 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow days before he and his 17-year-old sister, Tylee Ryan, disappeared. The video, obtained by East Idaho News, shows JJ playing in the front yard of his home with friends and was shot on Sept. 17, nine daysRead More →

iStock(SALT LAKE CITY) — Two highly publicized student murders has caused one university to implement significant changes to its campus safety, including a $13 million building to house the school’s police department. Both incidents, which involved the deaths of female students at the University of Utah, sparked conversations about theRead More →

iStock(CAMDEN, N.J.) — Homeland security officials in New Jersey are warning residents of the potential terrorism threats the state faces from extremist and white supremacist groups. Officials have “taken notice at the rise in activity from white supremacist extremists” and have increased the threat posed by them in 2020 fromRead More →

iStock(OKLAHOMA CITY) — An Oklahoma school district has issued an apology after a longtime sports announcer called the names of the opposing team “pretty disgusting” at the start of a high school girls basketball game. Lorna Pollard, whose daughter plays on the basketball team for Crooked Oak High School inRead More →

(NEW YORK) — Bans on single-use plastic bags — one of the most pervasive sources of pollution — are taking effect in cities and states across the U.S. as efforts to combat global plastic production pick up. But while the moves are being lauded by environmentalists and the local governmentsRead More →

iStock(KISSIMMEE, Fla.) — A man accidentally shot and killed his roommate when he was negligently handling a gun and shot her. The incident occurred on Feb. 21 when authorities responded to a call in Kissimmee, Florida, in reference to a shooting. When police arrived, however, they discovered that Savannah LeightRead More →

iStock(BARSTOW, Calif.) — A daredevil has died after crashing in a homemade rocket he had launched himself while filming a program. “Mad” Mike Hughes, 64, died on Saturday near Barstow, California, after a rocket that he had built and crashed into the ground on private property at approximately 1:52 p.m.Read More →

iStock(LAKE COUNTY, Indiana) — A couple in Indiana were arrested after allegedly driving two teenage boys off a road because their bikes had President Donald Trump flags attached to them, police said. Cailyn Smith, 18, and Kyren Jones, 23, were each charged Thursday with two felony counts of intimidation andRead More →

iStock(NEW YORK) — After four days of deliberating, jurors in the Harvey Weinstein trial have yet to return a verdict and are recessed for the weekend. On Friday, jurors asked Manhattan Supreme Court Judge James Burke about returning a partial verdict on the five counts against Weinstein. “We the juryRead More →