Conn. man charged in hit-and-run that killed 14-year-old girl

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man has been ordered detained on $100,000 bail in connection with a hit-and-run accident that killed a 14-year-old girlRead More

Horse hit and killed by vehicle in NH

ENFIELD, N.H. (AP) — Police in Enfield are investigating a weekend crash between a vehicle and a horse that killed the animal. Police responded aroundRead More

16-year-old arrested in ‘gunplay’ death of Connecticut teen

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A 16-year-old boy who shot another teenager to death while playing with a gun inside a Bridgeport home has been arrested,Read More

Maine woman pleads not guilty to beating death of 3-year-old son

BELFAST, Maine (AP) — A woman charged in the fatal beating of her 3-year-old son has pleaded not guilty to murder. Jessica Trefethen, 35, ofRead More

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Motorcyclist dies after being hit by a trooper, run over by a truck

AUBURNDALE, Fla. (AP) — A motorcycle rider died on a state highway where he was struck by a state trooper and then run over byRead More

USDA rethinks approach to controlling salmonella in poultry

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal health officials are rethinking their approach to controlling salmonella in poultry plants in the hope of reducing the number ofRead More

Alex Murdaugh asks to leave jail after 5 days behind bars

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lawyers for prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh plan to ask a judge on Tuesday to grant bond for their client,Read More

Reaction to Colin Powell’s death from US and world figures

WASHINGTON (AP) — World figures are reacting to the death of Colin Powell, a Vietnam War veteran who rose to the rank of four-star generalRead More

Boy, 4, survives fall off cliff while hiking with parents

CAMPTON, Ky. (AP) — A 4-year-old boy who fell off a 70-foot cliff at Red River Gorge in eastern Kentucky suffered a few scratches andRead More

Texas passes new limits on transgender high school athletes

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is poised to become the latest and most populous state to tighten restrictions on transgender athletes in public high schoolRead More