Police in Ohio are investigating a home explosion as a hate crime after racist graffiti was found near the scene.
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A man broke into a woman’s house in Alabama with a gun, police say. She countered with a pot of hot grease
Larondrick Macklin, 31, was arrested in Alabama after police say he broke into a woman’s home with a gun. She defended herself with hot grease.
North Carolina woman who used racial slur in viral video confrontation with black women: ‘I would say it again’
A North Carolina woman used a racial slur in an argument with a group of black women she said were being too loud. She says she’d do it again.
‘Enraged’ wife hits husband with laptop during argument over other women on plane in Miami
A woman on an American Airlines plane about to take off from Miami threw a laptop at her husband, hitting a flight attendant and a passenger.
‘The gift of life’: Man who died in ‘freak’ beach accident will help up to 75 people with organ, tissue donation
North Carolina man Lee Dingle, who died in a ‘freak accident’ at the beach, will be able to help up to 75 others through organ and tissue donations.
A Massachusetts police department asked would-be criminals to ‘hold off’ during heat wave. They listened
The Braintree Police Department in Massachusetts asked criminals to “hold off” for the weekend and, on Monday, the department reported zero arrests.
Racism. Xenophobia. Bigot. Those were just a few of Merriam-Webster’s top searches on Wednesday night
Racism, socialism, fascism, concentration camp, xenophobia andbigot were the top searches on Merriam-Webster.com on Wednesday night.
At least 1 dead, 15 injured — including 3 firefighters — in California house explosion
A California gas company reports one of its employees died in an explosion Monday afternoon in Murietta, California.
Barry has weakened, but its impact has not
Barry has been downgraded to a tropical depression on its way north, but flooding and tornadoes are a concern for some areas. State-by-state news and tips below.
Power is restored in New York City after massive blackout, but many questions remain
Power in New York City has been restored following an outage that left a large portion of Manhattan without electricity.