A new, 500-pound reinforced steel memorial honoring slain civil rights icon Emmett Till was dedicated in Mississippi. Past signs were vandalized.
Author: N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY
‘Everybody’s crushed:’ Baltimore mourns the death of Rep. Elijah Cummings
Rep. Elijah Cummings died Thursday in Baltimore, the city where he was born and raised and defended with fierce determination.
Groom charged with sexually assaulting bridesmaid two days before wedding
A Pennsylvania man was charged with sexually assaulting a bridesmaid at a Monroe County resort two days before getting married.
A 97-year-old California woman with dementia went missing. Four ‘junior detectives’ helped police find her
Police in California are thanking a group of “junior detectives” who recently helped locate a missing 97-year-old woman with dementia.
Florida teen died protecting his 5-year-old sister during a burglary, police say
A 15-year-old boy in Florida died Thursday while protecting his younger sister during “a violent encounter” with a burglar.
10 dead in 26 hours: Ohio coroner again raises alarm about drug overdose surge
An Ohio county coroner alerted residents that 10 people had died of drug overdoses in just 26 hours calling it “an unusual number” of deaths.
Georgia teen fatally shot by fellow hunter who mistook him for a deer
A 17-year-old hunter in Georgia was shot and killed when someone in his hunting party mistook him for a deer, police said.
A glacier in the Alps could collapse at any moment thanks to climate change, experts warn
A massive chunk of ice is in danger of breaking away from a glacier on Mont Blanc, and Italian officials are closing roads.
‘She was drunk:’ Bus driver facing DUI charges after child calls 911 to report her
A bus driver in Washington has been arrested after a child called 911 to report that she was driving under the influence.
Florida school resource officer who arrested two kids, ages 6 and 8, is under investigation
An Orlando school resource officer is facing an investigation after he arrested a 6-year-old and an 8-year-old on misdemeanor charges.