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New York City Police say they’ve identified the woman who died on Dec. 22 after being set on fire while inside a New York ...

Two stabbings unfolded just minutes apart at two different subway stations in New York City on New Year’s Day morning, leaving two hospitalized, police reported. Before 10 a.m. on Wednesday, the ...

A funeral home announced the service for the brother and sister killed in a Christmas Eve house fire in Darlington County.

A driver behind the wheel of a pickup truck rammed into a crowd of New Orleans revelers on Bourbon Street early on New Year’s ...

An Army veteran who was "hell-bent" on killing as many people as possible drove a rented pickup truck around barricades and ...

Debrina Kawam aspired to be a flight attendant, and was among three students who earned the superlatives of “million dollar ...

The Hall County Fire Department responded promptly ... He issued a warning to revelers who would want to set off fireworks. "PLEASE DONT USE FIREWORKS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD ESPECIALLY WHEN IT’S WINDY!!" ...

Bosses at a members club have launched an investigation after New Year celebrations were halted when tear gas was let off in the gents’ toilets.

Two people are dead and at least 20 wounded after a fireworks cache exploded around midnight in Salt Lake.

Alan and Emma Ball returned from their honeymoon to "devastation" after their Ormskirk home flooded, killing their dog and rabbit. The newly-married couple told BBC Radio Merseyside it was a "living ...

Authorities are investigating the Tesla Cybertruck explosion that occurred outside Trump Las Vegas hotel Wednesday as a ...