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The presence of other active alligators complicated any chance of rescuing him.

Typhoon Champi becomes a dangerous Category 4 storm as it approaches Guam

Pope Leo XIV has brought an American style of governing to the Vatican, including in the way it handles health crises

A driver, a dad and a teacher are among at least three people who tried to stop a 16-year-old gunman who attacked an Oregon elementary school this week

Democrats and aligned advocacy groups are hitting the airwaves with a flood of campaign ads on the Iran war as they seek to win back in the House and Senate

Authorities have arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of attempting a mass shooting at a Hindu temple in Aurora, Illinois

The aunt of the youngest child killed in a shooting at an Oregon elementary school said he was a fast runner and a fearless climber who loved reading

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday it reached a settlement forcing reforms for a Mississippi city and its police department, which the DOJ found discriminated against Black people, used excessive force and retaliated against critics

A draft environmental assessment finds that President Donald Trump's plan to paint a 19th-century landmark office building next to the White House could harm its historic character

Attorneys for Rep_ Ilhan Omar are asking the Justice Department to immediately return property that federal agents seized from her home this week, arguing that the search stemming from an investigation into her citizenship status was neither justified...

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that puts on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause was in the national interest

The latest straw poll in the selection of the next U.N. secretary-general has shown that none of the seven candidates has the support of all five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, who have veto power

The United States is making an unprecedented attempt to revive three shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing demand, especially from data centers

Prosecutors and lawyers for Alex Murdaugh are expected to return to court to dispute evidence for his retrial on murder charges next year

Alaskas major U.S. Senate candidates clashed over Iran and consumer prices during a televised debate in the high-stakes contest that could play into control of the chamber

James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, is rallying supporters as he aims to become the first Democrat to win statewide in over 30 years

Manhattans Upper West Side has been reveling in the company of its latest celebrities: A family of barn owls nested in a water tower atop a building near Central Park

A Georgia amusement park where a man fell to his death from a roller coaster is set to reopen amid a growing safety probe of roller coasters made by the same manufacturer

A New Orleans jail worker received a 2.5-year prison sentence Thursday for enabling 10 inmates to escape through a hole behind a toilet after he turned off its water

The Great Pumpkin made an early visit to Cary, North Carolina, this year

A New York man shot and wounded by federal immigration officers while driving with his young son has appeared before an immigration judge in Manhattan

The holdout juror who blocked Lindsay Clancy from being acquitted says he was influenced by how methodical he thought she was in killing her three children

Democrats got the candidate they wanted for governor in Wisconsin

Shoppers showed their willingness to spend in September even after a better-than-expected splurge in August

Police in a Chicago suburb say they have thwarted a potential mass shooting at a Hindu place of worship

Ex-Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro returns Thursday to a New York courtroom to answer a rewritten drug trafficking indictment

California is bracing for fire weather, with thousands potentially losing power as utilities aim to prevent wildfires during hot and windy conditions

The legacy of the Black Panther Party lives on six decades after its founding, in the work of a Seattle medical center started to address systemic health disparities in the African American community

In the midterm elections, meat has become a surprising political battleground

The Justice Department is threatening California with possible legal action over what it says are noncitizens believed to have received mail ballots for next months midterm elections

Speaker Mike Johnson is making a campaign swing through Maines picturesque second congressional district, convinced Republicans will defy history and maintain their House majority

A government report urges U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to ensure body-worn cameras are activated when needed, suggesting automatic activation in certain situations

Federal prosecutors say a New York judge should send two of the nations most successful luxury real estate brokers and their brother to prison for life for drugging and raping dozens of women over a two-decade stretch

Cornell Universitys handling of an alleged fraternity house gang rape is raising questions about how a decades-old federal civil rights law shapes colleges treatment of campus sexual assault

The new White House press secretary is facing mounting questions about her background and resume as she transitions into her role as the public face of the Trump administration

Doctors say Pope Leo XIV is eating regularly and has begun walking and doing respiratory exercises, and his post-operative tests are normal following surgery to remove a cancerous mass from his lung

The Supreme Court has declined to hear the case of a lobster fisherman disputing the government's right to require commercial fishing boats to use electronic tracking devices

The ex-fiance of U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace and two of his business associates have been charged with sex crimes and voyeurism

President Donald Trumps midterm roadshow to rally the GOP is stopping in swing-state Arizona and a Republican-leaning U.S. House district in Montana

Six people, including a child, were killed in a plane crash near Wisconsin Dells, according to the Sauk County Sheriffs Department

The Social Security Administration projects a 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment for older adults and people with disabilities starting in 2027

The federal government plans to dramatically shrink the size of its National Health Interview Survey, sparking concerns about underestimating disability rates

The District of Columbia is set to argue in federal appeals court about the National Guard's deployment in the city

The International Energy Agency is lowering its world oil demand forecast for the year, noting that the war in Iran is leading to escalating fuel prices, limited oil supplies and a deteriorating economic outlook

The U.S. Justice Department has agreed not to prosecute a former CIA analyst who was accused of serving as a secret agent for South Koreas intelligence service

A man's death on a Six Flags roller coaster in Georgia has raised questions about ride safety and regulation

A federal judge has extended an order blocking the Trump administration from banning reporters for three news outlets from the White House

A small dog named Luna has been on the loose in Yellowstone National Park since September

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to halt work on a historic D.C. golf course until Oct. 26, pending more court action

A Texas prosecutor says a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent appeared to use a vehicle to intentionally strike a man who took off running in Houston