'It's a challenge to maintain our empathy:' Parents struggle with online learning at home

In March 2020, when COVID-19 began closing schools, 57 percent of state parents supported the idea of distance learning, according to a similar poll. That number has dropped 22 points, with only 35 percent of parents rating their child's experience with distance learning as "successful."

US Navy identifies crew killed in Alabama plane crash

U.S. Navy Lt. Rhiannon Ross, 30, and 24-year-old U.S. Coast Guard Ensign Morgan Garrett were the two-person crew piloting a U.S. Navy T-6B Texan II trainer aircraft when it crashed in Alabama.

Suspect who led officers on chase in stolen box truck arrested

A man was arrested after leading officers on a chase from downtown Los Angeles to Burbank on Monday morning. 

Man sets fire to ballot box in Boston, destroying 35 ballots

Boston police are looking for a man who set fire to a ballot box this weekend. There were 122 ballots inside. Police say that 87 were still legible. Voters who are worried their ballots might have been destroyed can go online to confirm whether their vote was recorded.

Arrest made in killing of actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd

Atlanta police say they have made an arrest in the shooting death of actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd.

Woman charged in connection to viral video of puppy being kicked

Houston police say Jaymeshia Trenay Vigne, 20, admitted to hitting and kicking the dog because she was upset her son had been attacked and was trying to get the dog out of her car.

Eric Kay indicted on two federal counts in overdose death of Tyler Skaggs

Former Angels public relations director Eric Kay has been indicted on two federal counts stemming from the 2019 overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs, according to court papers obtained Friday. 

Biden, Trump go at it — from a distance — in competing town halls

President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden showed striking differences in temperament, views on racial justice and approaches to the pandemic that has reshaped the nation in dueling televised town halls.

Russian, American crew reach space station using a fast-track maneuver

A trio of space travelers has launched successfully to the International Space Station, for the first time using a fast-track maneuver to reach the orbiting outpost in just three hours.

US Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia's wife tests positive for COVID-19

Doctors have confirmed that U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia's wife, Trish, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. 

Fiery Halloween decorations at California home trigger 911 calls

Many people arrive each night to admire a Riverside family's spooky, fiery Halloween decor, but the adornments appear so realistic to some that multiple people have made emergency phone calls to firefighters about the home.

Georgia firefighters called heroes for dramatic swift water rescue

Some Gwinnett County firefighters are being called heroes after performing a dramatic rescue during Saturday night's severe weather. Video of the swift water rescue has been viewed thousands of times since the Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services posted it on the department's Facebook page.