NJ boardwalk game operator accused of over-inflating basketballs

A Jersey Shore boardwalk game operator is banned from holding an amusement games license for the next 10 years after being accused of over-inflating basketballs.

Waters off New England had 2nd warmest year on record in 2022

The Gulf of Maine, a body of water about the size of Indiana that touches Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Canada, is warming faster than the vast majority of the world’s oceans.

NORAD conducts air defense exercise days after Russian aircraft intercepted over Alaska, objects shot down

The North American Aerospace Defense Command says it is carrying out a "live-fly air defense exercise" Wednesday off the coast of Washington state and British Columbia, just days after it intercepted Russian aircraft near Alaska and multiple airborne objects were shot down.

Strawberry outlook deemed ‘promising’ despite impacts from hurricanes, atmospheric rivers

California and Florida are the top two strawberry-producing states. The Golden State is estimated to produce nearly 90 percent of the crop, and the Sunshine State comes in a distant second at 8 percent.

Church employee stole nearly $600K for gambling, Florida vacations, feds say

According to court documents from 2008 to 2021, Marie Carson illegally transferred the money from business accounts of a Catholic church and related school in Indianapolis to her own personal bank accounts.

Alleged catalytic converter thief run over, killed in California

A man accused of trying to steal a catalytic converter in Palmdale was killed Tuesday when he was run over by the woman whose vehicle he was trying to steal from, according to authorities.

Buffalo mass shooter sentenced to life in prison during emotional hearing

The sentencing hearing for Payton Gendron was disrupted briefly when he was charged by a man in the audience, who was quickly restrained.

More than 1 in 6 Americans are now 65 or older; aging population expected to keep climbing

The number of people 65 and older in the U.S. is expected to keep growing in future decades, thanks to improvements in areas like health and medical therapies, as well as reductions in fertility.

China threatens US entities over downing of suspected spy balloon

China says it will enact measures against U.S. entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the American East Coast.

North Carolina 6-year-old caught with unloaded gun at school

The incident comes more than a month after a 6-year-old first grader at an elementary school in Virginia shot a teacher during an altercation.

Lamar Johnson: Missouri man freed 28 years after wrongful murder conviction

Lamar Johnson was convicted of murder for the 1994 fatal shooting of a man, allegedly over drug money. Johnson always maintained his innocence.