Stolen vehicle plunges 20 feet onto New Jersey home while fleeing police

The driver of a reported stolen vehicle crashed through a fence and plunged down a 21-foot drop onto a house in an attempt to evade officers in New Jersey, police say.

'Mini' pig that went viral is too big, town says

At 22 inches tall and 144 pounds, Larry exceeds the town’s maximum size allowed for pet pigs.

The white sedan: How police tracked down the suspect in Idaho murders

Authorities say a key piece of evidence in the case of four University of Idaho students stabbed to death in November turned out to be surveillance footage showing a white sedan driving past the victims' home.

Idaho court tosses lawsuits aiming to block abortion bans

Idaho's Constitution does not implicitly enshrine abortion as a fundamental right, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday as it dismissed a series of lawsuits brought by Planned Parenthood.

Idaho murders: Bryan Kohberger applied for internship at Pullman Police Department in fall 2022

Brian Kohberger, the criminology Ph.D. student accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death in November, applied for an internship in the fall with the local police department in Pullman, Washington, according to a newly released probable cause affidavit.

House adjourns for 3rd day without speaker, GOP clash over McCarthy drags on

The House stalemate over choosing a new speaker has held firm through a long, excruciating third day and evening of voting with no conclusion.

2 Newark police officers stabbed

Two Newark Police Officers were hospitalized Thursday evening after being stabbed at the scene of a domestic violence call.

8 dead in Utah murder-suicide after wife sought divorce

Officials in the city of Enoch, Utah, said the family members, including five children, were killed by their father. The man's wife had filed for divorce two weeks earlier, they said.

Idaho murders: Roommate saw masked man night of killings; cops used DNA, cell phone records to crack case

A surviving roommate of the Idaho student killings said she heard crying and saw the alleged killer dressed in all black walk by her as she stood in a "frozen shock phase," according to newly unsealed court documents.

Biden announces new immigration rules ahead of US-Mexico border visit on Sunday

The Biden administration will immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the border illegally in a major expansion of an existing effort to stop Venezuelans.

House adjourns after Kevin McCarthy loses 6th speaker vote

The House stalemate over choosing a new speaker is continuing. Kevin McCarthy is determined to win over enough fellow Republicans, but he failed again on Thursday.

Players around NFL say Damar Hamlin's injury was not Tee Higgins' fault

“There’s nothing you can do about that hit,” Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said Wednesday. “That hit happens on every play of every single game. That’s the scary part about it.”

NJ woman convicted of murder of child found buried in yard

A New Jersey mother has been convicted of killing her 23-month-old son after he was found buried in the yard.

'Varsity Blues' mastermind sentenced to 3.5 years for college admissions scandal

The mastermind of the nationwide college admissions bribery scheme that ensnared celebrities, prominent businesspeople and other parents has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison.