‘The Oprah Podcast’ launches: What to know

Oprah Winfrey has her next book club pick and a new platform to talk books and other topics of the day.

Woman charged with child abuse after leaving 4-year-old in freezing car

A 27-year-old Nebraska woman, Brittney Clark, has been charged with felony child abuse and third-degree assault after leaving a 4-year-old girl unattended in a vehicle in freezing temperatures.

'Black Swan' Ashley Benefield sentenced for killing her estranged husband

A judge has sentenced a former professional ballerina to 20 years in prison in the so-called ‘Black Swan’ murder trial in Manatee County.

FBI: 'Loud' clusters of drones, aircraft spotted over NJ skies

The FBI is now investigating a “cluster of what look to be drones" and a “possible fixed wing aircraft" spotted flying in New Jersey skies over the past few weeks.

Hannah Kobayashi: Everything known about missing Hawaii woman seen crossing into Mexico

Hannah Kobayashi’s missing persons case in Los Angeles took a turn this week when police said they found surveillance footage of her crossing into Mexico. Here’s what’s known.

Melinda French Gates plans to match $1M in GivingTuesday gifts to groups that support women

Melinda French Gates is offering to match up to $1 million in gifts to two nonprofit organizations to help spur donations on GivingTuesday, which has become a major annual fundraising day for nonprofits.

Is Enron making a comeback? Here's what we know

Enron, the Houston-based corporation that once dominated the energy sector before its infamous collapse in 2001, now claims to, according to its website, focus on sustainability, innovation, and ethics in addressing critical energy challenges.

Sarah Boone sentence: Florida woman sentenced in boyfriend's suitcase murder

Sarah Boone, the Florida woman convicted of killing her boyfriend in Feb. 2020 by locking him inside a suitcase, will spend the rest of her life in prison. Boone was convicted of second-degree murder by a six-person jury in October 2024.

Drunk driver who killed bride in wedding dress sentenced to 25 years

A woman who admitted to drinking and driving over twice the speed limit, killing a bride at a South Carolina beach, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.

I-94 shut down in snowy western Michigan after multi-vehicle pileup

Interstate 94 in Michigan was shut down between Hartford and Watervliet after Michigan State Police said more than a dozen vehicles were involved in a pileup crash, and 15 other vehicles slid off the road in the same area.