Wisconsin bear attack: Boy shoots, kills animal mauling father

A 12-year-old boy shot and killed a wounded black bear as it was mauling his father near their hunting cabin in the thick western Wisconsin woods.

Yellowstone visitor suffers thermal burns after falling into scalding water

A 60-year-old woman from New Hampshire suffered severe thermal burns after falling into scalding water near Yellowstone's Old Faithful geyser.

Santa Cruz's hundreds of sand pyramids

You don't need to travel to Egypt to see the great pyramids. You only need to take a drive to Santa Cruz.  

Federal Reserve slashes key rate by half-point, signals end of inflation battle

The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates helped tame inflation but that also made borrowing painfully expensive for consumers.

You can now renew your passport online; here's how

Americans can now renew their passports online but there are a list of requirements that must be met before you can.

COVID XEC variant, reportedly more contagious, starting to spread

Health experts and scientists around the world are sharing thoughts on what they believe will be the next dominant COVID variant to watch for this fall - XEC.

Watch: 8-year-old girl takes mom's car for Target run, police find her shopping

In a bold move, an 8-year-old Ohio girl decided a Target run was in order, so she grabbed her mom's car keys and took off on a 10-mile joyride. Along the way, she knocked over a mailbox but made it safely to the store, where police found her casually shopping.

Counting Michigan's 2024 election results will be easier this year, clerk says

There are new methods to vote this cycle and clerks will have an easier time counting mail-in ballots. But some concerns about running the state's election systems remain.

Tupperware files for bankruptcy: Here’s what to know

Tupperware Brands has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection amid growing struggles to revitalize its business.

Virginia adopts statewide 'bell-to-bell' cell phone ban in public schools

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has released its final guidance on a "bell-to-bell" cell phone-free policy for K-12 public schools across the state, in response to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Executive Order 33. 

Donald Trump meets with Florida deputies who detained alleged assassination suspect: 'I'm still here'

Former President Donald Trump met with the Florida deputies who helped detain Ryan Wesley Routh, the man suspected in a foiled assassination attempt of Trump at his West Palm Beach golf course.