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Some of the pedestrians at the parade in New Iberia, La., were critically hurt, according to the authorities, who said the driver was taken into custody.

The astronaut, Michael Fincke, experienced a medical emergency in January that rendered him unable to speak, he said.

The ground stops, which also affected the airport serving Richmond, Va., were expected to last until at least 8 p.m., according to the F.A.A., which said the smell had affected air traffic controll...

The former Missouri police officer, Julian Alcala, was sentenced to two years in prison and now faces civil lawsuits from several of the 20 victims the authorities identified.

Carmen Mejia was cleared of murder this week in connection with the death of a baby in her care, who was scalded by hot water in 2003 in Austin, Texas. She is still in jail on an immigration hold.

The temple said 20 shots were fired at the building but no one was hurt.

The Los Angeles police did not offer details on the death of a student at Reseda High School, but a family said that a 12-year-old girl attending the school died after being struck with a water bot...

The avalanche struck a guided backcountry skiing group near Truckee, Calif., near the end of a multiday trip, officials said. Six skiers have been rescued.

High winds were fueling the risk of wildfires across the Southwest and the Plains, and an Oklahoma town faced a mandatory evacuation. Officials said the weather had caused a deadly pileup in Colorado.

During the investigation, the man was found to have child sex abuse materials on his phone, federal prosecutors said.

The Factbook, a version of which dates to 1962, provided facts, figures, maps and more to generations of economists, professors, journalists and others.

An Emmy-winning comedian with oddball charm, she got her start with the influential Canadian sketch comedy series “SCTV.”

Federal agents shot and killed a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident on Saturday, the city’s police chief said.

As many as four vervet monkeys were spotted in a neighborhood in North St. Louis on Thursday, city officials said. No one knows how they got there.