Bears are sparking surprise and action in headlines from coast to coast. This list of stories outlines harrowing close-calls ...

The west end entrance to Columbia Park Trail was closed for several hours on Sunday while police investigated.

A fisherman reeled in a strange-looking sea creature with hairy claws from an Oregon river, wildlife officials said. It ended ...

A shooting left a 13-year-old boy dead and another injured, Oregon officials said. On April 27, Gresham officers got reports ...

The nurse was conducting rounds when she was choked and slammed to the ground by the patient, authorities say.

The man and teen were charged with “homicide and weapons offenses” in connection with the death of the father, the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office said in an April 24 news release. The teen was ...

“KFC sells hundreds of thousands of buckets of fried chicken each Mother’s Day, making it one of its most popular days of the ...

A rarely seen species of whale became stranded alive on a North Carolina island, only to perish before help could arrive, ...

A Powerball player just missed a massive jackpot prize — but still scored a big windfall in North Carolina. The player bought ...

A Fantasy 5 player in Florida hit the jackpot, winning a six-figure prize. The lucky ticket, sold at a Publix supermarket in Pensacola, won $121,663.84 after matching five numbers in the evening ...

A man killed his 75-year-old wife because he didn’t want her to die in a nursing home instead, Missouri authorities say. A ...

A mysterious stone monolith has been found towering over the Pacific Ocean seafloor like a giant finger, according to NOAA Ocean Exploration. The pillar is 49 feet high, 36 feet long and and 13 feet ...