Joe Kottke

Hurricane Melissa intensified to a powerful Category 5 storm Monday as forecasters warned it would cause catastrophic flash flooding, life-threatening landslides and extremely strong winds across the Caribbean

Pretzels contaminated with an oven cleaner were served to dozens of students at an Oregon middle school this week

Two workers at a redevelopment site near Boston Harbor were killed when a construction crane toppled from a barge on the Mystic River on Friday, authorities said

A sprawling pair of indictments announced by federal prosecutors Thursday detailed illegal gambling allegations that involved Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier.

Winning is typically a good thing for the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Trump administration has offered major universities preferential access to federal funds in exchange for agreeing to a list of administration demands

Doug Martin, a former All-Pro running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has died in police custody, the Oakland, California, Police Department confirmed.

A Minnesota woman who allegedly urged her twin sister to take responsibility for a deadly SUV crash into an Amish buggy in 2023 was sentenced this week to four years in state prison

A deadly and “devastating blast” Friday morning at an explosives plant in Tennessee has left 18 people unaccounted for, authorities said

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is calling for the removal of rainbow crosswalks and other symbols of pride from public roads across Texas, saying they pose safety concerns and misuse taxpayer dollars."Texans expect their taxpayer dollars to be used wisely, not advance political agendas on Texas roadways," Abbott said in a statement Wednesday

A 64-year-old man suspected of shooting at an ABC affiliate station in Sacramento was re-arrested by the FBI and is now being held without bail on an unspecified federal hold after being initially arrested and released on bond Saturday