A US company is fined $650,000 for illegally hiring children to clean meat processing plants
The U.S. Department of Labor announced Monday that Fayette Janitorial Service LLC entered into a consent judgment, in which the company agrees to nearly $650,000 in civil penalties and the ...
WWII veteran celebrates 100th birthday: ‘There’s nothing like the USA’
World War II veteran Tony Martinez, 100, has a lifetime of memories. He was drafted at 19, and one month after D-Day, he stepped onto French shores. The man from Omaha landed at a place that sounded ...
FIRST ALERT WEATHE DAY | Two days with severe weather potential
This is going to be a rough run in the world of weather. The next two days have the potential to bring a full array of severe weather elements.
FBI lays out detailed case against Florida man accused in wife’s disappearance in Spain
The FBI has laid out a detailed case showing why agents believe a Florida man is behind his estranged wife’s disappearance from her apartment in Spain but gave no indication about what they think ...
Trump faces jail threat over gag order as prosecutors zero in on transactions at heart of the case
Donald Trump returns to his hush money trial Tuesday facing a threat of jail time for additional gag order violations as prosecutors gear up to summon big-name witnesses in the final weeks of the case ...
15-year-old dies after going into cardiac arrest at school, fire officials say
Fire officials say the 15-year-old went into cardiac arrest Monday at Dunwoody High School and was taken to the hospital. The emergency led to the school being placed on lockdown, and students were ...
Mother texts ex ‘say goodbye to your son’ before killing toddler, self, sheriff says
The suspect and her ex-husband were in the middle of a custody battle regarding their 3-year-old son, according to the sheriff.
Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates pushed back due to improving economy
Still, officials warn that policy changes are needed lest the programs become unable to pay full benefits to retiring Americans.
2 children and 75-year-old woman killed in house fire, authorities say
Authorities said, by 9 a.m. that morning, they found three people dead inside the home. They were identified by officials as 1-year-old Ezra Josiah Allen, 8-year-old Keenan Andre Allen and 75-year-old ...
Gorilla at Saint Louis Zoo named Little Joe dies from heart disease, zoo officials say
On Sunday, the zoo announced on social media that Little Joe, who had been in treatment for heart disease, had died.
This April comes in second for national tornado record
According to preliminary reports from National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center, the month of April had the second most tornadoes on record with 300 confirmed nationwide.
FAA investigating whether Boeing employees in South Carolina ‘falsified inspection records’
Investigators with the Federal Aviation Administration are looking into whether Boeing employees failed to perform some quality inspections on its 787 jets.