Helene death toll tops 100 across six states, as N.C. towns await more help

The once-raging river had mostly returned to its banks. But left behind here Sunday were glimpses of all it had held during the violence wrought by Helene. There were items so heavy it was mind-boggling how they had been tossed about and carried for blocks or miles – a white Ram van, a refrigerator, someone’s […]
Remains of Arizona woman left strangled in trunk identified by police in Florida 53 years after her death

The death of a woman dubbed the “trunk lady” – after her remains were found in a case in the woods – has been a mystery for 53 years. But now, one of the most infamous cold case victims has been identified through DNA. Her name was Sylvia June Atherton, police confirmed in a statement […]
A teen girl who had her phone confiscated set her school dormitory on fire, police say. 19 children died.

A dormitory blaze that killed 19 children in Guyana was set by a teenage student who was upset that her cellphone had been taken away, officials say. The fire broke out at the Mahdia Secondary School in the South American country late on Sunday. A statement from the Guyana Fire and Rescue Service said the […]