Grand jury to hear case against man accused of setting Virginia city councilman on fire over affair

Steven Seiple remembers Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler’s screams. “I remember Lee screaming: ‘He threw gas on me,’” Seiple testified in court Tuesday. Seiple saw ...

Beloved ‘Reading Rainbow’ returns after nearly 20 years with new host Mychal Threets

After nearly 20 years, the beloved, long-running children’s series “Reading Rainbow” is back, this time on the KidZuko YouTube channel. The first of four episodes hosted by Mychal Threets, a ...

Hundreds of Iranians held on US immigration charges will be deported to Iran, Tehran official says

The United States will deport hundreds of Iranians back to Iran in the coming weeks, with the first 120 deportees being prepared for a flight in the next day or two, Iran said ...

Napheesa Collier blasts Cathy Engelbert, WNBA leadership for lack of accountability

Napheesa Collier came prepared for her exit interview on Tuesday, delivering a blistering statement on her thoughts on the current state of the WNBA. Collier, a senior member of the WNBA Players ...

Flamethrowers rule mound as right-hander average 4-seam fastball reaches 95 mph

Flamethrowers ruled the mound in the major leagues this year, with the average four-seam fastball among right-handed pitchers reaching 95 mph for the first time. Average velocity ...

Ohio county agrees to $7M settlement over man’s death after jail guards restrained him, family says

The family of a man who died after being restrained in an Ohio county jail said Tuesday that they have reached a $7 million settlement agreement with the county and are pushing ...

Florida man convicted of fatally stabbing couple in a 1990 robbery is set to be executed

A man convicted of fatally stabbing a married couple during a 1990 robbery in South Florida is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday evening. Victor Tony Jones, 64, is set to ...

Hundreds of feet of coastal bluff in California fell toward the ocean in landslide-stricken town

A wealthy enclave in Southern California that has been threatened for years by worsening landslides faced more land movement this week but suffered minimal damage. Four ...

New NHL season opens with Olympics a

The immense challenge of threepeating as Stanley Cup champion got even more difficult for the Florida Panthers when they lost their captain and arguably most important player for the next 7-9 ...

Justice Department files civil rights lawsuit against protesters in clash at New Jersey synagogue

Federal officials have sued two pro-Palestinian groups and some demonstrators involved in a heated protest last year outside a synagogue in northern New Jersey, citing a law traditionally used to ...

Victims of Michigan church shooting include a grandfather who was a Navy veteran

One of the people killed in the attack on a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meetinghouse in Michigan was being remembered as a grandfather who adored ...

Chaim Bloom takes over as president of baseball operations for the St. Louis Cardinals

Chaim Bloom says the St. Louis Cardinals will be sticking to their roots to get back to October baseball. Bloom, who has been in line since last year to become the ...