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Lottery winner

Man’s Trailer Was So Large He Had to Go to a Different Gas Station. Then He Won $4 Million Lottery Prize

By Ingrid Vasquez

Nighttime shot of unfurled police tape next to flashing lights from a police car.

Woman Shot to Death, 3 Kids Unharmed in Houston Apartment Shooting

By Raven Brunner

Man, 22, Dies in Multi-Car Crash on Highway Due to Whiteout Conditions - Austin Golab

National Guardsman, 22, Dies in Multi-Vehicle Crash on Highway While Driving to College amid Whiteout Conditions

By Charlotte Phillipp

Tammy Ritter

Woman Started New Job and Found Mysterious Folder of Family Mementos in Her Desk. 3 Decades Later, She's Now Found the Owner

By Toria Sheffield

Cirque du Soleil Aquatic Dancer Fernanda Morales

Dancer Shares Unlikely Path to Becoming a Cirque du Soleil Aquatic Performer, Now Spends Up to 12 Hours in the Water (Exclusive)

By Meredith Wilshere

Couple, married for more than 50 years, has survived six cancer diagnoses between them

Couple, Married for More Than 50 Years, Has Survived 6 Cancer Diagnoses Between Them: ‘Nobody Knows Your Body but You’

By Toria Sheffield

Grunberger Mordehai Miki

Father of 2 Dies in Freak Accident Involving Industrial Dough Mixer at Grocery Store

By Toria Sheffield

Firefighters douse a fire that broke out at a shopping mall in Karachi on January 18, 2026.

At Least 6 People Dead, 22 Others Injured in Fire Caused by a 'Short Circuit' at Shopping Mall

By Escher Walcott

Father Killed, Mother Injured by Teen Driver While Dropping Kids off at Elementary School

Teen Driver Hits and Kills Father Who Had Just Dropped Off His Child at Elementary School

By Bailey Richards

Four-year-old killed in Canberra shopping centre tragedy

Boy, 4, Dies After Being Struck by Car That Crashed into a Shopping Center

By Desiree Anello

Just Chippy's cookies

Woman, 24, Left Career with the FBI to Become a Cookie Shop Owner: 'I’ve Dreamed About Since I Was a Little Girl' (Exclusive)

By Toria Sheffield

Mom of 4 Killed in Fiery Car Crash -Laura Teniz-Meza

Mom of 4 Killed in Fiery Crash After Another Driver Slumps Over Steering Wheel and Hits Her Vehicle: ‘Car Blew Up Instantly’

By Desiree Anello

Connor James Calleja

College Student, Who Was Found Dead After Being Turned Away from Nightclub, Had ‘Big Dreams,’ His Family Says

The Province is offering a reward of up to $150,000 for information about the disappearance of Lilly and Jack Sullivan.

New Details Revealed About Missing Siblings, Ages 4 and 6, Who Vanished from Their Home 8 Months Ago

By Bailey Richards

This photo provided by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows debris of an ATR 42-500 turboprop airplane at Mount Bulusaraung in South Sulawesi province, Indonesia, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, after the aircraft lost contact Saturday.

1 Person Confirmed Dead, 10 Others Remain Missing After Debris of Plane That Lost Contact Mid-Flight Is Found

By Escher Walcott

‘full of life’ boy, 2, dies suddenly after having ‘flu-like’ symptoms

Boy, 2, Dies Suddenly from Rare Disease with Flu-Like Symptoms, Weeks Before His Birthday: He 'Had the Biggest Personality'

By Desiree Anello

Guinness World Records, Biggest traffic cone collection. David Morgan from Oxfordshire, England, has over 137 different traffic cones.

Man Collected a Record-Breaking Amount of Traffic Cones Thanks to a Legal Dispute

Woman Went into Labor on Her Island Home and Gave Birth to Her Baby on a Fireboat En Route to the Mainland

Woman Gives Birth on a Fireboat on Route to the Hospital After Going into Labor on a Small Island: ‘It Was Absolutely Panic'

By Toria Sheffield

Woman Struggled Post-Divorce. Now, She's Raising Her Kid with Another Single Mom She Met Online - Her 'Life Wife'

Woman Struggled Post-Divorce. Now, She's Raising Her Kid with Another Single Mom She Met Online — Her 'Life Wife' (Exclusive)

By Nicholas Rice

Sign on a beach warning that a shark has been sighted

Teenage Boy Critically Injured in Attack by ‘Large Shark’ at Popular Swimming Spot

By Escher Walcott

Woman Spent Almost 120k To Get Married At Disney, Says It Was a Childhood Dream

Woman Shares Price of 'Dream' Disney Wedding, Rejects Notion That Getting Married at Theme Park is ‘Childish’ (Exclusive)

By Meredith Wilshere

5 year old Jazz severely attacked by dog, father injured saving her life

Girl, 5, Almost Lost Her Hand in Brutal Dog Attack, Father Injured Saving Her Life: 'A Terrifying Ordeal'

By Toria Sheffield

Jennifer Choate

Woman Says Pregnancy Was Going ‘Smooth,’ Then a Cardiac Arrest During Labor Left Her 'Unresponsive' (Exclusive)

By Tereza Shkurtaj

Dad Went to Bed with a Cough and Died of a Cardiac Arrest. 6 Years Later, the Same Happened to His Son

Dad Went to Bed with a Cough and Died of a Cardiac Arrest. 6 Years Later, the Same Happened to His Son (Exclusive)

By Latoya Gayle

New Dad Suffers Brain Bleed After Las Vegas Hit-And-Run

New Dad Hospitalized with Brain Bleed After Hit-and-Run Collision

By Charlotte Phillipp

Over 20 injured, one dead after fog-related chain reaction crash on Highway

Couple Speaks Out After Surviving Deadly 17-Car Pileup: 'All of a Sudden, There Was Just a Wall of Fog'

A general view of a business premises submerged in floodwater in Giyani on January 16, 2026.

More Than 100 People Dead from Torrential Rains and Floods, 36 Homes 'Wiped Away from the Face of the Earth'

By Toria Sheffield

Magnificent mountain range in bright sunlight with skiers in the foreground.

5 Skiers Killed, 2 Injured in Back-to-Back Avalanches in Same Region

By Bailey Richards

Missing Boy, 14, Found Miles from N.C. Home After Multi-Day Search

Missing Boy, 14, Located Just a Mile from His N.C. Home After Multi-Day Search, Police Say 'He Didn't Want to Be Found'

By Charlotte Phillipp

Woman Builds 5,000 Square-Foot Multigenerational Home

Woman Builds 5,000-Square-Foot Multigenerational Home Despite Having 'So Many' People 'Warn' Her Not to (Exclusive)

By Tereza Shkurtaj

Local grandma receives $30 Barbie from Canada, then $802 tariff charge from shipper

A Grandma Says She Ordered a $22 Barbie from Canada and Got Hit with a Massive $802 Tariff Fee: Here's Why

By Toria Sheffield

Presley Bergmooser Live Wedding Painter

Woman’s Live Wedding Paintings Go Viral, Calls Herself 'an Adrenaline Junkie' as She Rushes to Finish Portraits (Exclusive)

By Meredith Wilshere

2 women killed, 4 kids injured after minivan hit by train while driving around crossing arms

2 Women Killed, 3 Kids Injured After Minivan Was Hit by Freight Train While Driving Around Crossing Arm

By Desiree Anello

Woman Claims Hospital dismissed severe pain that turned out to be bone spurs

Woman Says Hospital Told Her There Was 'Nothing Wrong' and Sent Her Home. Later, She Required Surgery for Bone Spurs in Her Spine

By Toria Sheffield

Stacks of Cash lottery

Woman ‘Jumped for Joy’ After Winning Big Lottery Prize from a $20 Scratch-Off Ticket — Right After She Bought a New Home

By Brian Anthony Hernandez

Jakarta, Indonesia - 2021: Indonesia Air Transport ATR 42-500 reg. PK-THT on final runway 24 at Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport;

Plane Carrying 11 People Vanished from Radar During 2-Hour Flight. Search for Wreckage and Survivors Continues

By Toria Sheffield

Autumn Goodlander

Mom Speaks Out After $15.5 Million Settlement for 3-Year-Old Son’s Fatal Drowning in Florida

By Nicholas Rice

8-year-old, whose disappearance sparked Turquoise Alert, found dead days later - Mollie Boone

Missing Girl, 8, Found Dead After Turquoise Alert Was Issued in Arizona

By Kimberlee Speakman

People take chairlifts at a ski resort on Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Dec. 24, 2024. With no snowfall in the Metro Vancouver region this year, people headed to nearby mountains on Tuesday to celebrate a white Christmas Eve.

Teen, 18, Dies After Falling from Chairlift at Popular Ski Resort: A ‘Tragic Accident’

By Desiree Anello

Missing Wetumpka man's boat found 90 miles from original search spot

Man Remains Missing 1 Week After Taking His Boat Out on the Alabama River

By Escher Walcott

Teen Girl, 15, Hears for the First Time After Life-Changing Ear Reconstruction Surgeries: 'I Don't Feel Left Out Anymore'

Teen Girl Hears Clearly for the First Time After Being Born Without a Right Ear: 'I Don't Feel Left Out Anymore'

Woman Spends Four Years “Laying Flat,” Says “Every Part” Of Her Life Has Been Affected (Exclusive)

Woman Says ‘Nothing Could Have Prepared’ Her for the ‘Level of Suffering’ She Would Endure After Shocking Diagnosis (Exclusive)

By Tereza Shkurtaj

dog close up Missing car in parking lot

Family Reeling After Daughter, 6, Was Victim of 'Vicious' Dog Attack and Their Car Was Stolen: 'Series of Devastating Events'

By Nicholas Rice

Elora Ann Rudd, Ellie Rudd

4-Year-Old Girl Dies from the Flu While Dressed in a Blue Princess Gown and Cradled in Her Parents’ Arms

By Brian Anthony Hernandez

Wives of Iowa Firefighters Who Died of Cancer Push for Change

3 Firefighters in Same Department Died Back-to-Back. Their Widows United in a New Mission (Exclusive)

Sophia Scott

Girl Diagnosed with Childhood Dementia Day Before Her 4th Birthday: ‘It Was a Moment That Broke Us,’ Her Dad Says

By Toria Sheffield

Shafiq Noorani ‘Experienced’ Climber Who Died After Falling Hundreds of Feet from Peak

Man, 52, Fell Hundreds of Feet from Peak. His Loved Ones May Never Know Exactly What Caused Fatal Fall

Eternal canvas- Student creates portraits for families navigating grief

After Losing Her Mom, Teen Channels Personal Loss by Painting Portraits for Grieving Families at No Cost

Mom Wants to Get Back to 'Pre-2000s' of Parenting

Mom Wants to Get Back to 'Pre-2000s' Parenting, So She Spends a Day with Her Kids Pretending It's the '90s (Exclusive)

By Hannah Sacks

Jack Wilcoxon

34-Year-Old Dad Dies After Being Hit by On-Duty Trooper While Out Walking with Wife

By Madison E. Goldberg

Entrance to Revenge of the Mummy ride

Woman Dies After Riding Revenge of the Mummy Roller Coaster at Universal Orlando: Report

By Abigail Adams

Dammylene Natnat with her son Colin

Swedish Mom Faces Backlash for Toddler’s Snow Nap. Here’s Why She’s Defending It (Exclusive)

By Jordan Greene

Quasheema Frye and sons Lamond and Qur'an

6-Year-Old Boy Allegedly Given Hot Sauce as 'Discipline' in His Special Education Class, Now Mom Speaks Out

By Janelle Griffith

Mom Wanted to Find a Way for Her Kids to Stay Close with Their Cousins. So She Started a Family Pen-Pal Program

Mom Wanted to Find a Way for Her Kids to Stay Close with Their Cousins. So She Started a Family Pen-Pal Program (Exclusive)

By Hannah Sacks

Sarah Gross and Chris Robertson Proposal, Man Begs Girlfriend to Change Out of Christmas Sweater Vest Before Date. She Was 'Speechless' When She Discovered Why

Man Begged Girlfriend to Change Out of Holiday Sweater Vest Before Date. She Was 'Speechless' When She Realized Why (Exclusive)

By Kimberlee Speakman and Ashlyn Robinette

Jahmez Cartwright.

Missing Teen with Intellectual Disability May Have Been 'Lured' Away from Home Through Roblox

By Abigail Adams

Teenager rescued after 80 metre fall down mountain | 9 News Australia

Climber, 18, Survives 260 Feet Fall Down a Mountain Thanks to Headphones: ‘I Didn’t Really Think It Was Survivable'

By Kimberlee Speakman

Tina Simpson and Roger Simpson, Just Married sign

Bride and Groom Go Viral for Exchanging Vows at 36,000 Feet During Inflight Wedding (Exclusive)

By Ashlyn Robinette

Man Re-Proposes to Wife with Ring Adorned with Diamond from Her Original Engagement Ring That Melted When Their Home Burned Down in L.A. Wildfires

Man Proposes to Wife a Second Time with New Ring After Her Diamond Was Destroyed in L.A. Wildfires

By Kimberlee Speakman

Norah Wood

Preemie Battled to Survive After Her Twin Died in the Womb. One Year Later, She's Thriving and Living Up to Her Name (Exclusive)

By Abigail Adams

Brielle Persun, Emilie Kiser

She Struggled to Go Back Online After Husband's Sudden Death. How Fellow Influencer Emilie Kiser Changed Her Mind (Exclusive)

Southern Grace Angelic Gowns

Looking to Donate Old Wedding Dresses? This Organization Turns Them Into 'Angel Gowns' for Moms Who Had a Miscarriage or Stillbirth

By Hannah Sacks

Jacob Weyand and Lauren Weyand

Dad-to-Be Thought He Was Filming an Unboxing Video. Then His Wife Dropped the Biggest Surprise of His Life (Exclusive)

By Jordan Greene

Salmon River Central School District Fort Covington, NY

Mother Plans to Sue After School Allegedly Puts 8-Year-Old with Autism in Wooden 'Timeout' Box

By Angel Saunders

Marissa Kay Carmichael, a missing North Carolina woman

Mom of 5 Called 911 and Said She’d Been Robbed, Then Disappeared. She Hasn’t Been Seen in 2 Years

Ugly Wedding Photo

Newlyweds Couldn't Wait to See Their Wedding Album. Then the Photos Left Them Shocked: 'Can't Make This Up' (Exclusive)

By Ashlyn Robinette

TikToker Goes Viral After Showing Up for Sister at Her Last Cheerleading Game

TikToker’s Emotional Video at Sister’s Last College Cheerleading Game Goes Viral

By Jordan Greene