Robert Durst, the disgraced real-estate heir already sentenced to life in prison, has been charged in New York with murdering his first wife, Kathie, who disappeared in 1982, officials confirmed.

The Florida port director describes a "perfect storm" that created a national shipping crisis.

A cold front that has tracked across the country this week will push off the East Coast on Friday, ushering in cooler air this weekend.  

An Illinois mother in Zion was fatally shot Sunday night while she was preparing her 7-month-old daughter for bed and reading the baby the Bible.

A Riverside, California, teacher was placed on paid administrative leave after a video emerged showing her chanting and dancing in front of her class while donning Native American headgear made out of paper.

A death-row inmate in Alabama whose execution was delayed in February was put to death in the state on Thursday night, according to a report.

Steven Bertolino, the attorney for Brian Laundrie and his parents, gave an animated TV interview on Thursday just half an hour after the FBI confirmed that human remains found in a nature reserve near the family's home did belong to his client.

The teenage son of a wealthy Los Angeles businessman was sentenced Thursday to nine months in juvenile detention for the death of a 32-year-old woman who was killed when his Lamborghini SUV slammed into her car.

A retired Oakland, California, police captain was shot and another person was killed Thursday during a shoot-out at a gas station, according to local reports.

Following the FBI's confirmation Thursday that Brian Laundrie's remains were found in a nature reserve near his home, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's office said he is committed to helping victims of domestic violence.

Three armed men wearing “Scream” masks robbed a Seattle hair salon at gunpoint, video shows.

A Northern California family and their dog who were mysteriously found dead in a remote hiking area most likely died from hyperthermia and probable dehydration, authorities said Thursday.

The Chicago police union’s first vice president has issued a blistering attack on Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s vaccine mandate, likening it to “The Hunger Games,” and warned younger officers not to give in to pressure.

A Vermont man admitted he paid a Venezuelan woman to kidnap “a slave” and film a sick video of the victim being tortured and suffocated to death.

A Missouri woman who allegedly streaked naked across a football field full of 8th graders has been sacked by prosecutors.

Police departments across the country are struggling to hire new cops and it’s now forcing cities to get creative. The Phoenix Police Department is looking out of state to fill more than 300 open positions. They’re also raising annual salaries, offering hiring bonuses, and turning to social media to spread the word. Everything from politics, to the job market, and overall lack of interest is to blame, they say.

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday said the Justice Department “does not support defunding the police” and has asked for a $1 billion funding increase for local departments.

Brian Laundrie was found dead and his remains were recovered from the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park in Florida. A comparison of dental records confirmed.

Larry Millete pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and illegal possession of an assault weapon on Thursday, about 48 hours after law enforcement stormed his Chula Vista home and took him into custody for allegedly killing his wife.