Widespread flooding was ongoing Thursday across the central U.S. as an atmospheric river hung over a vast swath of the country, leaving tens of thousands without power as the death toll climbed and forecasters warned of worsening conditions.

Infamous Atwater Village gang boss Timothy McGhee's first-degree murder convictions were tossed out by the California Supreme Court over a juror who was improperly dismissed during sentencing — but McGhee will remain imprisoned on other charges.

Bucknell University has been accused in a wrongful death civil suit of causing the death of a freshman football player who had sickle cell trait. The parents of Calvin Dickey Jr., known as CJ, claim in the suit that“hazing” ordered by an assistant coach was a major factor in his death back on July 12, 2024.

The 35-year-old woman's body was recovered in Maryland about one month after she disappeared near Harrisburg's riverfront.

The newly introduced bill would require food chains to clearly label caffeine contents. It was inspired by the death of 21-year-old Sarah Katz.

Multiple fatalities have been confirmed after powerful line of storms swept across several states overnight. Millions still in the path of the storm system are now bracing for another round.

A forklift operator at a wine storage facility in Windsor was crushed to death by a pallet of wine on Thursday afternoon, authorities said.

In what has historically been known as Tornado Alley — a designation that typically includes Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas — the peak of tornado season is May into early June. But the season starts earlier in what's often called Dixie Alley, made up of southern states such as Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia.

The Medical Examiner’s Office says a team responded Wednesday following a report of possible human remains in Altadena.