ATLANTA — DeKalb County fire crews battled a massive blaze at a tow yard just outside Lithonia early Friday morning.

Officials believe that a hybrid or electric vehicle could be to blame for the fire at South DeKalb Towing & Transport yard on Rogers Lake Road. The fire engulfed up to 75 vehicles, company owner Walter Jackson told reporters at...Read more

Liam Payne did not commit suicide according to the prosecutor on the case.

The former One Direction star died on Oct. 16 after falling from the third floor of his hotel room in Argentina.

Prosecutors told TMZ that suicide has officially been ruled out as the cause of the 31-year-old’s plummet from his suite at the Casa Sur Palermo Hotel, but...Read more

A dozen Salisbury University fraternity members have been arrested on hate crime charges in the brutal assault of a gay man because of his sexual orientation, authorities in Maryland said Thursday.

The victim, who has not been named, was allegedly lured to an off-campus apartment on Oct. 15 by “a group of men” using a social media account �...Read more

Most people agree that actual facts matter – in such activities as debate, discussion and reporting. Once facts are gathered, verified and distributed, informed decision-making can proceed in such important exercises as voting.

But what happens when important, verified facts are published and broadcast widely, yet the resulting ...Read more

At least one University of Kentucky student received an anonymous racist text similar to ones sent to Black people across the U.S. this week, University of Kentucky police said Friday.

Many of the texts, reported by children, students and adults in at least 20 states, order recipients to report for duty picking cotton at a plantation and ...Read more

Dutch police arrested more than 60 people after Israeli soccer fans were attacked in Amsterdam, with the leaders of both the Netherlands and Israel condemning the violence.

Amsterdam municipal authorities said supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv, which played Dutch team Ajax on Thursday night, were attacked in several areas of the city. Police ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal judge paused the election interference prosecution against President-elect Donald Trump, canceling all upcoming court deadlines as Special Counsel Jack Smith winds down the case.

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan issued the order Friday shortly after Smith had filed a request to pause the proceedings. Smith said he ...Read more

Just as cold and flu season arrives, the Food and Drug Administration proposes pulling many decongestants from store shelves.

The reason? An administration review found oral phenylephrine — a common ingredient in over-the-counter cold medications — doesn’t work. For some products, it is the only ingredient, the FDA said in a news release ...Read more

BOSTON — Karen Read’s team wants to look into Norfolk DA Michael Morrissey’s personal email and cell phone for any references to their client’s case, saying they have evidence he’s been making improper communications with the court and witnesses.

“As grounds for this motion, recent reporting, corroborated by documentary evidence, ...Read more

A New Jersey prosecutor’s detective killed during a violent home invasion last month was shot execution-style, prosecutors said.

Cumberland County Det. Sgt. Monica Mosley was getting ready for bed when a group of masked men burst into her Bridgeton home the night of October 15, just after 10 p.m., police said. She tried to fight off her ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — While Hurricane Rafael headed west into the Gulf of Mexico and no threat to land for now, the National Hurricane Center kept track of another system with low odds to develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 7 a.m. tropical outlook, the trough of low pressure with disorganized showers and...Read more

DETROIT — A west Michigan man convicted of sexually exploiting a girl as part of an online child porn network faces 30 years in federal prison, officials said.

Richard Anthony Reyna Densmore, 47, of Kaleva, was given the sentence by a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, Southern Division, in Grand Rapids, ...Read more

MIAMI — Federal prosecutors might soon charge a Fort Lauderdale man with killing his estranged wife in Spain on top of the initial kidnapping offense — a legal move that would include the possibility of pursuing the death penalty, according to court records.

David Knezevich, 36, a native of Serbia, has been locked up in a federal jail in ...Read more

The University of Kentucky Police Department has announced additional security measures on campus following an increase in shootings and other safety concerns in the areas around campus, Police Chief Joe Monroe said Friday.

Changes including adding additional police patrols and lighting, and limiting night and weekend access to some campus ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Residents in the foothills above Camarillo are grappling with scenes of utter destruction after the Mountain fire flattened scores of homes.

More than 130 structures were lost, the majority of them houses, when flames swept through the area, and more than 80 others were damaged.

“The only thing left standing of our house is ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As many as 60,000 local military veterans will qualify for half-off discounts on transit rides for up to six months starting in January 2025, thanks to a trial program being offered by the Sacramento Regional Transit District.

Thousands of frequent transit riders also will qualify for fare price breaks once Sacramento ...Read more

A growing movement believes President-elect Donald Trump is fighting a spiritual war against demonic forces within the United States. Trump himself stated in his acceptance speech on Nov. 6, 2024, that the reason that “God spared my life” was to “restore America to greatness.”

I have studied various religious movements that ...Read more

The 2024 election has finally ended. What happens now?

There’s a 2½-month period between Election Day and Inauguration Day. It’s commonly known as the “lame-duck” period, when the outgoing president still holds official power but their successor has been chosen and is waiting to take the reins. Donald Trump is constitutionall...Read more