Sgt. Keith Wildhaber sued St. Louis County in Missouri after he was told he would never be promoted because of his sexuality. He won $19 million.
Author: N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY
Georgia driver rescued alive after logs from a truck smashed through his windshield
A Georgia driver suffered only minor injuries after logs from a truck in front of him impaled his car.
Bulletproof memorial to Mississippi civil rights icon Emmett Till replaces vandalized sign
A new, 500-pound reinforced steel memorial honoring slain civil rights icon Emmett Till was dedicated in Mississippi. Past signs were vandalized.
Man sentenced for killing roommate, whose body was hidden in an apartment wall for 6 years
A California man was sentenced for killing his roommate. Her body was found in the walls of their apartment six years after she disappeared.
Man sentenced for killing roommate, whose body was hidden in an apartment wall for 6 years
A California man was sentenced for killing his roommate. Her body was found in the walls of their apartment six years after she disappeared.
A 97-year-old woman with dementia went missing. Four kids banned together to find her
Police in California are thanking a group of “junior detectives” who recently helped locate a missing 97-year-old woman with dementia.
Florida teen died protecting his 5-year-old sister during a burglary, police say
A 15-year-old boy in Florida died Thursday while protecting his younger sister during “a violent encounter” with a burglar.
Georgia teen fatally shot by fellow hunter who mistook him for a deer
A 17-year-old hunter in Georgia was shot and killed when someone in his hunting party mistook him for a deer, police said.
10 dead in 26 hours: Ohio coroner again raises alarm about drug overdose surge
An Ohio county coroner alerted residents that 10 people had died of drug overdoses in just 26 hours calling it “an unusual number” of deaths.
A glacier in the Alps could collapse at any moment thanks to climate change, experts warn
A massive chunk of ice is in danger of breaking away from a glacier on Mont Blanc, and Italian officials are closing roads.