James Peace, 37, allegedly slapped the boy “with such severity” that it knocked his headphones out of his ear, police in Deer Park, Texas, say.
Author: Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY
Son allegedly killed parents and their housekeeper in upscale Southern California community
Camden Burton Nicholson, a 27-year-old from Newport Beach, California, was arrested Wednesday for the triple homicide, the city’s police said.
Substitute teacher resigns after telling class Martin Luther King Jr. killed himself
Lisa Luten, the communications director for Wake County public schools in North Carolina, confirmed to USA TODAY on Tuesday that the teacher resigned.
Two endangered tigers were supposed to mate. But it turned deadly instead, zoo says
Sumatran tigers Asim andMelati were being introduced with hopes they would mate in the future when, instead, Asim killedMelati, the London Zoo said.
Facebook status: Divorced. Why millennials ‘killed’ how you decouple in the digital age
While younger people are bringing down the divorce rate, millennials who get divorced face new challenges that come with splitting in the digital era.
‘The Doodler’ killed 5 gay men in 1970s San Francisco. Police just released new info on him
In a plea for tips from the public, San Francisco police released a new sketch of what the “Doodler” suspect may look like today.
Denmark is building a ‘wall’ on its German border. To stop pigs
Crews began working in Padborg, and the roughly 5-foot-tall fence is scheduled to be completed in the fall this year, the Danish government said.
Student Aiia Maasarwe was on phone with sister when killed in ‘horrific’ Australia attack
Aiia Maasarwe, a 21-year-old from Israel, was walking home, on the phone with her sister, when she was attacked in a suburb of Melbourne, police said.
‘McJesus’ sculpture to be removed from museum after violent protest, mayor says
A sculpture of a crucified Ronald McDonald will be removed from an art museum in Israel after the display sparked violent protest, Haifa mayor said.
No shutdown for Weather Service ‘tirelessly’ forecasting snowstorm
TheNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which the weather service is under, confirmed that its forecasts continued despite the shutdown.