A 5-mile section of the Mississippi River near St Louis, Missouri, has been closed to vessels as rising water levels…
Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke has denied murder over the death of black teenager Laquan McDonald, who was shot…
A grand jury has decided not to bring charges against a white policeman over the killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice.…
More than 40 people have been killed over the past five days by severe storms in the South and Midwest.…
Chicago police "accidentally struck and tragically killed" a mother of five after responding to a domestic disturbance, department officials say.…
A total of 11 people have been killed in Texas tornadoes, police say, raising the death toll to 29 in…
At least 8 people are reported to have been killed in Texas in new tornadoes, raising the death toll to…
A fire at Bill Clinton's childhood home in Arkansas is believed to have been caused by arson, officials say. The…
At least six people have been killed and scores more injured ahead of the Christmas break after a strong storm…
The Black Lives Matter group has organized protests in Minnesota and California on one of the busiest retail days of…