Derrick Thompson gets further prison time in 2023 crash that killed 4 young women

A Minnesota man convicted and sentenced in a 2023 high-speed crash that killed five young women will serve even more time in prison, a judge ruled this week. Derrick Thompson, 29, was convicted in July of five counts of third-degree murder and 10 counts of criminal vehicular homicide for a crash that killed five young … Read more

Florida man convicted of raping and killing a young mother is set for execution

STARKE, Fla. — A Florida man convicted of abducting, raping and murdering a young mother is set to be executed Tuesday. Michael Lee King, 54, is scheduled to receive a three-drug injection starting at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke. King was sentenced to death in 2009 after being convicted of first-degree murder, … Read more

A young dad’s colon cancer spread to his lungs with no warning. He says a clinical trial led to a miracle.

Spencer Laird first noticed blood in his stool when he was 25. His doctor thought it was hemorrhoids caused by his work as a mechanic. Eighteen months later, a colonoscopy found colorectal cancer, which was treated with a surgery that removed 16 inches of his colon.  Two years passed, and Laird began to believe the … Read more

Young kids missed the pandemic’s school disruptions. Their reading scores are still behind

WASHINGTON — When COVID-19 wrought havoc on society in early 2020, today’s youngest schoolchildren were infants or yet to be born. Now in their early school years, researchers are beginning to see how the pandemic years have shaped their education, even though many had yet to set foot in a classroom when it began. First … Read more

Russian strike on apartment building kills at least 8 in Ukraine, including mothers and young children

At least eight people, including two children, were killed and 10 others were wounded on Saturday by a Russian missile that hit a five-story residential building in Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, officials said. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attack and called for an international response. He said that Russia struck Ukraine overnight with 29 missiles … Read more

‘Either freedom or death’: Young Iranian man says he’s willing to die for democracy

President Donald Trump acknowledged to reporters Tuesday that the worst case scenario is that “somebody takes over, who’s as bad as the previous person.” Trump told NBC News senior White House correspondent Garrett Haake on Thursday that he has a list of preferences he wants for the next Iranian leader — though Iranian Foreign Minister … Read more

Bodies of two young half-sisters found buried in suitcases in Cleveland

CLEVELAND — Authorities in Cleveland were working Wednesday to identify two young half-sisters whose bodies were found buried inside suitcases on the city’s east side. The bodies were recovered on Monday in the city’s Collinwood neighborhood after a tip from a dog walker, according to police. One of the girls is believed to be between … Read more

2 young girls found dead in suitcases in Cleveland were related, coroner says

The two Black girls found stuffed inside suitcases and buried in shallow graves on the east side of Cleveland were related, the local medical examiner’s office revealed Wednesday. A preliminary DNA examination determined that the girls, who are believed to be between the ages of 8 and 14, were half-siblings. “At this time, neither decedent … Read more

EXCLUSIVE: Noem backs Trump’s ‘Dalilah Law’ after crash leaves young girl unable to walk, talk

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: In exclusive comments to Fox News Digital, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem threw her support behind President Donald Trump’s proposed “Dalilah Law” after Tuesday’s State of the Union address, arguing the legislation is needed to prevent more tragedies like the … Read more