PITTSBURGH — A gunman in Erie killed eight people Friday night, including two children and a pregnant woman, police said, marking one of the worst mass shootings in Pennsylvania history.

Seven of the victims were members of the same family, police said. The eighth was a family friend. The alleged gunman, who authorities have not named but ...Read more

CHICAGO — Another beluga whale rescued from a troubled Canadian marine park and brought to Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium earlier this summer has died, the facility announced Friday.

In a blog post, the aquarium staff said Caspian, a 27-year-old female beluga, died Wednesday evening “despite intensive efforts by Shedd’s veterinary and animal ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Tropical Storm Rachel brings with it a slew of potential hazards, including damaging coastal flooding.

The National Hurricane Center warned that Rachel could pick up some strength before arriving on the West Coast — an unusual occurrence for storms in the tropical eastern Pacific.

Typically, storms weaken significantly once ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A coastal flood warning covered beaches from Malibu to San Diego on Saturday as Tropical Storm Rachel moved toward Southern California, while Long Beach kept some oceanfront residents under an evacuation order, and Newport Beach closed its beaches and piers.

“For vulnerable south-facing beaches, especially Long Beach and ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The White House said it expected “full transparency” and “immediate remediation” after the artificial intelligence company Anthropic disclosed that its agents supplied false information to the Philadelphia police homicide tip line and the State Department’s visa application system.

In a statement from a newly created ...Read more

When former opposition Sen. Joseph Joël John returned to Haiti from a meeting in Miami with a Haitian American pastor and FBI agents in early 2021, he received an unexpected phone call from a Haitian government official.

How, Joseph Félix Badio wanted to know, could Joseph impose Christian Emmanuel Sanon on Haiti as president?

The exchange, ...Read more

President Donald Trump demanded that Volodymyr Zelenskyy halt attacks on Russian oil refineries and suggested he should consider stepping aside as Ukraine’s president, escalating a fight centered on securing more diesel supplies for the U.S. ahead of the midterm elections.

“I think it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president,” Trump ...Read more

President Donald Trump demanded that Volodymyr Zelenskyy halt attacks on Russian oil refineries and suggested he should consider stepping aside as Ukraine’s president, escalating a fight centered on securing more diesel supplies for the U.S. ahead of the midterm elections.

“I think it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president,” Trump ...Read more

NEW YORK — The 5-year-old boy who witnessed his father get shot in their car by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on a New York City street was left traumatized by the experience and has stopped talking, his mother told officials.

An ICE agent fired seven rounds into the silver Honda Civic, while the boy sat in the backseat, striking...Read more

President Donald Trump said he will make a decision on whether to go ahead with plans to livestream the execution of a former Army major who killed 13 people in 2009, amid bipartisan criticism of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s idea.

“By showing it, maybe other people won’t be doing what he did,” Trump told reporters Saturday as he ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- When David Malet arrived at his job on Capitol Hill on Oct. 15, 2001, some semblance of normalcy was just starting to return after the terrorist attacks of 9/11.

The flags were back at full-staff. Things were calming down, even as reports simmered around the country about mysterious envelopes sent to media outlets through the mail...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu is one of Southern California’s most breathtaking drives — but also one of its deadliest.

The 21-mile stretch of winding coastal road has claimed more than 60 lives since 2010, and repeated efforts to improve safety have yielded mixed results.

Recently, the city turned to a new tactic: ...Read more

Dr. Lisa Petit talked with her 13-year-old daughter before she went to a sleepover. Matthew Braman talked with his 5-year-old son after other children wouldn’t let him on a swing set and one hit him.

Neither parent was talking about the alleged gang rape at Cornell University, at least not directly. But in the wake of the shocking case, they ...Read more

A perfect storm of harsh immigration enforcement, aging journeymen and a building boom for data centers is wreaking havoc on the nation’s supply of skilled trade workers.

Automakers and construction contractors say they need more access to workers through accelerated training, steady immigration and a cultural shift to encourage young people ...Read more

Hayden Panettiere's former fiancé, Wladimir Klitschko, was granted temporary guardianship of her estate on Friday, following the actor's sudden death in August.

Klitschko appeared in virtual court on Thursday alongside their 11-year-old daughter Kaya, according to People.

Kaya is the sole heir of the estate of the "Heroes" star, who on Aug. ...Read more