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Allentown, Pa., car explosion 'no longer threat to public safety,' FBI says

Various agencies continue to investigate Sunday at the scene of the explosion.

 

Why some women posted black profile photos to Facebook: report

Women on the social network sent messages to other women to encourage participation in the trend, according to a report by Newsweek.

 

CDC tests for brain-eating amoeba at Texas surf resort: report

BSR Surf Resort is closed after a 29-year-old visitor died from the amoeba, according to a report by the Waco Tribune-Herald.

 

8 statistics that spell trouble in Louisiana -- and 2 to offer hope

The numbers detail a state struggling with basic quality-of-life measures.

 

Over 2,000 in Bywater and Lower Ninth Ward without power

The outage began just before noon and Entergy estimates power will be restored by 3 p.m.

 

Louisiana nabs $1M grant for mosquito control

The spending will bolster control efforts aimed at combatting threats from mosquito-borne diseases.

 

Two teenage girls reported missing from Algiers

The girls were last seen around 1 p.m. Friday.

 

Las Vegas shooting survivors 'Country Strong' 1 year later

The Oct. 1, 2017, shooting was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

 

A third Mississippi police officer fatally shot this weekend: report

Off-duty Trooper Kenneth Joshlin "Josh" Smith, 32, of Walnut, was fatally wounded early Sunday (Sept. 30).

 

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