A woman was fatally shot by an officer while participating in a “shoot-don’t shoot” exercise during a two-hour citizens academy hosted by the Punta Gorda Police Department in southwest Florida. Police Chief Tom Lewis said the shooting happened Tuesday night as two of the 35 participants were randomly selected to… Read More

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattled rural Northern California Tuesday with no reports of damage or injuries. The U.S Geological Survey reported the quake struck at 7:57 p.m. and its epicenter in rural Lake County, about 115 miles northwest of Sacramento. Two small aftershocks of 2.7 and 3.0 could be felt… Read More

A woman trying to take a picture of a dolphin at SeaWorld in Florida with an iPad apparently got a bit too close because it snatched the device right out of her hands. Video shot by another parkgoer shows the dolphin reaching over the side of the viewing tank at… Read More

Los Angeles leaders pitched their bid Tuesday for the 2024 Olympics as a “risk-free” project that requires little construction and could produce a financial surplus. “Our Olympic infrastructure is already in the ground, not on the drawing boards,” Mayor Eric Garcetti said at a news conference. “We are virtually risk-free… Read More

A Detroit-based company has donated five bullet-resistant vests for police dogs in the city. Detroit police Sgt. Michael Woody says the department is thankful for the support from Strategic Staffing Solutions for the vests, which will be displayed at an event Tuesday. The Detroit News reports that before receiving the vests… Read More

With dozens of oxen leading the way, a historic schoolhouse has been relocated to the original spot where a prominent African-American scholar and legislator was once its schoolmaster. For decades, the Orleans County Grammar School served as a Grange hall in Brownington, a hilltop village near the Canadian border. But… Read More

Drivers who drink coffee behind the wheel don’t need to worry about getting a ticket in New Jersey any time soon. The sponsor of a bill targeting distracted driving says his measure doesn’t specifically cite coffee, despite recent news reports focusing on the beverage. Democratic Assemblyman John Wisniewski said the… Read More

A Kansas waterslide billed as the world’s tallest remained off-limits as authorities pressed to figure out how a state lawmaker’s 10-year-old son died of a neck injury while riding it. Details remained murky about what happened Sunday to Caleb Thomas Schwab on the 168-foot-tall “Verruckt” — German for “insane” —… Read More

Delta’s travails, and those of its customers, move into day two with the airline canceling nearly 250 flights. The cancellations Tuesday follow about 1,000 cancelled flights Monday and almost 3,000 delayed flights after an outage at its Atlanta headquarters initiated a global meltdown of its booking and communications systems. The… Read More

Ready or not, Alex Rodriguez will play his final game in pinstripes this week. One of the most prolific hitters and polarizing figures in baseball history, the slumping slugger plans to take his final turn at-bat with the New York Yankees on Friday night and then become a special adviser… Read More