Animal control officers have captured an apparently domesticated tiger that was spotted roaming a residential neighborhood in a South Texas city. The Conroe Police Department says it received several phone calls Thursday from residents who saw the young, female tiger wandering around the city. Animal control officers captured the tiger,… Read More

A YU-U-U-GE name is the most popular suggested replacement name for a Texas elementary school named after the top hero of the Confederacy. Donald J. Trump Elementary was the most popular suggestion with 45 submissions out of 240 received, according to Austin Independent School District officials. The second-most popular suggestion… Read More

Officials praised the quick actions of police and district staff to stop an 18-year-old gunman, saying they averted what could have been a much worse attack on a high school prom in Wisconsin. Two students were injured when the gunman — identified by police as Jakob E. Wagner — fired… Read More

An 18-year-old man was shot and killed in Philadelphia in what appeared to be retaliation for the death of a 21-year-old man who was shot while talking to a candidate for the Pennsylvania House, police said. Officials said a man was shot in the head Sunday afternoon while speaking to… Read More

While the exact cause of death the pop superstar Prince will remain a mystery until the autopsy scheduled for Friday, multiple sources are wondering if it was related to a recent drug overdose. Prince was treated for an overdose six days earlier when his private jet made an emergency landing in Moline… Read More

A Massachusetts woman says she was ecstatic when waste workers helped her find diamond jewelry that she accidentally threw away. Cecelia Callahan tells The Patriot Ledger on Wednesday that she was cleaning her 3.1-carat engagement ring, a 1.75-carat diamond pendant and her grandmother’s diamond ring in preparation for a wedding anniversary… Read More

A man described as a “career criminal” who led authorities to the body of a missing Florida priest has been charged with murder in Georgia, a law enforcement official said Thursday. The suspect was identified as Steve James Murray, 28, of Jacksonville, Florida, said Scott Dutton, a spokesman with the… Read More

Pop music superstar Prince has died at his home in suburban Minneapolis, according to his publicist. The Carver County Sheriff’s Office tweeted that the investigation into a death had began on Thursday morning. Carver County Chief Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Kamerud told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that officials are withholding information… Read More

Authorities say a Northern California man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after he drove to the California Highway Patrol office to report a crash he had been involved in over the weekend. The Santa Rosa Press Democrat newspaper reports an officer who spoke to Donald Gendron… Read More