The case has fueled online sleuths’ conspiracy theories about Brian Laundrie’s disappearance and Gabby Petito’s death.
Author: Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY
District attorney: ‘Not true’ that bystanders in Philadelphia train rape case sat by and shot video
Authorities initially expressed dismay because witnesses watched the rape and didn’t intervene. District Attorney Jack Sollsteimer says that’s false.
Moderna, J&J booster shots could be available as soon as Friday: COVID-19 updates
A federal committee is expected to vote Thursday on whether to allow booster shots for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccines. Latest news.
Donald Trump announces new social media platform, Truth Social, after being banned from major apps
Trump was banned from the nation’s top social media apps — Twitter, Facebook and YouTube — after the Capitol riot over fears he would incite violence.
‘Get out, get out, get out’: Everyone survives after plane’s ‘horrific’ failed takeoff in Texas
No one was seriously hurt when an airplane bound for Boston ran off a runway and burned Tuesday morning near Houston, authorities said.
CDC holiday guidance urges vaccination; NIH director didn’t expect so much anti-vax sentiment: Live COVID-19 updates
The guidelines are less strict than last year’s, as vaccines have made some activities, such as trick-or-treating, much safer. Latest COVID updates.
Alisal Fire keeps major California highway closed, threatens ranch once owned by Reagans
Officials say strong winds gusting up to 70 miles per hour are fueling the fire, which is threatening the sparse homes and ranches in the area.
Gabby Petito was strangled. Experts say such an assault is a red flag for intimate partner homicides.
Strangulation is one of the leading predictors of future domestic violence-related homicides, and experts say it’s more common than we realize.
Georgia police officer fatally shot on first day with new department; search for suspect underway
Dylan Harrison, 26, was shot and killed at about 1 a.m. outside the Alamo Police Department in Georgia, officials said. His killer is still at-large.
Kids testing positive at higher rates than adults; gender wage gap impacted by COVID workforce loss: Today’s COVID-19 updates
In August and September, hospitalizations of children with COVID-19 increased across the U.S. Latest COVID updates.