U.S. & World

The powerful earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered a tsunami that impacted a dozen countries, reaching as far as East Africa.

Hunter Hansen recalled seeing the avalanche at Logan Canyon, but it happened fast and he was buried. “The most violent thing I’ve ever felt,” he said.

Depending on where you live, you could miss out on $125 million of your winnings due to state taxes.

In what police described as a “completely unrelated” incident, a man was later arrested after showing up at the airport with a gun late Wednesday night after receiving a false text that there was an active shooter.

A woman allegedly stabbed one person multiple times in Kissimmee over a bad tip for pizza delivery, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. 

The whale, known to the world as Tahlequah, gave birth to her second calf since 2018, when she carried her dead newborn for more than two weeks.

Annabell Whelan thought her first rescue would be the big moment of the day — until she happened to be in the right place when a second needed help.

The jackpot for Friday’s drawing currently sits at an estimated $1.15 billion, with a cash option of $516.1 million.

Cellphone footage circulating online appeared to show the aircraft making a steep descent before hitting the ground and exploding in a fireball.

Police say she had two bags full of unopened packages.

After this daughter started school, freelance writer Thomas Board was missing time alone with his daughter. So he planned a trip to Norway for the two of them.

A taxi plowed into multiple people after it hopped a curb at Herald Square in Manhattan, sending three pedestrians to the hospital, according to police and fire officials.

A voluntary recall was issued for a line of raw and frozen pet food after a cat died of bird flu, a case that Oregon officials connected to the feline’s contaminated food.

The new price cap, part of the Inflation Reduction Act, will apply to all prescription drugs covered by Medicare.