All news by author: Fiona Leishman

The six-month-old baby boy was found near a ravine surrounded by rubbish more than an hour after the 911 call reporting the car he had been in had been stolen in Fort Worth, Texas

A major search for Alfa Barrie, 11, and Garrett Warren, 13, has descended into tragedy as the teen's body is pulled from the Harlem River in the New York Police Department

The crane driver became trapped in his cab above a burning building as smoke billowed below and around him with his wife reportedly watching helplessly from the ground

A wrongful death lawsuit filed by groom Aric Hutchinson following the crash which killed his bride of just hours before, Sam Miller, in Folly Beach, accuses Jamie Komoroski's drunken state as being a "direct" cause of the crash

Prosecutors allege the boy's parents caused dental injury and disfiguration and locked himin his bedroom for extended periods without access to basic necessities.

A woman, identified as Jane Doe, sued Deutsche Bank in federal district court in New York, going on to see class-action status in order to represent other victims of Epstein

Desiree Rivas, a high school cheerleader, was reportedly leaving a house party when neighbours heard "five, maybe six shots" - emergency services rushed to the scene but it was too late

People were concerned about the safety of the newly opened Brooklyn Bridge stretching over the East River from Manhattan to Brooklyn, so circus extraordinaire PT Barnum put it to the test using elephants

Hadley Vlahos has worked as an at-home end-of-life carer for eight years and has revealed her patients' biggest regrets from their deathbeds - including 'stop waiting for that perfect time, start now'

The White House has said Iran has provided Russia with more than 400 attack drones since August with Russia looking to buy more after using up most of the drones already purchased

Texas mum Ana Moreno was taking her daughter to pick up a prom dress when she was caught up in a daytime gunfight between what appears to be two cars travelling down a road

Aric Hutchinson, 36, and Sam Miller, 34, had tied the knot hours earlier at Folly Beach when they were smashed into by a drunk driver after leaving their wedding reception in a golf cart

Theresa Gregg's 12-year-old twins called police early Saturday morning after finding her unconscious in her room in the family's Brooklyn home - she had been stabbed in the neck and the body

Dr Joseph Dituri has been living underwater for 74 days in the Florida Keys but has no plans to stop after just breaking the record and plans to make it to 100 days underwater

The body of 29-year-old Patrice Wilson was found in the boot of a car in Detroit after she was kidnapped following a shift at a nearby hospital by a suspect thought to be ex-boyfriend Jamere Miller

Anyone who wants to become an officer with 'New York's finest' has to undergo several gruelling examinations - from written tests, to psychological evaluations and fitness tests which can take anywhere from a few months to four years

Thomas J Grasso was executed by lethal injection after he murdered an 87-year-old woman by strangling her with her Christmas lights before stealing $12 and her TV set, going on to commit a second murder just six months later

Four people have been injured after two hooded males are said to have approached the graduation party shortly before 5pm on Saturday, May 13, with at least one carrying a firearm which he then used to shoot at the party

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been locked in a long-running feud with entertainment giant Disney for more than a year since Disney publicly condemned a bill which would restrict lessons on sexuality in classrooms

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper stamped his veto on the bill which would ban abortions after just 12 weeks in the state at a rally on Saturday, May 13. Current legislation allows abortions until 20 weeks of pregnancy

Lauren Hewski, a high school student also attending a nearby community college, had just received her associate's degree and was being driven home when the Jeep she was a passenger in hit a utility pole and flipped over

Ella Reed, 13, was enjoying a day at Fort Pierce Beach in Florida with her family when she was attacked by what she thinks was a bull shark while sitting in the shallow waters - leaving her needing 19 stitches

Lori Vallow Daybell was found guilty by a unanimous jury in Boise, Idaho, for the murders of her children Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow, along with conspiracy to murder husband Chad Daybell's first wife, Tammy, and grand theft

'Doomsday cult mum' Lori Vallow Daybell has been found guilty by a jury following seven hours of deliberation and weeks of testimony and graphic evidence

As the jury deliberates the fate of 'cult mum' Lori Vallow Daybell, her defence team turned on husband Chad Daybell during their closing arguments having decided not to offer a defence after weeks of testimory and evidence from the prosecution