All news by author: Fiona Leishman

Police arrested 18-year-old Juan Carlos Garcia-Rodriguez in Shreveport, Louisiana, after the lifeless body of Maria Gonzalez was found in a laundry basket under a bed in her Pasadena, Texas, apartment

Ashley Smith, from Mason County, Kentucky, was left trying to convince her husband she had won the $224,000 jackpot after deciding to play one night having put the kids to bed

Hurricane Hilary is set to hit California on Sunday morning bringing torrential life-threatening rain and flooding along with high winds and potential tornadoes from San Diego to Los Angeles

Residents in Sayreville, a New Jersey community southwest of Staten Island, were left without power due to an unlikely culprit - an osprey which lost its lunch

A 10-year-old girl and her grandmother were shot and killed after a gunman forced his way into their apartment in Springfield, Massachusetts, opening fire on the family and their dog before killing himself

Ashley Smith, from Madison County, Kentucky, had to convince her husband she really had won the jackpot after deciding to play an online lottery game after putting the kids to bed

The canned meat brand is a staple of Hawaiian culture and has been since World War 2 and now the company has sent hundreds of thousands of cans to help in the relief efforts for the devastated island of Maui

The wife of Jared Bridegan, who was shot to death in an affluent suburb of Jacksonville Beach, Florida, has spoken out about how the next chapter of her life will be "excruciating"

North Korea has recently had a successful test launch of a new missile which has the capability to deliver multiple thermonuclear warheads as far as Washington and evade US missile defences

Whether you're sheltering from nuclear war or trying to avoid infection in a Last of Us-style or zombie apocalypse - this underground bunker has everything you need to stay safe and protected in Missouri

Tropical Storm Hilary formed off the coast of Mexico and is forecast to bring high winds and heavy rain to parts of Southern California and possibly parts of Southwest Arizona

The man claims he went for a massage at a parlour in Winnetka, California, where the masseuse tried to "touch" him inappropriately saying he never asked for a "happy ending"

Melania Trump has spent her summer in Manhattan, New York, surrounded by a "small circle" of family and friends while her husband former president Donald Trump faces a fourth indictment

Dad Carmelo Gonzalez who had recently moved to Pasadena, Texas, with his daughter came home from work after she told him someone had been knocking at the door to find her lifeless body underneath the bed

Scientists analysed almost 50 fruits and vegetables, looking at their nutrient contents to find out just which were the best when it came to the amount of nutrients per calorie

Fire crews were called to the Captain's Quarters Resort in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, just before 6am with reports a fire had broken out, thought to have originated in a bowling alley

Mum-of-five Rachael Howan was helping feed the horses on a friend's horse farm when half-a-tonne of hay bales toppled over, landing on top of her and ripping off her nose and jaw in Kansas City, Missouri

The woman was captured on video waving the gun around in the air, pointing it at oncoming cars, before holding it to her head moments before a police car knocks her to the ground in Long Island, New York

Elizabeth Francis recently celebrated her 114th birthday, becoming the oldest person in Texas, something her family believe is down to her "lifestyle" choices including her diet

In the last year and a half, bed bugs have been found in seven separate hotels along the Las Vegas Strip - an area home to some of the most glamorous and luxurious hotels in the world

Researchers looked at how specific causes of air pollution are linked to dementia, following a decades-long survey where they regularly checked in with adults about their health

During a speech in Milwaukee, President Joe Biden appeared to forget the name of the island of Maui as he spoke about the devastation caused by the wildfires which tore through the area

Chagas disease is transmitted primarily through an insect called the 'kissing bug' which bites people around the mouth and then can pass along a parasite through people's mouth, nose or breaks in the skin

J Refugio Gonzalez Almeida lives in Utah but regularly drives to Idaho to buy lottery tickets, however after one Mega Millions draw it took an entire month for him to return to realise he'd won big

The baby walrus was found alone miles from the sea on Alaska's North Slope suffering from malnutrition before being flown 700 miles to a wildlife rescue centre where he received "round-the-clock" cuddles