All news by author: Fiona Leishman

Wyatt Kauffman was trying to move out of the way so a group of people could take a photo when he fell over the edge at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, landing almost 100ft below

Researchers from Harvard University have found a link between those who consume olive oil regularly in place of margarine or mayonnaise had a lower risk of dying from dementia

Eilish Poe, 25, was stabbed 16 times in the neck, torso and arms by her ex-boyfriend who had refused to accept the relationship was over and then took his own life following the horrific attack in Colorado

The 14-year-old was trying to move out of the way to allow people to take pictures when he fell backwards over the ledge at the North Rim with rescue teams having to rappel down the cliff to reach him

Salia Issa was working at a Texas prison when she began suffering intense pain while seven months pregnant, but has said she was accused of lying and stopped from going to hospital for more than two hours

Autumn Williams was working at a Chick-fil-A when she was pulled aside by a manager and told she was to go home and not come back until she had removed the "unnatural" colour from her hair

Lahaina's iconic banyan tree has emerged as a symbol of hope after wildfires spread rapidly throughout the area, decimating the historic Front Street as people lost homes and loved ones

Natasha Osborn suffered a seizure while behind the wheel of her car, losing control and smashing into a restaurant, but while bystanders flocked to help her, one reached in and grabbed her purse

Residents of Maui are returning to take stock of their homes and belongings which have been destroyed after deadly wildfires ripped through the island, decimating the historic Lahaina

The three-year-old boy was on a Texas migrant bus en route to Chicago when he became unwell with paramedics treating him at the scene before taking him to hospital where he later died

Researchers have been studying shark populations off the coast of Cape Cod in the US in order to try and estimate just how many sharks are calling the popular holiday spot's waters home

The Grand Canyon National Park may not be the biggest in America but it has seen more missing person reports and deaths than any other, and is the only park to have a year-round helicopter on-site

Death Valley is one of the most uninhabitable environments in the world, with some of the hottest ever recorded temperatures and brutal conditions which have led to deaths

Torrey Twane McNabb was executed by lethal injection in Alabama in 2017 for shooting and killing a police officer who attended a crash McNabb caused trying to flee a bail bondsman

John Allen Chau had tried to make contact with the hostile and isolated Sentinelese people, who were known to be aggressive toward outsiders and are a protected tribe with restrictions on visiting their island

Authorities have revealed the identity of one of the victims connected to the Long Island Serial Killer and Gilgo Beach case, whose partial remains were first found in 1996

Negasi Zuberi allegedly snatched the woman off the street in Seattle before driving her 450-miles to his rented Oregon home where he imprisoned her in a makeshift cinder block cell

The unnamed witness was attacked with the flag pole in a Sonic, with the pole shoved through his skull underneath his jaw before coming out the other side, complete with American flag still attached

Almost 30 years after the victim's remains were found wrapped in a plastic bag, police believe they know the identity of the woman who became known as Jane Doe No 7 or the Fire Island Jane Doe

Just hours after his arraignment hearing in Washington DC where he faced charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 election results, Donald Trump was smiling and waving as he crashed a wedding at one of his golf clubs

While Daniel Grijalva Esquivel won $5million on a lottery scratch-off card he paid $20 for, the decision as to how he walks away with the cash has proved controversial

A recent study has reinforced the idea that there is a link between people who have vision difficulties and those who go on to develop Alzheimer's or another form of dementia

Jeana Burrus' body was found in a shallow grave in 2007, she was never reported missing and could not be identified at the time, leaving the case cold for more than a decade until DNA advancements made it possible to identify her

Donald Trump left his arraignment on Thursday, facing charges related to attempting to overturn the 2020 election, and appeared "irked" after facing the judge in Washington, Dc

A 82-year-old hotel worker who is a carer for her adult son has told how her lottery winnings were "held hostage" due to a benefits mix-up that almost denied her the jackpot