At least six people were taken to the hospital Thursday morning after a massive explosion caused a large fire in Hayward, California, fire officials say.

Police are searching for the suspect who allegedly broke into Downers Grove North High School and tried to rob a worker inside.

A woman and two children who were missing have now been found safe, Chicago police said.

A 73-year-old woman was tied up and held at gunpoint in her own home as she was unloading her groceries in the south suburbs.

Families visit Holiday Acres Christmas Tree Farm in search of the perfect pine, but they leave with something even better: lifelong memories.

A woman in North Carolina got a terrifying surprise Monday morning when she found an escaped inmate hiding in the back of her car.

A Harwood Heights business owner says he's cleaning up from a break-in for the fourth time this year.

Will Smith boasts new National Geographic docuseries is "unlike anything" he's ever done before, "Pole to Pole with Will Smith" premieres Jan. 13.

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A driver was rescued after crashing into an icy creek in the west suburbs on Thursday morning, officials said.

The Joliet Slammers will play one game at the old prison, appropriately titled "The Big House Ballgame."

A 20-year-old has been identified as the man shot and killed by a Chicago police officer on the North Side, officials said.

Good vibes meet Chinese cuisine at Kings Co Imperial, a restaurant and bar serving Chinese dishes in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

A Chicago law firm announced a lawsuit Thursday in the shooting death of Chicago police Office Krystal Rivera earlier this year.

The settlement was announced Thursday after a delay on the ninth day of the trial.

A woman was sexually assaulted on CTA property in the Loop Thursday morning, Chicago police said.

Experience family fun drag races at the Maple Grove Raceway in Mohnton Pennsylvania.

A day in the life of a typical first class track inspector on one of the nation's largest transit systems is always busy.

Eataly Chicago is ushering in the season with its annual Holiday Festa, a three-hour celebration of Italian food, festive drinks and hands-on holiday fun returning Saturday, Dec. 13.

Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore was still jailed on Thursday morning, according to court records, less than 24 hours after he was fired for what the university said was an "inappropriate relationship with a staff member."

The Rev. Jesse Jackson is expected to return home soon.

The magazine cited 2025 as the year when the potential of artificial intelligence "roared into view" with no turning back.

A temporary restraining order mandating changes at a Broadview U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility has been extended.

The House voted to pass a sweeping defense policy bill Wednesday that authorizes $900 billion in military programs, including a pay raise for troops and an overhaul of how the Department of Defense buys weapons.

Federal health officials expanded an outbreak of infant botulism tied to recalled ByHeart baby formula to include all illnesses reported since the company began production in March 2022.