America Today Staff 
A 62-year-old man died Saturday night after his vehicle crashed into a canal on Herring Road, south of Bakersfield. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) reported that the incident occurred around 5:53 p.m. on January 17, 2026. The man, the sole occupant, was driving a 2008 Toyota Prius westbound in heavy fog when, for reasons still … Read more
A 17-year-old girl was critically injured in a shooting Sunday night on Chicago’s West Side. Police responded to the 1800 block of North Latrobe just before 9:40 a.m. and found the teen suffering from a gunshot wound to the back. She was in a vehicle when a male shooter fired at her and then fled … Read more
Three people, including two firefighters, were injured in a house fire Monday night on Chicago’s Near Northwest Side. Fire crews responded to the 800 block of North May Street shortly after 9 p.m., arriving to flames visible from the roof. The fire was brought under control in about an hour. All three injured individuals sustained … Read more
A man was hospitalized and a woman arrested following a shooting Monday afternoon in Minneapolis’ Loring Park neighborhood. Police responded to the 1500 block of Nicollet Avenue around 3:18 p.m., where they found the man with a potentially life-threatening gunshot wound. Officers provided medical aid before he was transported to a hospital. Officials reported the … Read more
A Huntington Beach man was arrested Sunday night following a deadly shooting at a local home. Huntington Beach police responded to the 4500 block of Scenario Drive around 11:30 p.m. and found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Authorities have not … Read more
San Bernardino County homicide investigators are seeking the person responsible for the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy in Victorville. The shooting occurred around 8:20 p.m. on Friday, January 16, near Glen Canyon Lane and Burwood Avenue. Deputies responding to the scene found the boy, later identified as Jeremy Rosales, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds … Read more
Chicago police are investigating the fatal shooting of a woman found in an alley on the South Side over the weekend. The victim, identified by family as 36-year-old Kiara Jenkins, was discovered unresponsive around 4:30 a.m. Sunday in the 6400 block of South Drexel Avenue in the Woodlawn neighborhood. She suffered multiple gunshot wounds and … Read more
A manhunt is underway after Tippecanoe Superior Court 2 Judge Steven Meyer and his wife, Kimberly, were shot at their Lafayette, Indiana home on Sunday. Both victims were hospitalized and are in stable condition, with Steven Meyer injured in the arm and Kimberly Meyer in the hip. Authorities said the shooting occurred on Mill Pond … Read more
If you’re willing to brave the bitter cold, parts of Illinois may have a chance to see the northern lights Monday night. The National Weather Service has issued a rare severe, or G4, geomagnetic storm watch for Monday evening, raising the possibility that the aurora borealis could be visible across portions of the state. While … Read more
Three tourists from Ohio and Michigan were fatally shot Saturday outside a rental home in Central Florida in what authorities are describing as a random attack. A neighbor has been arrested in connection with the killings, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. The incident occurred near 296 Indian Point Circle in the Indian Point … Read more