America Today Staff 
A mother is speaking out to warn others after her son suffered severe burns linked to a TikTok trend. Loyola Hospital’s Burn Center has treated several injuries tied to the viral trend, which involves using a popular toy in a way it was never intended to be used. The NeeDoh Nice Cube is a gel-filled … Read more
DuPage County authorities said the Westmont man charged with killing a pregnant woman in Downers Grove last week has been released from the hospital and is back in custody at the DuPage County Correctional Facility. The DuPage County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Sunday that 19-year-old Nedas Revuckas had been hospitalized after being … Read more
Police said two teenagers are recovering in the hospital after an early-morning shooting on the city’s South Side. According to police, the shooting happened just before 3 a.m. near an apartment building in the 2200 block of East 67th Street in the South Shore neighborhood. Officers initially responded to reports of a person shot in … Read more
Authorities are investigating after a dispute turned into a shooting overnight on the city’s Southeast Side. Police said the incident happened just after 3 a.m. in the 8700 block of South Burley Avenue in South Chicago. Read more: Latest Chicago news and headlines Officers said the shooting occurred after a 40-year-old man got into an … Read more
One person is in custody and another is recovering in the hospital after a stabbing and fire at a home on the city’s West Side. Police said the incident happened around 4:30 a.m. inside a residence in the 5800 block of West Division Street in the Austin neighborhood. Read more: Latest Chicago news and headlines … Read more
A shooting Tuesday afternoon on Chicago’s Near West Side left two people dead and one person wounded. Chicago police said three men were sitting inside a vehicle near a White Castle parking lot in the 2300 block of West Roosevelt Road just before 1:30 p.m. when three armed suspects walked up and opened fire. Investigators … Read more
Police say a child is recovering after being hurt in a shooting on Chicago’s Far West Side. Chicago police reported that a 12-year-old boy was riding in a vehicle in the 900 block of North Leamington Avenue in the Austin neighborhood just before 7 p.m. when a bullet grazed his head. Read more: Latest Chicago … Read more
Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu was temporarily closed Monday night after a pedestrian was struck and killed. The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. near Winding Way, just east of Kanan Dume, according to the California Highway Patrol. The victim, not yet identified, was pronounced dead at the scene by Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics. … Read more
A high-profile “stand your ground” hearing is taking place in Broward County for three Miami-Dade police officers charged with manslaughter in a deadly shootout on Miramar Parkway nearly six years ago. Officers Rodolfo Mirabal, Richard Santiesteban, and Leslie Lee face charges related to the December 5, 2019 incident, which began when two assailants hijacked a … Read more
South Florida farmers are assessing damage after freezing temperatures swept through the region early Monday morning, warning that the cold could soon push up prices for fruits and vegetables. At Kern Carpenter Nursery, owner Kern Carpenter said nearly 20% of his tomato crop was damaged by the overnight freeze. “The wind died, and it got … Read more