America Today Staff 
A Georgia man was arrested on charges of grand theft, identity theft, and money laundering after attempting a scam in Florida. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) arrested 31-year-old Carl Anthony Needham Jr., of Atlanta, Georgia. He faces one count each of grand theft over $20,000 and under $100,000, a first-degree felony; identity theft, … Read more
A woman shot by Philadelphia Police early Sunday morning has died, authorities said. She allegedly pointed a gun at officers. Police responded just after 4 a.m. to reports of someone with a gun near North 10th Street and West Erie Avenue in Hunting Park. Sgt. Eric Gripp said officers found a 35-year-old woman holding a … Read more
At least four people were killed and 13 others injured in shootings across Chicago during the Thanksgiving weekend. The victims ranged in age from 18 to 49, according to Chicago police. Shootings from Wednesday Officers responded to the first shooting of the weekend around 9:14 p.m. in the 0-100 block of South Cicero Avenue. Two … Read more
A South Side man who was just 17 when he fatally shot a stranger following a brief shoulder bump outside an Avalon Park gas station in 2021 has been sentenced to 65 years in prison, bringing an end to nearly four years of litigation, a jury conviction, and post-trial motions. Jaebrel Miles, now 21, was … Read more
A Logan Square man who told a neighbor to “watch what I’m going to do” moments before plowing his pickup truck into a group of picnickers in 2021 was sentenced Wednesday to more than nine years in prison, according to court records. Timothy Nielsen, 62, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted murder during a … Read more
A powerful winter storm sweeping across central Indiana triggered a massive pileup on Interstate 70 near Terre Haute on Saturday, involving approximately 45 vehicles and sending around a dozen people to local hospitals with minor injuries, according to WTHI. The most significant incident unfolded Saturday afternoon in Vigo County, where westbound I-70 was shut down … Read more
Measles infections are climbing at an alarming rate worldwide, with the World Health Organization reporting 11 million cases last year alone. The surge underscores a troubling reversal in global progress, as the once realistic goal of measles elimination is now slipping further out of reach. Health authorities say vaccination coverage has fallen well below the … Read more
The federal government has issued a $95 million penalty against California for longstanding failures in how the state tracks, reports, and enforces DUI-related incidents — a major escalation in federal oversight announced November 27, 2025. The move underscores rising tension between federal highway safety standards and state-level execution, potentially forcing California to divert funding from … Read more
A San Diego woman has pleaded guilty to concealing the death of her father-in-law — a U.S. military veteran — for more than six years in order to illegally receive over $175,000 in government and private retirement benefits, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. Josephine Guinauli Aquino, 64, admitted in federal court that she intentionally hid the … Read more
A Bloomington U.S. Postal Service mail carrier has been arrested after authorities discovered trash bags filled with opened mail and packages, leading to an investigation that revealed years of theft. The 57-year-old woman, a USPS employee since 2014, was arrested on Nov. 25 and charged with one felony count of official misconduct and 31 misdemeanor … Read more