President Joe Biden said that being a cop today is "harder than it's ever been" in a speech Saturday saying that additional support and reform is needed for the increasingly burdened and dangerous profession.
Police have found a car that belonged to an Ohio woman who went missing nearly 20 years ago with her two children.
Gunfire at a high school football stadium in Mobile, Ala., has left four people hospitalized, police said.
President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday became the first French head of state to attend a ceremony marking the mass killing of Algerian independence protesters by Paris police in 1961.
An Amtrak train collided with a car hauler in southern Oklahoma, injuring five people aboard the train, local authorities said.
Italy has rolled out its Green Pass, a government-issued health pass for citizens to work amid the pandemic, prompting protests.
The United States has offered to pay an undisclosed amount to families of 10 Afghans civilians, including seven children, killed in a mistaken drone strike in August, the Pentagon said.
A federal appeals court has ordered that several Oklahoma death row prisoners be reinstated to a lawsuit challenging the state's lethal injection protocol.
The fatal stabbing of British member of Parliament David Amess has been declared a terrorist incident, Metropolitan Police said Saturday.
NASA' Lucy spacecraft launched pre-dawn Saturday in Florida for its 12-year mission to visit eight mysterious asteroids.
The Midwest is about to experience some relief as it slips into an increasingly moderate weather pattern.
Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn and Australian actress Leila George are divorcing after one year of marriage, according to court documents filed in Los Angeles.
A gunman with a rifle shot three off-duty Texas constable deputies early Saturday morning, killing one and injuring the others, Houston police said.
Pop music star Taylor Swift's "Fearless (Taylor's Version)" is the No. 1 album in the United States this week.
Television icon Katey Sagal is recovering from injuries she sustained when she was hit by a car while walking in Los Angeles.
Dr. Tiffany Braley noticed a trend among patients who resisted being admitted to or staying in the hospital: They just wanted to get home, because they had no one to care for their beloved pets.
On Oct. 16, 1991, police said George Hennard shot and killed 23 people and then took his own life at a Luby's Cafeteria in Killeen, Texas.
Actor Suzanne Somers turns 75 and tennis star Naomi Osaka turns 24, among the famous birthdays for Oct. 16.
Children who spent more time in nature during pandemic lockdowns suffered fewer behavioral and emotional problems, British researchers say.
New York Giants starting quarterback Daniel Jones is expected to play Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams after clearing the NFL's concussion protocol.
The Chicago Cubs hired Cleveland Indians executive Carter Hawkins as their 16th general manager in franchise history Friday.
Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury will be out for Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns after testing positive for COVID-19, the team announced.
Carolina Panthers star running back Christian McCaffrey will miss Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings because of a lingering hamstring injury that has now forced him to miss three straight contests.
The Seattle Seahawks are placing star quarterback Russell Wilson on injured reserve as he continues to recover from surgery on his right middle finger, head coach Pete Carroll said Friday.
An ethics watchdog organization on Friday filed a complaint against White House press secretary Jen Psaki, accusing her of violating the Hatch Act.