A mother and her husband are facing charges of child abuse after police said the stepfather made a child hold a lit firework in his mouth until it exploded, multiple news outlets are reporting.

William James Hernandez, 39, of San Angelo, is charged with murder and tampering with a corpse in the death of 23-year-old Selena Ann Bradley, whose body was found in a freezer Monday at Hernandez's home. Hernandez is also accused of assault causing bodily harm and multiple child sex abuse charges.

As air travel companies suffer gripping losses because of the coronavirus pandemic, Southwest Airlines plans to start filling middle seats on its planes in December.

A night of street racing turned deadly when a person was killed and two others were injured by cars doing stunts in separate incidents Thursday morning in Southern California.

A 73-year-old man from Pennsylvania has been charged with killing his wife then living with her body for a week.

A Minnesota judge on Thursday dismissed a third-degree murder charge filed against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, though he continues to face other charges connected with the death of George Floyd, according to court records.

A Virginia man has been charged with the malicious wounding of two teenagers he is accused of stabbed during an altercation that erupted during a private school’s football team practice.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is once again revisiting the guidelines it has issued when it comes to protecting yourself against contracting COVID-19.

Pharmaceutical company Moderna, Inc., announced Thursday that it has completed its enrollment of 30,000 volunteers to participate in its final-stage COVID-19 vaccine trial.

Police body camera footage shows an officer remove a woman from a burning car last Saturday.

The Senate Judiciary Committee moved forward Thursday with a vote to advance the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court despite a boycott by Democratic senators.

A California father says his son’s school has crossed a line when it comes to distance learning.

President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will meet Thursday in the final presidential debate before Election Day on Nov. 3.

According to "Entertainment Tonight" and Billboard, Minaj, 37, took to Instagram to post the pic and wish her husband, Kenneth Petty, a happy first anniversary. The pair wed on Oct. 21, 2019, Billboard reported.

Dancer and choreographer Marge Champion, who modeled for animators working on Disney's 1937 classic "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," has died at age 101, her family said.