A cruise ship carrying more than 450 people capsized and sank in a severe storm on China’s Yangtze River, leaving hundreds missing. Only a handful of people survived the sinking of the Eastern Star.
A United Airlines flight bound for Spain from Newark Liberty International Airport turned around midflight Saturday due to a possible security threat in flight.
Over 2,200 people in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, died when the South Fork Dam collapsed, sending 20 million tons of water from Conemaugh Lake rushing through the town.
10 people were killed when police fired on steelworkers demonstrating near the Republic Steel plant in South Chicago.
CDC reports the U.S. adult smoking rate dropped to an all-time low of 9%. Advocacy group criticizes cuts to prevention efforts.
Members of a Latvian mountaineering expedition died after falling on Mount McKinley near Denali Pass, a fourth climber was evacuated.
Christian Castro was charged with assault and falsely reporting a crime.
Janet Guthrie became the first woman to race in the Indianapolis 500, finishing in 29th place.
A federal judge in Brooklyn has agreed to dismiss charges against a convicted former Fox executive and South American sports media company in a corruption case related to TV rights for international soccer tournaments.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees are dying by suicide at a pace that’s unprecedented in the agency’s two-decade history.