Nation and World

Mountain lion causes crash in California, injuring 9

(Getty Images)

More Stories

This shows an empty beach in Shirahama, Wakayama prefecture, western Japan Wednesday, July 30, ...

Tsunami waves reach Hawaii, California, Japan after quake strikes off Russia’s Far East

California football coach recalls Shane Tamura as ‘just a quiet kid’

Hawaii prepares for tsunami after 8.8 quake strikes Russia

NYC shooter was previously arrested at Las Vegas casino

The Associated Press

July 21, 2019 - 11:48 am

LAKEPORT, Calif. — Authorities say nine people were injured when a pickup truck struck a large mountain lion on a Northern California highway and then veered into an oncoming SUV.

The California Highway Patrol says the head-on collision happened late Friday on State Route 29 near Kelseyville in Lake County.

The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reports a Ford F-150 with four people inside struck the big cat and then swerved left directly into the bath of a Lexus SUV.

The CHP says four of the nine people in both vehicles were seriously hurt, including two who were not wearing seat belts.

The newspaper says the mountain lion was killed.

Tsunami waves reach Hawaii, California, Japan after quake strikes off Russia’s Far East

By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press

July 30, 2025 - 6:05 am

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia’s sparsely populated Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast. Several people were injured, but none gravely, and no major damage has been reported so far.

California football coach recalls Shane Tamura as ‘just a quiet kid’

By McKenna Ross / RJ

July 30, 2025 - 6:22 am

Details about Shane Tamura’s life have emerged after the Las Vegas man fatally shot four people in a New York City skyscraper before turning his gun on himself.

Hawaii prepares for tsunami after 8.8 quake strikes Russia

The Associated Press

July 29, 2025 - 11:43 pm

The impact of the tsunami could last for hours or perhaps more than a day, said Dave Snider of the National Tsunami Warning Center in Alaska

NYC shooter was previously arrested at Las Vegas casino

By Katelyn Newberg / RJ

July 29, 2025 - 11:49 am

A Las Vegas man who killed four people in Manhattan had been arrested at Red Rock Resort two years earlier.

Las Vegas gunman kills 4, including police officer, at NYC office tower

By Philip Marcelo and Eric Tucker The Associated Press

July 29, 2025 - 12:00 am

A man from Las Vegas stalked through a Manhattan office tower firing a rifle, killing four people, before taking his own life, officials said.

Passengers wait in a security line at Denver International Airport on Feb. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/ ...

Passengers flee smoking jet on emergency slide after apparent landing gear problem at Denver airport

By MINGSON LAU and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press

July 27, 2025 - 7:38 pm

American Airlines Flight 3023 reported a “possible landing gear incident” during its departure from Denver on Saturday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Walmart employees and customers wait outside while law enforcement investigates the scene after ...

Authorities seek to file terrorism and assault charges against suspect in Walmart knife attack

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER, RYAN SUN and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press

July 27, 2025 - 7:04 pm

Grand Traverse County Sheriff Michael Shea said a motive behind the attack by Bradford Gille, 42, of Afton, Michigan, remains unclear. Gille, who Shea said had “prior assaultive incidents as well as controlled substance violations,” said very little as he was arrested.

Police vehicle lights. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Cincinnati brawl captured on viral video appears to have left at least 2 injured

WLWT Channel 5

July 28, 2025 - 9:26 am

Videos circulating online of the attack show a graphic assault of a man by an assembled group of people in the middle of the street.

A traveler walks through the Southwest Airlines ticketing counter area at the Los Angeles Inter ...

Southwest pilot said flight plunged to avoid another aircraft

The Associated Press

July 26, 2025 - 10:29 pm

The Boeing 737 jet dropped hundreds of feet in a little over 30 seconds during a flight headed to Las Vegas on Friday, according to a flight tracking website.

Wearing the furry mask of the iconic Chuck E. Cheese mascot mouse, an employee of the popular c ...

‘Come with me Chuck E’: Restaurant employee arrested in iconic mouse mask, police say

The Associated Press

July 25, 2025 - 12:45 pm

Photos from bystanders showed an officer removing the man’s rodent mask — with its gray fur, exaggerated ears and perpetual smile — and placing it atop a Tallahassee Police Department vehicle.