An 11-year-old boy from Pennsylvania is recovering after an alligator attack during a family fishing trip in Florida led to the loss of his right hand, according to his family and wildlife officials.

An adored -- and feared -- local celebrity has returned to Tasmania, Australia: a 2,200-pound southern elephant seal known as Neil the Seal. About the size of a large bull, Neil is known for causing ...

An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City has jumped to 14 confirmed cases, health officials said Sunday.

Though the severe weather may not be as widespread, it will still be present and span dozens of states through the first full week of July. Even in areas that won't get damaging storms, there could ...

The latest tragedy comes less than a week after an 18-month-old child died after being found in a hot car outside an early education center in Plantation.

The record-smashing heat dome that has been dominating the weather pattern in the central and eastern United States since late last month will finally relent and shift west through mid-July, say ...

Fourth of July week furnace: Dangerous heat dome for 250 million people A major heat wave will grip close to three dozen states in the days leading up to the Fourth of July and could put millions at ...

Metallic spheres that mysteriously washed onto an Australian beach over the weekend have now been identified as pieces of a rocket that fell back to Earth. The objects were found on Forrest Beach in ...

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist for Artemis II, speaks at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) headquarters on May. Hansen, who captivated the world when he flew around the moon ...

A hiker fell about 500 feet to his death while trying to take a photo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 28, according to reports. Caio Rocha Aguiar Arrabal, 44, was hiking the Pedra do Macaco trail ...

Storms, heat and flooding disrupt United States' 250th birthday celebrations A deadly heat wave, followed by severe weather, left hundreds of thousands without power, delayed the Washington, D.C., ...

A lightning strike turned deadly as the Independence Day weekend got underway in Southwest Florida. Crews were dispatched to Fort Myers Beach, Florida, on Friday, July 3, after reports of a lightning ...