A cleaning crew in Crown Heights found a man’s body hidden inside a couch, prompting an NYPD probe and an autopsy by the city medical examiner.

A clown-masked thief reportedly hit an east El Paso Circle K three times, taking cans of Twisted Tea from the beer cooler. Crime Stoppers and police are asking for tips.

A semitrailer carrying about 40,000 pounds of Frank's RedHot spilled along I‑71 north of Columbus; hazmat crews contained the sauce to protect storm drains and traffic.

A structure fire broke out early Friday at an abandoned building on 100 Lewis Street north of downtown San Antonio. The cause is under investigation.

A man carrying a Tibetan flag set himself on fire outside the United Nations in Manhattan and was rushed to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition.

A Silver Springs man was seriously burned after a garage explosion Thursday; crews rescued two cats and airlifted the homeowner to a burn center. Investigators are still probing the cause.

Worcester detectives traveled to Tampa to help arrest a 23‑year‑old charged in the 2022 killing of 17‑year‑old Jazmin Rosario.

A Seattle family is pressing for release of body‑cam and surveillance footage after a police shooting captured on video. Officials say the case is under independent review.

A Sedgwick County jury convicted an Oklahoma truck driver of vehicular homicide after video showed a parking-spot dispute at a Wichita Love's Travel Stop turned fatal.

A Cincinnati father faces child‑endangerment charges after his 3‑year‑old was found alone in a car during 94‑degree heat and taken to the hospital.

A 40-year-old motorcyclist died Wednesday night in a four-vehicle crash at East John Street and McKee Road in Matthews; the Traffic Safety Unit is investigating.

A federal indictment alleges Edgardo Rivera ran a drug operation; police say a search turned up drugs, a gun and multiple phones. The case was announced by MKEPD on social media.

A woman accused of posing as "Doctor Fran" at an Astoria clinic is charged in a Medicaid billing scheme that generated more than $105,000, prosecutors say. The attorney general's office says the scheme used another provider's credentials to submit claims.