A previously undisclosed training accident off Texas left a Romanian naval officer with partial loss of fingers. New reporting raises safety questions about Shield AI’s V‑BAT drone.

A federal court handed a 23‑year‑old man 20 years after prosecutors say he shot a 19‑year‑old who asked for a ride on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

A Wenatchee man was arrested in Salem after police say he kidnapped and assaulted his partner; the woman escaped to a downtown market and was hospitalized.