An Australian man was critically injured after he doused himself in gasoline and lit himself on fire in public on New Year's Day after ranting against vaccines, according to local reports. ...

The widely photographed tourist attraction was charred when the vandals lit a Christmas tree on fire in front of the monument around 3:30 a.m. Saturday. ...

Officials rescued 21 hospitality workers from two trams after their rides home from a fancy restaurant were halted over safety concerns in the early morning hours Saturday. ...

Two people were shot and wounded Friday following an apparent altercation at the Mall of America, sending New Year's Eve shoppers scrambling for safety. ...

Wine industry experts are warning that holiday revelers may be hard-pressed to find their favorite brands of bubbly this New Years' Eve due to supply chain issues affecting the global market. ...

Dr. Anthony Fauci predicted on Wednesday that the highly contagious COVID-19 Omicron variant will peak in the US by the end of January. ...

Ronal Ordonez-Lima was charged with multiple counts of arson and murder after starting a Christmas morning blaze that killed two people in New Jersey. ...

Ghislaine Maxwell spent the milestone Saturday in her Manhattan jail cell, anxiously awaiting a jury's verdict in her sex-trafficking trial. ...

The Carnival Freedom became the third Florida-based cruise ship this week to be hit with a COVID-19 outbreak, according to the company. ...

An Arizona couple struck a plea deal on charges related to the deaths of three children who were killed when the pair tried to drive through floodwaters in 2019. ...