U.S. & World

London (NBCNC) – The British parents of critically ill baby Charlie Gard dropped their legal bid this Monday to send him to the United States for experimental treatment. New medical tests showed it could no longer help. A lawyer for Charlie’s parents, …

Sumter County , S.C. (WIS/NBCNC) – A South Carolina judge denied bond for the 24-year-old woman accused of leaving her 1-year-old child inside a hot car in Sumter on Wednesday. 24-year-old Latisha Rembert appeared before a bond court judge Friday after she …

Cocoa, Fla. (WESH/CNN Newsource) – Cell phone video posted on social media shows a Florida man drowning in a retention pond while five teens stand by, recording and even mocking him and laughing. No one called for help, and the man died. …

Washington, D.C. (CNN) – White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has resigned. The news broke on the same day that the White House announced Anthony Scaramucci as the new White House Communications Director. Scaramucci was a Trump campaign fundraiser. A White House …

Washington, D.C. – Oregon Senator Ron Wyden is pushing the U.S. Department of Justice to answer questions about the use of warrantless searches of Americans’ digital communications. Wyden wants to know how the department utilizes information from Executive Order 12333, originally intended …

Washington, D.C. (CNN) – The U.S. Justice Department has announced the takedown of “Alpha-Bay,” which it calls the dark web’s largest market. It facilitated the sale of illegal items, including drugs. The founder of Alpha-Bay, Alexandre Cazes, reportedly committed suicide while in …

Los Angeles, Calif. (CNN) – Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington was found dead early Thursday morning in his Los Angeles home. Law enforcement officials say Bennington hanged himself. The singer has struggled with drugs and alcohol. Bennington’s band found success in 2000 …

Big Sur, Calif. (KSBW/CNN Newsource) – This Saturday will mark one year since the Soberanes Fire was sparked in Big Sur. The 132,000 acre fire became the most expensive fire-fight in US history. It destroyed 57 homes and claimed the life of …

Update: O.J. Simpson granted parole when eligible in October. —————————— Carson City, Nev. (CNN) – O.J. Simpson seemed happy yet apologetic appearing before the Nevada parole board. The former football star has spent nearly nine years behind bars for armed robbery and …

Denver, Colo. (KCNC/CNN Newsource) – The State of Colorado has raked-in more than half-a-billion dollars in revenue, all thanks to recreational marijuana, according to one group. A pro-legalization research company in Denver–VS Strategies–said the state has pulled in $506,000,000 in taxes and …