LANCASTER, California -- A 10-year-old boy which was rushed from his Lancaster apartment to a hospital with critical injuries has died. A homicide investigation is ongoing Thursday, according to the officials.   The victim did survive the night but was pronounced dead at 6:30 a.m. Thursday at a local hospital, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.   There was no immediate information about the name of the boy…

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California -- An overnight shooting at an AirBnB house party in North Hollywood sent 7 people to the hospital, officials said.   When police arrived at the 12700 block of Tiara Street after a disturbance call just before 1 a.m, they describe a chaotic scene. When officers got to the scene, multiple people were running away as the sound of gunshots pierced through the darkness of the night,…

GUATEMALA -- A hot flow of mud, ash, and gas swept down from Guatemala's Fuego volcano on Monday, after a new explosion interrupted a disaster in the morning. Workers are pulling bodies from the brown sludge known as a pyroclastic flow that the village of El Rodeo is buried in.   The morning eruption also caused some rescue efforts on the southern slopes of Fuego, Spanish for "fire". The national…

Severe storms ravaged parts of the Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic. It took at least two lives. It has passed, but the risk of flooding continues Wednesday.   Several thousands of customers were left without power on Tuesday as nickel to golf ball-sized hail and a possible tornado was reported from southern Massachusetts through Pennsylvania and into parts of Virginia.   The storms capable of producing damaging winds, large hail and…

HAWAII -- A volcanic eruption has spewed molten rock and hazardous gases from the ground in a small community on Hawaii's Big Island, sending people fleeing from their homes as trees burn and the threat of more destruction is feared.   A giant cracks about 500 feet long formed directly in the lower-elevation neighborhood of Leilani Estates, which has a population of about 1,500. From the crack, lava was shooting…

RIO RICO, Arizona -- One truck driver is fighting for his life and another has been booked on attempted murder charges following a parking spot dispute at an Arizona truck stop that turned bloody yesterday.   Dereck Johnson, a 37-year-old South Carolina-based truck driver, has been arrested and charged with 2nd degree attempted homicide for allegedly stabbing another truck driver at the Pilot Travel Center in Rio Rico, according to…

You can turn that unused Toys "R" Us gift card into a new set of sheets. Or tea kettle. Or any other kitchen gadget your heart desires.   Bed Bath & Beyond, with a partnership with CardCash, is allowing consumers to exchange Toys "R" Us or Babies "R" Us gift cards for a reduced Bed Bath & Beyond or buybuy BABY eGift cards.   You better act fast because you…

GREAT MILLS, Maryland -- Two students at a high school in Great Mills, Maryland, were shot and injured this morning, allegedly by a classmate who died after exchanging fire with a school resource officer, authorities said.   A male student and female student were shot in a hallway just before classes began, authorities said.   The sole school resource officer engaged the suspected shooter, who was a male student, and…

MIAMI, Florida-- Multiple people have died because of a pedestrian bridge collapse at Florida International University in Miami, according to a spokesman with the Florida Highway Patrol.   "Several people were killed. I just don't know how many," Alejandro Camacho, a spokesman for the Florida Highway Patrol said.   There were at least five to six vehicles crushed underneath the pedestrian crosswalk, he added.   Students at FIU are currently…

BALDWIN COUNTY, Alabama -- A tour bus packed with teens heading home from a high school trip plummeted off an Alabama interstate into a ravine — leaving at least one person dead and sending injured passengers to at least 10 hospitals.   The crash occurred on Interstate 10 around 20 miles east of Mobile at 5:30 a.m. local time, police said.   The vehicle was carrying around 45 people. Authorities…