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Thirty-six people died when a deadly fire broke out in an Oakland, Calif., warehouse in December 2016.

Oakland Jury Acquits 1 'Ghost Ship' Fire Defendant, Jury Hung On 2nd Defendant

The verdict is a setback for prosecutors, who last year had initially accepted pleas of no contest to manslaughter charges. But victims' families objected to that outcome.

The band, photographed in 1969. The photo is just one of the images included in the upcoming 50th anniversary edition of <em>Abbey Road.</em>

Hear An Early Outtake Of The Beatles' 'Oh! Darling'

The early recording — and a remixed version of the song — are being shared ahead of a 50th anniversary edition of the band's penultimate studio album, Abbey Road.

Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger fatally shot an unarmed black neighbor whose apartment she said she entered by mistake, believing it to be her own.

Jury Selection Set To Begin In Case Of Ex-Dallas Cop Who Killed Black Neighbor

The defense team for the white former Dallas police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black neighbor last September is expected to argue she was defending herself and the killing was a mistake.

A resident walks his dog on a flooded road Friday in Salvo, N.C., in the Outer Banks, as Hurricane Dorian drenches the neighborhood with a torrential downpour. The storm made landfall Friday morning as a Category 1 hurricane.

After Days-Long Delay, Hurricane Dorian Finally Makes It Ashore In N.C.

With maximum sustained winds of about 90 mph, Dorian was a Category 1 storm when its eye crossed over Cape Hatteras. It is now moving northeast at 24 mph.

Monthly Jobs Report Shows Fresh Signs Of Slowing U.S. Economy

Employers added just 130,000 jobs in August, another sign that the economy is slowing. Job gains for June and July were revised downward. Factories, in particular, have seen a slowdown.

9/6/19: Friday Media Roundtable; Celebrating Arts Advocates

Friday on First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross, our panel of journalists on the Media Roundtable looked at the top stories of the week,…

Business Brief: Want To Own A Piece Of The Jacksonville Landing? Here’s How

When Eco Relics founders and owners Annie and Michael Murphy heard the city would demolish The Jacksonville Landing, Annie immediately picked up the…

The sudden arrest of three rights advocates indicates China's now-vanishing civil society is being dealt a final blow.

Inside China's Crackdown On Human Rights Advocates

Recent arrests of public interest workers have dealt a blow to the country's now-vanishing civil society groups, which security officials deem as a national security threat.

Evacuee Samazio Rolle and his dog, Logan, sit in the shade next to an airplane in the afternoon heat at a landing strip on Abaco, in hopes of catching a flight to Nassau. The pair survived Hurricane Dorian's punishing strike on the Bahamas — and now they want to leave Abaco.

'You Can't Stay Here': Dorian Leaves Parts Of The Bahamas Uninhabitable

Before-and-after satellite imagery shows just how staggering the devastation is across the Bahamas, with entire neighborhoods drowning in floodwaters.

Dr. Peter Grinspoon was a practicing physician when he became addicted to opioids. When he got caught, Grinspoon wasn't allowed access to what's now the standard treatment for addiction — buprenorphine or methadone (in addition to counseling) — precisely because he was a doctor.

For Health Workers Struggling With Addiction, Why Are Treatment Options Limited?

Doctors and nurses are often barred from turning to FDA-approved medications that research shows to be the most effective way to quit. Critics of that policy say stigma is undermining best practice

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