WATCH: Massive fire breaks out on historic Southern California pier

A fire was raging at the end of the historic Oceanside Pier in San Diego's North County Thursday afternoon with flames visible for miles.

Disgruntled athletic director accused of framing principal with AI-generated racist, antisemitic recording

A principal at a Maryland high school was allegedly framed after an athletic director used AI to generate a phony phone call filled with racist and antisemitic remarks.

Wild horses to remain in North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park, lawmaker says

Republican U.S. Sen. John Hoeven said Thursday that wild horses will remain in North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park amid fears that park officials would remove the animals.

Family of American man believed to be held by Taliban asks the UN torture investigator for help

Lawyers for Ryan Corbett, a New York man believed to be detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan for almost 2 years, are asking for help from a UN human rights investigator.

Tennessee nears law banning adults from helping minors find, receive sex reassignment care

Tennessee lawmakers in the Statehouse passed legislation making adults who help minors obtain sex reassignment care, criminals who could be charged with a felony.

Man was shot 13 times in Chicago traffic stop where officers fired nearly 100 rounds, autopsy shows

An autopsy report released on Thursday shows that a 26-year-old Chicago man killed in a traffic stop in March was shot 13 times; police officers fired their guns almost 100 times.