A high-speed pursuit through multiple counties came to a fiery end when a big rig, stolen from a Bakersfield gas station, burst into flames in Rancho Cucamonga. The theft occurred as the truck’s driver was refueling at a gas station when the suspect jumped in and fled with the vehicle. …

New York — Capital One Financial said it will buy Discover Financial Services for $35 billion, a deal that would bring together two of the nation’s major credit card companies as well as potentially shake up the payments industry, which is largely dominated by Visa and Mastercard. Under the terms …

A crewmember working on the Los Angeles studio set of the Marvel television series “Wonder Man” died Tuesday after falling from the rafters. Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to the CBS Radford Studios lot in Studio City just before 7 a.m., following reports that a man was hurt in …

More than four years after Tylee Ryan disappeared, her family is getting the 16-year-old’s remains back in a case that garnered widespread attention for the role of cult-like doomsday beliefs in the murders of her and her 7-year-old brother. The judge’s Thursday order to release her remains to her next …

A 23-year-old man in New York tracked down a relative’s stolen car on Sunday night, then allegedly opened fire, injuring three teenage girls inside, officials in Syracuse said.  Police said the man, Michael Brown, fled after the shooting. He was later found and taken into custody. The Syracuse Police Department …

Los Angeles — Talks bitterly broke off between Hollywood actors and studios late Wednesday, killing any hopes that the three-month strike by performers would come to an end anytime soon. The studios announced that they’d suspended contract negotiations, saying the gap between the two sides was too great to make …

SARATOGA COUNTY, N.Y. — Craig Nelson Ross, Jr. was charged with kidnapping overnight in the disappearance of 9-year-old Charlotte Sena in Upstate New York.  Sena went missing Saturday evening at Moreau Lake State Park, about 35 miles north of Albany, while riding her bicycle.  Her family released a statement Tuesday acknowledging how fortunate …

Bruce Springsteen announced that he’s postponing his remaining tour dates in 2023 as he receives treatment for peptic ulcer disease.  “Bruce Springsteen has continued to recover steadily from peptic ulcer disease over the past few weeks and will continue treatment through the rest of the year on doctor’s advice,” said a …

A young college student who was brutally killed on a Prescott hiking trail decades ago was the victim of a serial predator who took his own life years later, authorities said Friday. Yavapai County Sheriff David Rhodes announced at a news conference that DNA evidence indicates Bryan Scott Bennett was …

CVS is laying off about 5,000 workers in a move to cut costs, the pharmacy chain said Tuesday. The cuts will affect “non-customer facing positions across the company,” CVS said in a statement, adding, “We do not expect there to be any impact to our customer-facing colleagues in our stores, …