A large shark attacked a pelican in the Florida surf recently, creating a spectacle but not generating the type of response you might except among waders. The accompanying footage, captured by ...

A map shows the number of fatal drug overdoses per 100,000 residents for each U.S. state in 2023 (the most recent data available); click on individual states for more detailed information.

Shark attacks that inspired ‘Jaws’ took lives at the Jersey Shore on this week in Philly history Before the fictional story of a killer shark terrorizing a sleepy beach town, there was the very real ...

Paddleboarders spot great white shark off Woods Hole on Fourth of July The sighting comes 50 years after the release of "Jaws," a movie about great white shark activity around the Fourth of July ...

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed Lulu’s Law, which would establish a system to issue a public notice to cellphones when there’s been a shark attack nearby.

Surfer is bitten by shark off New Smyrna Beach, Florida, known as the world’s “shark bite capital,” experts say. The surfer survived and was hospitalized.

After 26 years of protection in NSW waters — which helped see great white shark numbers increase — the state government declined to outline its plans to manage their numbers in the wake of this week’s ...

Each year, according to ISAF, the world averages about 65 documented shark attacks. On average, six fatal attacks are reported each year. Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY.