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 ...

Opioids accounted for 86 percent of all drug overdose deaths in the state with the highest overdose mortality rate.

Before the fictional story of a killer shark terrorizing a sleepy beach town, there was the very real summer of 1916 at the Jersey Shore.

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.

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.

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.