American Boy, 13, Killed During Mexico Vacation After Shooters Open Fire on His Family's Car

Photo: Getty The attorney general’s office in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas toldUSA Todaythat the child was a U.S. citizen and his parents are permanent residents of the United States. The victims’ names have not been released, but local reports say the boy’s father, mother and brother were injured. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.

American Boy, 15, and 2 Others Killed in an Avalanche Near Swiss Resort of Zermatt

Skiers ride down the slopes of the Zermatt ski resort with the Mount Matterhorn in the background, on Jan. 16, 2012, in Zermatt in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.Photo:Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP Three people, including an American teenager, have died after an avalanche struck near Switzerland’s Zermatt resort on Monday. Four people were removed from the snow, three of whom did not survive, according to police.

American Bumblebee Could Soon Be Considered an Endangered Species in the United States

Photo: Getty A petition has been filed requesting the American bumblebee be listed as an endangered species as the insect’s population declines in the United States. Submitted on Feb. 1to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the petition requests the species be protected under the Endangered Species Act. “The American bumblebee was once the most common bumblebee species in North America, but without immediate action to protect it under the ESA, it will continue its alarming decline towards extinction,” the petition states.

American Caver Rescued in Turkey Says It's 'Amazing to Be Above Ground': 'I Was Very Close to the Edge'

American caver Mark Dickey after his rescue in Turkey on Sept. 12, 2023.Photo:DHA (Demiroren News Agency)/AFP via Getty DHA (Demiroren News Agency)/AFP via Getty An international rescue operation to get an American caver out of one of Turkey’s deepest caves ended successfully Tuesday, over a week afterhe became ill while on an expedition. The Turkish Caving Federation announced Tuesday on X, formerly known as Twitter, that experienced caver Mark Dickey hadfinally gotten out of the Morca cave— the third-deepest cave in Turkey — with the help of the rescue team in the middle of the night, around 12:37 a.

American Couple Accused of Torturing Child They Adopted in Uganda Will Pay Fine After Plea to Lesser Charges

A South Carolina couple living in Uganda who’d been accused oftorturing their foster sonover the course of two years will not return to jail after pleading guilty to a lesser charge, according to multiple news outlets. The married couple, both in their early 30s, were arrested in December 2022 and charged with aggravated torture,PEOPLE previously reported, citing Ugandan police. The Spencers have lived and worked in the area of the Ugandan capital since 2017 after moving there to do humanitarian work.