2 Dead in Ind. Semi Truck Pile-Up
Three people were killed Thursday afternoon in a multiple-vehicle accident that shut down I-94 near Michigan City, Indiana authorities said. Only one person remained pinned in to the wreckage as of...
View ArticleGlitch Forces Metro-North to Halt
An apparent power glitch in the Metro-North signal system stopped trains systemwide Thursday evening, forcing thousands of commuters to wait inside trains or at rail stations for hours as crews worked...
View ArticlePolice: Brother Kills Older Sister
Oakland police are investigating the deadly shooting of a 17-year-old girl. Officers say the shooter is her 14-year-old brother. And on Friday, Oakland police spokeswoman Johnna Watson called him...
View ArticlePileup Keeps Ind. Lanes Closed
The eastbound lanes of Interstate 94 near Michigan City, Ind., remained closed early Friday morning following a deadly, massive pileup a day earlier. But one driver somehow made it through the road...
View ArticleNHL Stadium Game Faces High Temps
A high temperature near 80 degrees is forecast for Saturday in Los Angeles when the Ducks and Kings face-off in an NHL Stadium Series match-up at Dodger Stadium -- mid-summer baseball weather that...
View ArticleMcDonnell, Wife Released on Bond
Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, entered not guilty pleas Friday during their first court appearance on federal corruption charges. "It's not guilty, your Honor," the former...
View ArticleHungry 4-Year-Old Calls 911: Cops
A Virginia mother is facing federal child neglect charges after her toddler called police, claiming he was hungry. The 4-year-old called 911 around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to Prince William...
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"Super Bowl of Surfing" Kicks Off
With the best of conditions under sunny skies, the Mavericks Invitational, the so-called Super Bowl of surfing, kicked off Friday morning off the coast of Pillar Point north of Half Moon Bay, Calif....
View ArticleBear Startles Scottish Tourists
Talk about a bear scare. A Scottish couple visiting Pasadena had a close encounter with a young bear earlier this week, and the incident was captured by a surveillance camera. Images: Adorable Zoo...
View ArticleKilling Wasn't Over Laundry: Cousin
As Oakland police continue to search for a 14-year-old brother whom they suspect of killing his 17-year-old sister, a cousin disputed media accounts that the fight leading up to the Thursday death was...
View Article1906 Earthquake Survivor Turns 108
There are only two known survivors of the 1906 earthquake that devastated San Francisco more than a century ago. Friday, San Francisco’s fire chief made a special visit to the North Bay to celebrate...
View ArticleBaker Wins Mavericks Surf Contest
With the best of conditions under sunny skies, the Mavericks Invitational, the so-called Super Bowl of surfing, was won by South African Grant "Twiggy" Baker. Baker also won the title in 2006 and...
View ArticleLoskarn Dead in Suspected Suicide
A former top Senate aide accused of possessing child pornography was found dead in a possible suicide Thursday, the Carroll County, Md., Sheriff's Department confirmed. At about noon Thursday, family...
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Ind. Pileup Survivor Speaks
Harrowing stories of survival are starting to emerge from the massive chain-reaction crash on I-94 near Michigan City, Indiana Thursday. Three people died and 23 others were injured in the crash that...
View ArticleMom's Message: 'Slow Down, Drivers'
The mother of a firefighter killed in a crash with a speeding driver wants to spread a message to others on the road: slow down and be careful behind the wheel. “I would feel like my son did not die...
View ArticleNew Blast in Egyptian Capital
The spokesman for Egypt's Interior Ministry says a bomb went off next to a police institute in eastern Cairo, but caused no casualties. The blast came the morning after a series of bombings targeted...
View ArticleOfficials: Man Murders New Roommate
A 21-year-old man is accused of strangling his new roommate in their suburban Chicago apartment after the two met through a Craigslist ad this week, prosecutors said. Prosecutors allege Grant Muren...
View ArticlePhilly Teacher Sexted Student: D.A.
A local math teacher and mother is accused of sending sexual photos and videos to one of her students, who she admitted to having sex with. Lower Moreland High School math teacher Erica Ann Ginnetti,...
View ArticleTeacher Charged Over Pot-Laced Food
Benicia police have arrested a first-grade teacher on poisoning charges after she allegedly fed her co-workers marijuana-laced food at an employee pot luck. Teresa Gilmete Badger, a 47-year-old teacher...
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