Wing Pin From Sept. 11 Returned
More than 12 years after the Sept. 11 attacks, a piece of American Airlines memorabilia has been returned home. After Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, crews were digging through the rubble when...
View ArticleIssa Demands Docs in Navy Scandal
In light of a highly-publicized Navy bribery scandal involving a Singapore businessman known as “Fat Leonard,” House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa is now pressing the...
View ArticleEarly Return for Cruise Ship
A Princess Cruise Lines ship carrying more than 100 passengers and crew who fell ill at sea, docked in Houston more than a day ahead of schedule Thursday, just one day after a Royal Caribbean cruise...
View ArticleWoman Confesses to Son's Murder
Police in Frisco say a woman has been arrested and charged with killing her 10-year-old son. Officers found the boy's body in the tub at his home, wrapped in cloth up to his neck. Police said there...
View ArticleSkydiving Teen to Leave Hospital
A North Texas teenager is scheduled to be released from an Oklahoma City hospital just seven days after she survived a death-defying plummet to the ground. Makenzie Wethington, 16, will be released...
View ArticleNY Hiker Rescued on Hawaii Volcano
A New York hiker was trapped near the peak of one of Hawaii’s volcanoes for two days as a fast-moving winter storm pummeled the island summit this week with blizzard-like conditions, according to the...
View ArticleDeath Penalty Decision Reactions
The announcement by federal prosecutors that they will seek the death penalty against the man accused in the Boston Marathon bombing came as no surprise to people who lost limbs or suffered other...
View ArticleAsiana Death Not on Fire Dept.: SF
The fire truck is not to blame -- and neither is San Francisco, the city claims. San Francisco city officials insist in filings made with federal officials that 16-year old Ye Men Yuan -- one of the...
View ArticleCounselor Sold Pot to Kids: Cops
A 20-year-old after school counselor at a San Jose middle school is facing charges that he sold marijuana to a pair of students, who have also been suspended. San Jose police said they arrested Edward...
View ArticleAnother Scott Brown "Pocket Tweet"
It appears the "pocket tweet" has struck again for former U.S. Senator Scott Brown. Brown's 64,000 Twitter followers got an undecipherable update Friday morning, when the well-known Republican...
View ArticleCharges Dropped for Soto
Drug charges were dropped Friday against a South Florida teen who made national headlines when she flipped off a Miami-Dade judge in court last year. Penelope Soto completed the Miami-Dade Drug Court...
View ArticleTeen Charged in Sister's Death
A 14-year-old suburban Chicago girl accused of fatally stabbing her 11-year-old half-sister pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder during a brief Friday morning court appearance. The...
View ArticleNational Zoo Welcomes Gray Seal Pup
The National Zoo says it's providing supplemental feedings for one of its newest residents. The gray seal pup was born Jan. 21 to 30-year-old mom, Kara. Zoo keepers began tube-feeding the pup when it...
View ArticleBeef up Your Password Security
Yahoo's announcement that usernames and passwords of some of its email customers have been stolen has left Yahoo's 273 million mail users wondering how safe their passwords are. The company did not...
View ArticleThings To Know: 2014 Tax Season
Despite delays due to the 2013 government shutdown, the IRS has officially begun accepting tax returns for the 2014 tax season. Here are some tips on navigating tax season: Why should I file a tax...
View ArticleTeen in Skydiving Accident Returns to Texas
The Johnson County teen who nearly died in a sky diving accident in Oklahoma less than a week ago is heading back to North Texas Friday. Makenzie Wethington, 16, checked out of the University of...
View ArticleObama's Chicago Friends Leading Library Search
Does Chicago have the inside track to land President Barack Obama's library? Speculation will surely move in that direction with the announcement that Marty Nesbitt -- a close Chicago Obama friend and...
View ArticleGoodell on Redskins Name
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the Washington Redskins nickname has been "presented in a way that honors Native Americans.'' Goodell said Friday at his annual pre-Super Bowl news conference that...
View ArticlePowder Sent to NJ Hotels Was Cornstarch: Source
Seven hotels near the New Jersey stadium hosting the Super Bowl received envelopes containing a suspicious white powder, but the letters appeared to be part of a hoax after early tests showed the...
View ArticleChristie Knew of GWB Closures, Ex-Ally's Lawyer Says
Gov. Chris Christie knew about the lane closings on the George Washington Bridge as they were happening, according to the lawyer for a former ally who oversaw the traffic changes. A lawyer for former...
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