Suspects Arrested in Heroin Probe
Several suspects were arrested at a Manhattan building as investigators tried to determine whether they sold drugs to actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who was found dead of an apparent overdose. Two law...
View ArticleBoy Holds Sign as Public Punishment
Parents in San Diego’s Ramona community were outraged Wednesday over one family’s decision to teach their child a lesson in a very public manner. According to parents, a 6th grade student has been...
View ArticleLigety's High Expectations
Eight years have passed since his unexpected, “surreal” victory in the Alpine super-combined in Turin, Italy, and skier Ted Ligety has yet to feel comfortable with being called an Olympic gold...
View ArticleOffensive School Lunch Causes Stir
Administrators at a Northern California private school are facing tough questions and offering a big apology after a menu controversy. Students at Carondelet High School for Girls in Concord wanted to...
View ArticleLife in Prison in USC Slayings
One of two men charged in the fatal shootings of two USC graduate students from China pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder Wednesday, authorities said. Bryan Barnes, 21, was sentenced to...
View ArticleDrugs Sold at Day Care
A Southern California childcare provider was arrested on suspicion of selling drugs out of an unlicensed day care center while children were present, police said Wednesday. Debbie Louise Felix, 49, of...
View ArticleSuspect Named in Florida Cold Case
Nearly 25 years after University of Florida student Tiffany Sessions vanished, authorities believe they now know who was behind the cold case disappearance. Paul Rowles, a convicted murderer who died...
View ArticleSochi Athletes to Watch
Here are 22 athletes from Team USA to watch in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.
View ArticleBode Wins First Training Run
Though Sochi's Alpine events don't kick off until Sunday, American Bode Miller has already fired the opening salvo in his quest for a second Olympic gold medal by winning Thursday's first downhill...
View ArticleBiden: LaGuardia Like a "Third World Country"
Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday said LaGuardia Airport is like a "third world country" while speaking about infrastructure in Pennsylvania. Biden said if someone were blindfolded and taken to the...
View ArticleWinter Olympics Stoke Memories of Cold War Rivalry
For many who recall the United States’ Cold War-fueled boycott of Russia’s 1980 Olympics — and the Russians’ retaliatory shunning of the 1984 games in Los Angeles — the 2014 Winter Olympics have the...
View Article3 Dead, 7 Rescued After Capsizing
Three bodies were found and seven people were rescued after a boat capsized 75 miles northeast of West Palm Beach Thursday, officials said. Seven suspected migrants were seen atop the hull of a 24-foot...
View ArticleVa. Woman Gunned Down at Front Door
A 59-year-old music teacher was gunned down opening the door of her Alexandria home Thursday. According to police, an older man with gray hair and a beard knocked on the door of a home in the 2400...
View ArticleVa. Mayor's Jamaican Bobsled Past
About forty-five minutes southwest of Washington, D.C. sits Warrenton, Va., a small town with a very big connection to a famous bobsled team. George Fitch, one of the men behind the Jamaican bobsled...
View ArticleLA County Seal's Cross Sparks Suit
In the latest battle over the separation of church and state, the ACLU of Southern California has filed a lawsuit challenging a decision by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to restore a...
View ArticleSochi Olympics: 11 Things to Know
We could probably write a book about the ins and outs of the Olympics — it's a unique event, especially the winter version. Instead, however, check out the answers to 11 burning questions as the...
View ArticleRussians Shine, U.S. Falters on Ice
The Opening Ceremony in Sochi has yet to happen, and already the Russians have established themselves as an intimidating force on the ice. Former Olympic champion Evgeny Plushenko and reigning European...
View Article5 Lessons From Sochi's First Day
Thursday marked the first day of competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics, and while the Opening Ceremony doesn’t happen until Friday, plenty of remarkable story lines emerged. Here are a few....
View Article3 Sought in Alleged Anti-Gay Attack
Police are searching for three men who allegedly made anti-gay statements and assaulted a man near Stuyvesant Town in the East Village last month. The 27-year-old victim got into an argument with the...
View Article2 Arrests in Bitcoin Scheme
Two suspects were arrested Thursday in connection with a money laundering scheme that used Bitcoins, authorities said. The arrests of Pascal Reid and Michel Abner Espinoza may be the first case for...
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