Town of West Sues Over Fertilizer Blast
Officials of the small central Texas town devastated by an April 17 fertilizer plant blast that killed 15 people have filed suit against the plant owner and supplier. The lawsuit filed Friday seeks...
View ArticleDorner Justifiably Fired From LAPD: Report
A rogue ex-police officer who blamed a deadly rampage on his 2008 firing from the Los Angeles Police Department was justifiably fired from the force, an LAPD report released on Friday concluded. In an...
View ArticleFBI Makes Arrest in "Mesh Mask Bandit" Case
The FBI says it has finally arrested the North Texas man believed to be the "Mesh Mask Bandit." The FBI said Luis Delagarza, 59, of Farmers Branch, has been charged in a federal criminal complaint with...
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San Francisco Church Hoping to House Dead Pets in Basement
During his lifetime, Saint Francis of Assisi was famously devoted to animals. Paintings and statues depict the saint frolicking with birds, dogs and other beasts. The lore of San Francisco’s namesake...
View ArticleGirl at Center of Lung Transplant Controversy Out of Coma
Ten days after a successful double-lung transplant surgery, 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan is out of a coma and responding to questions, according to a family spokesperson. Murnaghan received her new...
View ArticleLook Up! "Supermoon" to Light Up Skies Sunday
Up in the sky this Sunday morning, there will be birds, planes and the "supermoon." A lunar event that occurs when the moon is at its closest point to the Earth, this weekend's "supermoon" will also...
View ArticleFired Employee Shot and Killed Former Boss: DPD
Dallas police say a man who was fired from his job at a barber shop shot his former boss late Friday afternoon. Just after 5 p.m. Dallas police officers were called to a shooting at Ramon's Barber Shop...
View Article"Supermoon" Lights Up Social Media
If you didn't look up in the sky early Sunday morning, you missed your chance to witness the largest, brightest full moon of the year. At 7:32 a.m. EDT Sunday, the moon was at its closest point to...
View ArticleCraigslist Ad Leads to Man's Murder
A South Jersey man was shot and killed in Philadelphia as he attempted to answer a sale ad on Craigslist. Daniel Cook, 27 of Williamstown, N.J., his girlfriend and another friend drove to Hollis Street...
View ArticleCalifornia Waits for Same-Sex Marriage Decision
A long-awaited ruling on the legality of California's Prop 8 is expected to be handed down this coming week. It will be the U.S. Supreme Court's first decision on the issue of same-sex marriage....
View ArticleDallas Auction House Sells KFC Founder's Suit
The president and chief executive of Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan purchased the trademark white suit worn by company founder "Colonel" Harland Sanders at auction Saturday for $21,510 -- then promptly...
View ArticleBig Marijuana Grow Facility Planned
The owner of Theraplant of Colorado wants to build a similar facility in Watertown. The proposed facility would move into an old Watertown paint factory on Echo Lake Road. The company will grow medical...
View ArticleChurch Plans Basement Pet Shrine
In a newly discovered grotto beneath the shrine’s front steps, a priest envisions building a columbarium to house the ashes of the dearly departed of the pet world. Joe Rosato Jr. reports.
View ArticleMarine Gets Surprise Homecoming Caravan
A marine returning home from Afghanistan knew his father was picking him from the airport as he returned home, but he wasn't aware that he would be trailed by a caravan of well-wishers welcoming his...
View ArticleSandy Victims Charged for Water in Vacant Homes
Staten Island residents whose homes were damaged by superstorm Sandy say the city is charging them hundreds of dollars for water they haven't used since the storm. Some of the bills in the hard-hit New...
View ArticleSuspect Swims for 7 Hours to Evade Arrest
Police arrested a felony suspect early Monday morning in San Diego after he swam along the coast for seven hours attempting to evade arrest. The incident began around 10 p.m. Sunday when a Coronado...
View ArticleHeat Celebrate With Victory Parade, Rally
For the second year in a row, Heat fans thronged to downtown Miami Monday to celebrate the team's 2013 NBA Championship with a victory parade and rally. Players rode double-decker buses down the...
View ArticleMan Fatally Shot After Trying to Rob People of LeBron Sneakers
A man who tried to rob people waiting outside an Atlanta store waiting to buy the new LeBron James sneakers was fatally shot by one of the customers, police said. Atlanta police were investigating the...
View ArticleTracking Snowden: NSA Leaker's Globe-Spanning Itinerary
The globe-trotting manhunt for National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, now wanted at home as an alleged spy, intensified Monday after he disappeared in Moscow, adding another layer of...
View ArticleRusty the Red Panda Recaptured by National Zoo
A Tweet helped the National Zoo recover a missing red panda before 2:30 p.m. Monday, according to zoo officials. Animal keepers fed Rusty about 6 p.m. Sunday in his exhibit on the Asian Trail but...
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