Women to Be Tried in Fatal Beating
A judge on Tuesday ordered two women to stand trial in a Southern California bar beating that left a 23-year-old woman dead. Vanesa Tapia Zavala, 25, and Candace Marie Brito, 27, both of Santa Ana, are...
View Article248 Pot Plants Seized in Drug Bust
A man from Danielson and two from Putnam are facing charges after a massive drug bust turned up 248 marijuana plants, more than 46 pounds of processed marijuana and $312,678 cash in Connecticut and...
View ArticleDeadly Crash Driver Had Earlier DUI
A woman accused of driving under the influence and killing six people, including her sister, in a wrong-way crash on a Southern California freeway was convicted of drunken driving when she was 17 years...
View ArticleBest of the Sochi Olympics: Day 4
The fourth day of the Winter Olympics in Sochi kicked off on the snow and ice. Click to see the best photos from the competition. Photo Credit: AP
View ArticleTom Brokaw Is Battling Cancer
Tom Brokaw has been diagnosed with cancer and is making progress in battling it, he told NBC News in a personal note released Tuesday. The veteran NBC News journalist was diagnosed with multiple...
View ArticleLadies' Skiers Go for Downhill Gold
Decorated American skier Julia Mancuso failed to notch her second medal of the Sochi Games in Wednesday's downhill competition. Though she managed to explode at the top of the Rosa Khutor course,...
View ArticleU.S. vs. Canada
When it comes to women's ice hockey, this is what it's all about. The United States against Canada -- the world's superpowers in the women's game -- will face off for the first (and probably not last)...
View ArticleMayor Elected to Replace Filner
Republican City Councilmember Kevin Faulconer was elected to serve as San Diego's next mayor Tuesday. Special Section: Race for Mayor With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Faulconer earned 54.5...
View Article1 Dead as Bus, Stolen Truck Crash
A bus driver was killed and two others were injured when a stolen delivery truck crashed into a bus at a West Village intersection Wednesday morning, authorities say. Police say a 22-year-old man is...
View ArticleMan in Viral Snow Plow Video Speaks
The man who was knocked over by a wave of snow kicked up by a plow truck on a Brooklyn street last week was surprised Tuesday to learn that video of the blast has gone viral. Pedro Plaza, a...
View ArticleMan Wrestles Coyote to Save Dog
Add wrestling a coyote to the list of things residents have done to save their pets. A suburban Chicago man was taking his garbage out when he said he heard “ferocious sounds” over his shoulder and...
View ArticleHate Crime Charge In School Attack
An altercation between two students in the hallway of a Crystal Lake middle school ended a competitive swimmer's season and resulted in hate crime charges against a teen. Omid Babakhani said he was...
View ArticleMan Burned After Dog Catches Fire
A South Florida man is recovering from second-degree burns after he tried to save his dog, Ruby, who accidentally caught on fire Tuesday evening, deputies said. Telma Botcherby, Ruby's owner, was...
View Article5 Teenage Athletes in Sochi
The 2014 Winter Olympics is seeing its fair share of young athletes who are barely old enough to drink or vote. But they have managed to skate, ski and snowboard their way to the world stage in Sochi...
View ArticleHow Skiing History Was Made
Ties are a rarity in a sport decided by hundredths of a second. But that's exactly what happened in Wednesday's women's downhill on Day 5 of the Sochi Games. For the first time in Olympic history, two...
View ArticleNeighbor Saves Man From Dog Attack
A 53-year-old man was hospitalized Tuesday after a pack of pit bulls, which may have belonged to him, turned on him and attacked him so brutally that one witness said it looked like his face had been...
View Article16 Evacuated From Roller Coaster
All 16 riders have been safely removed from a Busch Gardens roller coaster after they were trapped on it Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. Tampa Fire Rescue firefighters brought down the people...
View Article90,000 Pounds of Jerky Recalled
Prime Snax Incorporated, a Salt Lake City, Utah, establishment, is recalling approximately 90,000 pounds of beef jerky products because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleSinkhole Swallows Corvettes
A sinkhole collapsed part of the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky on Wednesday, damaging eight cars but not shutting down the building. Museum spokeswoman Katie Frassinelli said six of the cars...
View ArticleJeter: 2014 Will Be My Last Season
Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter says he will retire after this season, ending one of the greatest careers in the history of baseball's most storied franchise. The 39-year-old captain posted a long letter...
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