Christian Rocker Admits Murder
The singer of the Grammy-nominated Christian metal band As I Lay Dying has pleaded guilty to his role in a murder-for-hire plot. Tim Lambesis entered a guilty plea to one felony count of solicitation...
View ArticleKoala Escapes Zoo Enclosure
A curious koala escaped its enclosure at the San Diego Zoo Tuesday, spurring a search and eventual stakeout by keepers, zoo officials confirmed. According to Jenny Mehlow, public relations spokesperson...
View ArticleCop Rescues Pets From Fire
A New Jersey police officer is recovering from smoke inhalation after rescuing animals from a pet shop fire, officials say. The fire at Pet Center on State Highway 23 in Franklin, N.J. was reported at...
View ArticleMustache Shadow Photo Goes Viral
A candid photo of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and German Chancellor Angela Merkel went viral Tuesday, with online observers buzzing about the appearance of a Hitler-like mustache on the...
View ArticleThieves Take Urn With Woman's Ashes
A 78-year-old New Jersey widower is devastated after burglars broke into his home and took the box containing the ashes of his beloved late wife. Arthur Robinson and his wife, Nancy, were married for...
View ArticleTeacher Accused of Selling Drugs
A Philadelphia teacher was arraigned Wednesday morning after he was allegedly caught selling drugs only two miles away from the school where he teaches. Sources close to the investigation say narcotics...
View ArticleSan Diego Police Chief Steps Down
San Diego Police Chief William Lansdowne is stepping down from his job as top cop. This comes in the wake of multiple accusations of sexual misconduct in the department. In a statement released...
View ArticleFour Arrests in Killing of Boy, 7
Four people face murder charges in the slaying of a 7-year-old Pop Warner football player, killed as he sat in his mother's car, authorities said Tuesday. On Thursday, an FBI and LAPD fugitive task...
View ArticleCalif. Cracks Down on Water Use
Agencies all over California are cracking down on water use - or considering doing so - as the state faces emergency drought situations after the driest winter in state history. Up in Northern...
View Article3 Girls Shot in Drive-By
Three girls shot in Liberty City, Miami, were taken to Ryder Trauma Center with non-life-threatening injuries Tuesday, authorities said. The girls – ages 10, 15 and 18 – were outside a home at 1239...
View Article$2K for Surprise Call
Michael Pratt couldn’t believe his eyes when he opened his Verizon bill shortly after arriving home from a two-week long family vacation in Aruba last October. The monthly charges, which typically...
View ArticleEvacuation at PortMiami
A passenger terminal at PortMiami was evacuated after an old compass that was emitting radiation was found Wednesday morning, officials said. The antique compass was found in a bag at Terminal B by...
View ArticleHipsters Getting Beard Transplants
New York men unable to grow thick, bushy facial hair are increasingly turning to costly beard transplants to rock the popular look. Dr. Yael Halaas, a plastic surgeon who specializes in beard...
View Article200 Animals Found at Squalid Farm
Nearly 200 animals, including dozens of goats and sheep, peacocks, dogs and miniature donkeys, were rescued from what investigators describe as "deplorable" conditions at a southern New Jersey farm....
View ArticleHernandez in Jail Altercation
Authorities are investigating after former New England Patriots tight end and murder suspect Aaron Hernandez was involved in an altercation with another inmate at a Massachusetts jail on Tuesday,...
View ArticleMan Beat Ex-Wife With Brick: Cops
A man allegedly used a brick to brutally beat his ex-wife as she was taking out the trash at her Chula Vista home, police said Wednesday. Rand Huffman, 63, of Los Angeles County faces charges of...
View ArticleNew San Diego Police Chief Named
Mayor-Elect Kevin Faulconer has chosen a new chief to lead the San Diego Police Department, in light of Chief William Lansdowne's retirement. Flanked by other city leaders, including City Attorney Jan...
View Article4 Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide
Authorities are calling the Wednesday gunshot deaths of four members of a family in the south Chicago suburb of Oak Lawn the result of an apparent murder-suicide. Emergency crews responded to a fire at...
View ArticleInside Hernandez's New Jail Cell
Jailed former NFL star Aaron Hernandez has been moved to a more restrictive part of the Connecticut jail where he's awaiting trial on murder charges, one day after his altercation with another inmate,...
View ArticleWoman Calls 911 for Sex: Police
A southwest Florida woman is accused of calling 911 twice while drunk to look for sex. Police say Maria Montanez-Colon of Punta Gorda called police and said, "There's no emergency; I need to ask you a...
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