Taco Cook Foils Kidnapping
A cook at a taco stand is being hailed a hero after he stopped a man from kidnapping a 4-year-old boy from his nanny. Jesus Delgado was working the grill at T2 Tacos in Westchester Wednesday when he...
View ArticlePowerful Storm Slams SoCal
Mandatory evacuations are in effect for some Southern California foothill communities as a powerful winter storm that will bring rain, snow, gusty winds and the threat of flooding and mudslides...
View ArticleBoy Makes Lego Braille Reader
When Shubham Banerjee learned how expensive Braille printers were, the 12-year-old boy thought he could do better. All he needed was a month, and a set of Legos. And after weeks of fitting yellow, red...
View ArticleUCSD's Dr. Seuss Collection Grows
Sunday marks the birthday of late renowned writer, poet and illustrator Dr. Theodor Seuss Geisel, but it’s the library at UC San Diego that’s receiving a huge gift: more than 1,500 new Dr. Seuss items...
View ArticleLong, Bumpy Road for Pileup Victims
In the wake of the massive pileup on the Pennsylvania Turnpike two weeks ago, Steven Coney says his life has been turned upside-down. "This car pileup has been very stressful. I am depressed," he said....
View ArticleKerry Kennedy Found Not Guilty
Kerry Kennedy, the daughter of the late Sen. Robert Kennedy, was found not guilty of drugged driving by a jury in New York Friday after her 2012 arrest for plowing her Lexus into a tractor-trailer on...
View ArticleObama, Biden Workout Together
Who needs sneakers or a gym to get a little exercise? President Barack Obama or Vice President Joe Biden showed in a playful workout video that even the leaders of the free world can get a little...
View ArticleMan Charged With DWI Blames GPS
An alleged drunken driver stopped in Connecticut on Thursday blamed the GPS on his cell phone for sending him the wrong way in Interstate 84, according to police. West Hartford Police Officer Peter...
View ArticleEvacuations Ordered in Calif.
Twenty six homes in Azusa were under mandatory evacuations as the second of two winter storms pummeled Southern California. The Los Angeles County Fire Department and Azusa Police Department ordered...
View ArticleSpike Lee's Old Block Vandalized
Three days after Spike Lee lashed out in a passionate rant against the gentrification of Brooklyn, someone vandalized the director's former childhood home and the house next door. One or more vandals...
View ArticleHoffman Died of Toxic Mix of Drugs
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died from a toxic mix of drugs including heroin, cocaine, benzodiazepines and amphetamine, the medical examiner's office has determined. The medical examiner also ruled...
View Article12 Dogs Found Dead in Garage
Twelve dogs were found dead inside a Long Island garage after firefighters put out a fire there Friday afternoon, authorities say. Crews responded to a call at 101 Hillside Ave. in Freeport at about 2...
View ArticleNun-in-Training Pleads Guilty
The woman accused of killing her newborn son at the convent where she had been training to become a nun pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter Friday. Sosefina Amoa, is facing four to 10 years in...
View ArticleMore Rain Expected for SoCal
A Pacific storm continued to bring rain to Southern California Saturday, with conditions so severe in one area that the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning early Saturday. "We are still...
View Article2 Brothers Killed Outside Church
Two brothers were shot and killed Friday night outside a northeast D.C. church filled with worshippers who were attending a children's service, police said. Police have identified the victims as Khalid...
View ArticleSan Diego to Offer One Day Divorce
Filing for divorce can be a lengthy process, but a new program set to begin Saturday at the San Diego Superior Court is promising to help eligible ex-couples complete a simple divorce in only one day....
View ArticleCalif. Ukrainians Protest in SF
Ukrainians who live in the Bay Area are following the developments very closely and some are taking action, urging the U.S. and the rest of the world to intervene with the Russian military entering...
View ArticleRemains of Missing Prof. Found
Investigators say a hiker found the skeletal remains of a retired University of Delaware professor who went missing a year and a half ago. A hiker found human skeletal remains in a heavily wooded area...
View ArticlePhilly Officer Shot, Manhunt Ensues
Police are searching for a suspect who allegedly shot an off-duty cop in the early morning hours Sunday. After finishing a shift, Officer Robert Penn, 46, was shot as he returned to his home on the...
View ArticleNo Answers After Man Dies on Cruise
A Romeoville family is desperate for answers after a 29-year-old father died unexpectedly on a family cruise to the Caribbean last week. John Perricone was on a Carnival Cruise with his wife, his four...
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