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Fifth Suit in Chi. Train Derailment

A fifth passenger on the train that crashed at O'Hare International Airport Monday has filed a negligence lawsuit against the CTA. Latherow Law Office announced Thursday it filed the suit on behalf of...

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Lime Prices Skyrocket

The second most important ingredient in your next margarita might just be missing. The price of limes has risen approximately 500 percent in recent weeks — from around $20 for a case to more than $100...

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Breast Milk Donor to Break Record

When Alyse Ogletree first started donating breast milk, she just wanted to do something good. The North Texas woman never expected it would lead her to likely become a world record holder. "At that...

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Sex Harassment Study: Surprise Effect on Military Men

Frightening and threatening sexual harassment in the military may cause its male victims more distress than its female victims, a new study by the American Psychological Association has found. The...

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SELF Apologizes to Cancer Survivor for Tutu Blurb

The editor-in-chief of SELF magazine offered a personal apology Thursday to a San Diego-based cancer survivor mocked by the publication for wearing a tutu while running a marathon amid growing online...

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Man Gives Heroin to Sister: Cops

A southeastern Pennsylvania man was arrested after he allegedly gave heroin to his teenage sister so that she could learn the horrors of the drug. Back on Jan. 27, police were called to Simon Youth...

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Seagull Strike Blows Hole in Nose of Plane on Takeoff

A JetBlue flight made an emergency landing at JFK after the plane slammed into a flock of seagulls and one blew a hole in the nose of the aircraft upon takeoff from Westchester Airport Friday morning,...

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Couple Accused of Welfare Fraud

A couple is on the run and  facing felony charges for alleged welfare fraud while living on a luxury yacht in Florida. Colin Chisholm III, 62 and Andrea Chisholm, 53, were charged with milking public...

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Magnitude-5.1 Quake Strikes SoCal

A magnitude-5.1 earthquake struck La Habra Friday night, about an hour after a magnitude-3.6 quake hit the same area, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was first reported just after 9...

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Alleged Drunken Man Wanders Tarmac

An alleged drunken passenger was able to make it on the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport tarmac without anyone noticing him on Wednesday. Airport officials are investigating how the security...

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Moviegoer Says Theater Called Cops on Him for Bringing Berries

A Brooklyn man with diabetes says a local movie theater called police when he refused to throw out the strawberries he'd brought into the venue. Michael Kass is a type 2 diabetic who has to maintain a...

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Man Catches Teens Stealing Packages

Tired of having packages stolen from his front door, a resident in San Diego's Chula Vista area caught a group of teenage thieves in the act by hiding in some bushes and jumping out just as the teens...

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San Diegans Unite for Tutu Run

Clad in colorful, frilly tutus, dozens of San Diegans gathered for a group run Saturday in response to a recent blurb published in SELF magazine that slammed the tutu trend by mocking a photo of a San...

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Some Damage After 5.1 Quake

Dozens of Southern California residents were displaced and hundreds were without power Saturday morning after a magnitude-5.1 earthquake shook La Habra Friday night. More than 80 Fullerton residents...

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Security Guard Trampled at Ultra

A female security guard was trampled at Ultra Music Festival, according to Miami Fire Rescue. Officials said the 28-year-old event worker, who has not been identified, is at Jackson Memorial Hospital...

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Tens of Thousands Attend Utah Holi Color Festival

Tens of thousands of people gathered Saturday at a Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork for the start of an annual two-day festival of colors. Revelers danced to music, practiced yoga and threw...

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"Rosies" Off to DC to Meet Biden

The Rosies are finally off to Washington DC to get a “real hug” from Vice President Joe Biden. The six elderly women from the Bay Area were sent off in style, with Virgin America rolling out the red...

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O'Hare Train Service Resumes

The Chicago Transit Authority restored Blue Line service between the O'Hare and Rosemont stations on Sunday, following a train derailment at O'Hare International Airport on Monday. Rail service was...

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NJ Man Charged After Dragging Dog Tied to Car

A dog is being treated at a Monmouth County animal hospital after being tied to a car and dragged down a street.     The dog's owner, 49-year-old Keith Guastamacchia, told authorities he stopped to let...

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N.J. Mom Gives Birth in Nail Salon

A New Jersey mother decided there was no time like the present to get a little extra pampering before delivering her second child last week. Anna Rubinstein of Emerson made a pit stop at the Eden Nail...

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