In Memoriam: Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Take a look back at those we lost in 2014. Photo Credit: AFP/Getty Images
View ArticleJudge Laughs at Man Named Cocaine
Broward Judge John Hurley was surprised to hear that a man who appeared in a bond court to face charges of illegal possession of Xanax was named Edward Cocaine.
View ArticleChelsea Clinton Expecting a Baby
The Clintons are going to be grandparents -- Chelsea Clinton is expecting her first child later this year. Chelsea Clinton, who married Marc Mezvinsky in 2010, made the announcement Thursday during an...
View ArticleCourtroom Erupts After Conviction
A broken family’s screams erupted in a San Diego courtroom after a guilty verdict was announced in the trial of an Iraqi immigrant who killed his wife. As the defendant cried out in Arabic "not...
View ArticleCabbie Accused of Avoiding 3,000 Bridge Tolls
A New York City taxi driver is accused of avoiding bridge tolls more than 3,000 times in two years by tailgating cars in front of him and slipping through the tollbooth before the barrier came down,...
View Article911 Calls Reveal Chilling Moments After Calif. Bus Crash
The 911 calls released Thursday reveal audible cries of fear in the moments after the fiery Northern California bus crash that claimed 10 lives while en route to Humboldt State University last...
View ArticleMcNabb Spends Day in AZ Jail
Former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb has been released from an Arizona jail after serving a one-day sentence for a DUI arrest late last year. Records released by Maricopa County...
View ArticleKittens Survive Accidental Mailing
These two kittens are just a few weeks old, but they’ve already taken the trip of a lifetime. A worker at Cox Communications in San Diego County discovered the kittens inside a box of equipment. They...
View ArticleMumps Outbreak at NJ Fraternity House
A college campus in northern New Jersey is on alert after eight students were diagnosed with the highly contagious mumps disease. The students at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken were 18...
View ArticleSecret Service Threatened to Shoot Mr. Met: Book
A Secret Service agent once threatened to shoot Mr. Met if he approached the president during a baseball game at Shea Stadium, according to a man who once worked as the baseball-headed mascot. AJ Mass,...
View ArticlePolice ID Suspect in Attempted Baby Snatching
Police have released a photo of a woman suspecting of trying to abduct a baby in a stroller as the child's nanny was pushing it down a Chelsea street Thursday afternoon. The NYPD released a photo...
View ArticleProfessor's "Game of Thrones" Post Taken as a Threat
A New Jersey college professor was placed on unpaid leave after posting online a photo of his 6-year-old daughter wearing a shirt with a quote from "Game of Thrones" that administrators took as a...
View ArticleFire Guts Jersey Shore Homes
At least three multimillion dollar beachfront homes have burned to the ground in Sea Isle City, N.J. along the 7800 block of Pleasure Avenue and the beach. They caught fire this afternoon around 4...
View ArticleStunt Pilot Bails by Parachute Just Before Fiery Crash
An aerobatic stunt pilot narrowly escaped by parachute Friday when his single-passenger plane crashed in a fireball onto a northern Vermont interstate, charring the ground beneath it. Dan Marcotte, an...
View ArticleWoman Died of OD at Coachella: ME
A 24-year-old woman hospitalized after attending the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival last weekend died of an apparent overdose of illicit drugs and alcohol, according to the Riverside County...
View ArticleBoy Electrocuted in Pool Remembered
A 7-year-old boy who died while swimming in a North Miami pool was laid to rest Friday. Police said the boy may have been electrocuted by a light that sent charges through the water. Calder Sloan died...
View ArticleLA E-Cig Ban Takes Effect
E-cigarette smokers took their final legal puffs as the ordinance that bans the device from bars, nightclubs, restaurants and other public places took effect at midnight Saturday. One club made an...
View ArticleHeroin Dealer Gets 30 Years
A D.C. man who distributed heroin that resulted in the deaths of at least three people in Fairfax County, Va., was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison. Eugene Asomani “Shine” Williams pleaded guilty...
View ArticleArmed Robbers Beat Up Hostages, Shot at Cops: Police
The owners of a scrap metal yard in New Jersey were tied up, beaten and threatened with guns when a group of armed robbers stormed the business looking for cash and valuable platinum, then fled while...
View ArticleWoman Awakens to Prowler
An Oceanside, Calif., woman said she had a rude awakening Friday morning when she found a man standing over her bed. Anna Thompson told NBC 7 the situation is one she's only seen in movies but never...
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