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Charges in Prep School Drug Ring

Two prep school graduates who prosecutors say had their sights set on running the drug trade on suburban Philadelphia's Main Line have been arrested along with so-called "sub-dealers" for allegedly...

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Feds Create New Chicago Office

Chicago's new U.S. attorney on Monday announced the creation of a unit within the Department of Justice's Northern Illinois office that aims to temper the city's violent crime. The Violent Crimes...

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2 Shot Outside National Zoo in DC

Police say two men were shot outside the gates of Smithsonian's National Zoo Monday afternoon. The shooting was reported around 5:17 p.m. on a busy stretch of Connecticut Avenue in northwest D.C....

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Texas Dad Shot Son, 10: Police

A 10-year-old boy remains hospitalized at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth after police in Forest Hill say he was shot by his own father. Byron Nesbitt, 32, was arrested and charged with...

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Convicted Killer's Son Conflicted

The son of an Iraqi immigrant convicted of killing his wife said he remains conflicted on the high-profile case that ended in San Diego earlier this week with a guilty verdict, adding that he still...

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Pop-Up Cat Cafe Opens in NYC This Week

A pop-up cat cafe is set to open in downtown Manhattan later this week, allowing visitors to pet free-roaming kittens while relaxing over coffee.  Visitors to the Cat Café, opening at 168 Bowery in the...

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Marathon Winner's Family Celebrates

Meb Keflezighi’s parents and sister huddled around a small computer screen inside their Chula Vista home. They watched Meb take a big lead in one of the world’s premiere running events, the Boston...

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ATV Riders Destroying Dunes Installed After Sandy

The New York City Parks Department is installing fences and fixing gates along dunes on a Staten Island beach, hoping to keep out ATV riders who have been destroying the barriers put in place after...

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Stowaway's Sister Denies Fight

A woman who said she is the older sister of the 15-year-old boy who hid in the wheel well of a plane and flew from San Jose to Hawaii unharmed denied reports that he had an argument with his family...

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Newlywed Guilty of Murdering Wife Days After Honeymoon

A jury returned a guilty verdict Tuesday for a South Florida man accused of murdering his newlywed wife to collect a $1 million insurance policy. Michel Escoto, 42, was found guilty of first-degree...

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Going Green: 4 Questions on Sustainable Shopping

From toothpaste to wedding dresses, shoppers across the U.S. now have no trouble finding products that claim to be good for the environment. But the popularity of buying with the environment in mind —...

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WATCH: Penguin Chicks Take 1st Swim

Penguin chicks are cute — and penguin chicks swimming are even cuter. Three African penguin chicks that hatched in January took their first swim at Connecticut's Mystic Aquarium on Tuesday. They spent...

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3 Crashes Into SoCal Home in 6 Mos.

After a car smashed through a Southern California home in the third such incident in six months, city officials are doing a traffic study to determine what improvements can be made. The study of the...

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Mom Starts Facebook Page to Give Autistic Son "Friends"

A Queens woman who says her autistic son doesn't have any friends started a Facebook page for him so he could receive happy birthday wishes. Brenda Figueroa said her son, Joshua, turned 12 years old...

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Was Stowaway Headed to Africa?

A teen stowaway from California who flew to Hawaii tucked into a plane's wheel well may have been trying to reach family in Africa, where his biological mother lives, an NBC affiliate in Hawaii...

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Baby Born on Hwy. During Rush Hour

A mom and dad got quite a surprise when they were on I-595 during rush hour Thursday evening. The couple welcomed their newest addition to the family on the busy roadway. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue...

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$25 Million Claim Filed in Fatal LAX Shooting

A $25 million wrongful death claim has been filed against the city of Los Angeles in the shooting of a TSA officer during a rampage in November at LAX. The family of security officer Gerardo Hernandez...

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NJ Forest Fires Force Evacuations, School Closure

Firefighters in New Jersey battled five forest fires Thursday in Ocean County, including one that forced hundreds of homes to be evacuated and another that torched more than 500 acres. The first fire...

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Slain Dr.'s Family: Our Hearts Ache

The family of a Chicago-area pediatrician who was killed in an attack at a charity-based children's hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday said they don't place blame for the death of their beloved...

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50 Alleged Gang Members Nabbed

A massive law enforcement crackdown Thursday led to the arrest of 50 alleged members and associates of the West Coast Crips street gang, accused of crimes ranging from execution-style murders to...

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