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F Train Derails With 1,000 on Board, 19 Hurt

A Manhattan-bound F train with 1,000 riders on board derailed Friday morning in Queens, injuring at least 19 people, and firefighters had to rescue hundreds of passengers out of the subway tunnel...

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NYC Subway Derailments Over the Years

A Manhattan-bound F train with 1,000 people on board derailed Friday morning in Queens, injuring at least 19 people. Here is a look at past derailments in the 110-year-old subway system.  May 29, 2013:...

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81 Pounds of Pot in Woman's Luggage

Transportation Security Administration agents at Oakland International Airport found 81 pounds of marijuana inside a passenger’s checked suitcases. TSA officials said Friday morning the luggage...

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Strip Club Collapses in D.C.

A strip club and two other buildings collapsed in northwest D.C. Friday afternoon, sending patrons and dancers into the streets. Some inside the club were forced to jump out of second-story windows as...

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Firearms Protests Scares Employees

Open carry firearm demonstrators are complaining that police treated them like criminals Thursday night as the group staged a protest with their guns. An email from Sgt. Ray Bush, with the Fort Worth...

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Report on Man Who Imprisoned Sister

New and disturbing information has been released about the man accused of keeping his 56-year-old sister locked in a Connecticut bedroom for several years in "dungeon"-like conditions, covered in feces...

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California Chrome Leads Derby Hopefuls

Watch the 140th Kentucky Derby Saturday on NBC starting at 4p ET. Follow all the action online at NBC Sports. After months of competing in qualification races, the world's top thoroughbreds are getting...

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Letter Criticizes Elderly's Yard

An elderly couple is trying to track down the person who left them an anonymous letter criticizing the curb appeal of their Ocean City home. Man Surprises Struggling Business Owner with $10K Bill and...

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Free Comic Book Day

Many of us have artistic pursuits, as do our friends, and we all support each other, and we go to shows, and we visit various creative happenings, and the positivity vibes are high. But often? A...

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SJSU Students Expelled Over Bullying Incident

San Jose State University administrators have expelled three of the four students accused of bullying their black roommate, Judge LaDoris Cordell said. The Mercury News reports the students expelled by...

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U.S. Marine Held in Mexican Prison on Weapons Charge

Congressional leaders, including U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, are pushing for the release of a U.S. Marine veteran who was detained in Mexico last month for bringing outlawed weapons into the country....

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Teen Stowaway Has Left Hawaii, Officials Say

The teen stowaway, whose 5 1/2-hour journey from San Jose, Calif., to Maui in the wheel well of a Hawaiian Airlines jet captured the world's attention, has left Hawaii, officials said. A statement from...

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Suspected Arrest in Va. Boy's Death

Richmond, Va., police have arrested a 16-year-old and charged him with murder in the death of an 8-year-old boy. The suspect, who is not being named because of his age, is described as a teenage black...

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Subway Rail That Snapped Was New, MTA Says

The MTA said Saturday that a section of rail that snapped when a subway train derailed Friday morning had been manufactured just last November and installed only weeks ago. The statement from transit...

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Drones Banned at Yosemite

The National Park Service is warning potential amateur pilots that drone aircraft are "prohibited within park boundaries" of Yosemite National Park. The park service is referring to small "Unmanned...

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Meningitis Kills College Student

A student at the University of Hartford has died of bacterial meningitis, according to university officials. The University of Hartford sent out a letter on Saturday informing students and staff that...

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Cruise Ship Becomes Stuck in Hudson River

A cruise ship became stuck in the Hudson River off Manhattan Sunday morning after one of the vessel's thrusters malfunctioned, officials said. According to the Coast Guard, the Norwegian Cruise Lines...

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Sandy Hook Playground Vandalized

Police are investigating after a playground built to honor a Ana Grace Marquez-Greene, a victim of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, was vandalized overnight. The purple playground opened...

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Off-Duty NYPD Cop Arrested for Firing Gun: Police

An off-duty NYPD officer was arrested for allegedly shooting several rounds from a handgun into the air in New Rochelle early Saturday, the fourth time in the past two weeks that an off-duty NYPD...

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Plane Crash Cancels Calif. Air Show

A Stearman biplane crashed during the Thunder Over Solano Air Show at the Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, Calif. Sunday afternoon, killing the 77-year-old pilot, the FAA said. Local emergency...

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