School Apologizes for Assignment
A Southern California school board is "deeply sorry" for a "horribly inappropriate assignment" that had middle-schoolers debate whether the Holocaust happened, officials said at a contentious meeting...
View ArticleItems Thrown Over White House Fence
The White House was locked down for the second time this week as the Secret Service investigated items thrown over the fence. The items were thrown over the north fence and the south fence about 2:50...
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13K Bags of Heroin Found in Car
A traffic stop in Delaware has led to the confiscation of more than 13,000 bags of heroin and thousands of dollars in cash -- a haul that state troopers say is one of the largest they've ever made....
View ArticleMagnitude-6.4 Earthquake in Mexico
A magnitude-6.4 earthquake has struck near the western coast of Mexico Thursday morning. The temblor was reported at 10 a.m. about eight miles southwest of Tecpan de Galeana, according to the United...
View ArticleDriver Propped Up Mannequin to Use Carpool Lane: Police
A creative Massachusetts driver was pulled over and cited Thursday for apparently driving in the carpool lane with a mannequin in the passenger seat. The vehicle was traveling northbound on Route 93 in...
View ArticleMom Buys Son's $2.5 Million Ticket
A Chicago mother is in line for a pretty sweet Mother's Day present this weekend. Daniel Stojak won $2.5 million from a $10 Illinois Lottery scratch off ticket that his mother, Shirley, bought for him...
View ArticleFamily Sues Vet for $1M
A Fort Worth couple filed a $1 million lawsuit against the vet who secretly kept their dog alive for six months after he was supposed to have been euthanized due to a diagnosed congenital spine defect;...
View ArticleDeputies "Tortured" Inmates: Suit
Six inmates who served time in a Southern California jail are seeking $150 million each in a lawsuit, alleging deputies beat and tortured them in a lockup last year, according to a federal lawsuit...
View ArticleObama Heads to Bay Area Fundraisers
President Barack Obama touched down in the Bay Area Thursday as part of a two-day visit to attend campaign fundraisers and discuss energy efficiency. The president arrived at Moffett Field in Mountain...
View ArticlePresident to Speak at Walmart, Labor Unions Protest
President Barack Obama is expected to visit a a Walmart in Silicon Valley on Friday. But the leader of the free world is not planning to be there to pick up a pair of cheap sweats. Instead, Obama...
View ArticleSterling Denies Racism: Report
A man identified by RadarOnline.com as embattled Clippers owner Donald Sterling can be heard on a recorded phone call denying that he is a racist and expressing disbelief that "nobody tried" to get the...
View ArticleBoy Gets Caught in Rolling Gate: FDNY
A boy was taken to the hospital after he got stuck on a rolling metal gate in Brooklyn Thursday evening, authorities say. The boy may have been playing on or near the gate on Skillman Avenue in...
View ArticleMom, Baby Survive Trailer Collapse
A mother and her 1-month-old daughter survived the collapse of their mobile home as it was buffeted by straight-line winds during Thursday's storms in North Texas. The strong storms that swept through...
View ArticleKids Fend Off Bat-Wielding Attacker
Two Virginia children, ages 8 and 10, fought off their next door neighbor who was attacking their mom with a metal baseball bat, police said. The melee Tuesday in Arlington left their mother with a...
View ArticleThieves Steal Boy's Wheelchair Ramp
Police in Bridgeport are looking for the thieves who stole a wheelchair ramp from the home of a 10-year-old boy who cannot get to school in his wheelchair without it. "I lost my independence, my...
View ArticleTop Baby Names: Noah Ends Jacob's 14-Year Run at No.1
Noah ended Jacob's 14-year reign as the top baby name for boys in 2013, according to the Social Security Administration. Sophia remained on top as the most popular name for girls for the third straight...
View ArticleZoo Shooting Suspect Had Over 100 School Absences
The 14-year-old who police say shot two people outside the National Zoo had more than 100 absences this school year. The shooting happened April 21, which was Easter Monday. Shots were fired into a...
View ArticleKidnapped Texas Girl Found Safe
An Amber Alert has been canceled for 2-month-old Addalie Grace Christensen. She has been found safe in Dublin, about 15 miles away from where she was kidnapped. She is back with her parents. Police...
View ArticleLA Clippers Get New CEO
A former top executive with Time Warner and Citicorp was appointed Friday by the NBA as interim chief executive officer to supervise the Los Angeles Clippers, after the league announced a move to ban...
View ArticleRifles Stolen from Chi. Rail Yard
Officials are investigating after more than a dozen semi-automatic assault rifles were stolen from a freight train container at a rail yard on Chicago's South Side. Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,...
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