Morgue Mistakenly Sends Woman's Body to NYC Med School: Suit
The family of woman who died last month plans to sue New York City after a Bronx morgue allegedly mistakenly sent her remains to a medical school as an anatomical donation, the family’s lawyer said....
View Article12-Year-Old Finds Mummified Corpse Hanging in Vacant Home
When an adventurous 12-year-old boy ventured into a vacant house over the weekend, he found something straight from a nightmare: a hanging mummified corpse. After discovering the corpse in an...
View ArticleBeware of Exploding Wine Bottles
If you've recently purchased a bottle of Indigenous Selections wine, officials with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board have a message for you. Get rid of it as soon as possible. Grocery Store...
View ArticleVictim Tried to Pay Debt with Toys
Authorities say the "force" was not with a 34-year-old Mexican national recently captured in Contra Costa County and turned over Tuesday to Mexican law enforcement. Pablo Christian Larumbe Rojas was...
View ArticleLA Mayor on Dropping F-Bomb: "I Got a Little Carried Away"
A day after he dropped the F-bomb on live TV that brought Kings fans to their feet during a victory-day celebration, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti issued no apologies on Tuesday. At City Hall...
View ArticleFeds Crack Violent South LA Drug Gang
More than 1,300 FBI agents and LAPD officers on Tuesday arrested dozens linked to a violent gang whose influence runs from South Los Angeles to Skid Row to the South Bay, FBI officials said. The nearly...
View ArticleMan, 66, Bites Officer at NY Town Hall Meeting: Authorities
A 66-year-old man trying to get into a Long Island town hall meeting Tuesday without having his bag searched was arrested after allegedly biting a police officer, authorities say. The man was trying to...
View ArticlePetition Urges San Francisco Archbishop to Skip Anti-Gay Rally
A petition containing 30,000 signatures urging the San Francisco archbishop to reconsider participating in an anti-gay rally was delivered to the archdiocese office on Tuesday. The petition comes a day...
View ArticleChicago Train Derailment Sends Pieces of Track Flying
A Chicago Transit Authority train derailment in the Loop on Tuesday damaged cars and sent pedestrians scrambling for cover. According to the CTA, a set of wheels came off the track shortly after 6 p.m....
View ArticleMom Arrested in Death of Chronically Ill Boy, 5
The mother of a 5-year-old chronically ill boy who died in a Westchester hospital earlier this year has been arrested on charges of depraved murder and manslaughter, prosecutors announced Tuesday....
View ArticleMayor Resigns Over Dog Poop Flap
The mayor of an affluent Southern California community caught on surveillance camera tossing a bag of dog poop into a neighbor's yard has resigned, he confirmed to NBC4 on Tuesday. Dennis Kneier, the...
View ArticleToddler Rescued From Septic Tank in NJ
A New Jersey family is rejoicing a "miracle" Tuesday after a 3-year-old girl was rescued from a 15-foot plunge into a septic tank when a neighbor's caretaker risked her own life to save her. Marlen...
View ArticleLA Air Force Base Slowly Reopens
The Los Angeles Air Force Base was locked down for hours on Tuesday after a call about a "suspicious person." Breaking News Alerts: Download the NBCLA News App "After conducting a building-to-building...
View ArticleWorld Cup Party Turns Deadly
San Diego police are searching for a suspect involved in a fatal shooting that happened Tuesday evening outside a National City restaurant during a World Cup party. According to the National City...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Developer Builds Country's First 'Cork Homes'
An environmentally-friendly real estate developer is nearly finished building two quirky, or better-yet corky, homes in Philadelphia that are the first of their kind in the country. Consumer Alert:...
View ArticleVan Dyken Ready to Move Hospitals, Says Prayers Helping Recovery
Olympic swimming champion Amy Van Dyken-Rouen, who suffered traumatic spinal cord and brain injuries earlier this month, is smiling, talking, and trading her Arizona hospital bed for one in Colorado....
View ArticleBrazen Graffiti Suspect Accused of Tagging San Diego Courtroom
A teen accused of dozens of cases of graffiti in San Diego County was busted for vandalism after he allegedly tagged the inside of the San Diego Superior Courthouse, leaving behind a moniker that led...
View ArticlePatent Office Cancels 6 "Disparaging" Redskins Trademarks
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has cancelled six Washington Redskins trademarks, ruling that the polarizing moniker is "disparaging to Native Americans." While the decision does not require the...
View ArticleMcDonald's Is America's Least Favorite Fast Food Chain
Apparently not everyone is lovin’ McDonald’s. The Illinois-based chain ranks the lowest of all big-name fast-food chains in terms of customer satisfaction in the American Customer Satisfaction Index,...
View ArticleWet Kids Riding on Car's Hood Hurt
Four children were hospitalized Tuesday evening after they were thrown from a moving car being driven by an intoxicated parent, Crowley police say. Kisha Young, 39, let six children ride on the hood...
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