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Woman Burned After Laptop Suddenly Explodes

Loretta Luff was sitting inside her Langhorne home watching the Phillies game Sunday, her 6-year-old Dell laptop in her lap, when she began to smell something and heard a strange sound. "The battery...

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Ex-Gang Member Gunned Down While Playing Dodgeball With Kids

Sixty children witnessed Allen Calloway being gunned in broad daylight - including his 10-year old son - as he was playing dodge ball in a San Francisco park . And now, his family and community members...

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Stranded Travelers Walk

Travelers apparently desperate to make it to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Tuesday morning abandoned their rides and walked along the side of the expressway -- with luggage in tow -- only...

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Crackdown on Marshmallow Fight

Even San Diego police admit it will be tough to stop people from throwing marshmallows in Ocean Beach this Fourth of July.  Town leaders and other community members tried at a news conference Tuesday...

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10 Hurt in Philly Food Truck Blast

A propane tank exploded inside a food truck in Feltonville on Tuesday, severely burning one woman and injuring at least nine other people. The tank ignited and shot flames out of the back of the La...

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Protesters Block Bus of Immigrants

Buses carrying migrant families arrived to the U.S.-Mexican border station of San Ysidro after being blocked by protesters in Murrieta. Protesters waving American flags blocked the buses Tuesday...

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Lesbians Speak Out on Pride Attack

An East Bay couple said they have no doubt the brutal attack they endured Sunday afternoon after San Francisco's Gay Pride Parade was a hate crime. Jen and Jakkie, who both refused to provide their...

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LA County Sheriff's Deputies Guilty in Corruption Trial

Six current and former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies were found guilty Tuesday of conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges stemming from attempts to block an FBI probe into corruption...

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Man Left Baby in Hot Car: Police

Police have arrested a man in Groton, Connecticut, accused of leaving a 6-month-old child in a 130-degree car for at least half an hour while he went grocery shopping on Tuesday afternoon. According to...

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Tortoise Thieves Paint Petting Zoo Pigs Purple

A "mama" pig and her piglets from a Maryland petting farm were spray-painted Monday night, and a tortoise was stolen. According to Ken Keyes with the Green Meadows Petting Farm in Ijamsville, the...

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85-Year-Old Woman Sexually Assaulted in San Jose

A 15-year-old boy was arrested and another young man was at large early Tuesday morning in San Jose after an 85-year-old woman was sexually assaulted, and the pair allegedly slammed a stolen SUV into...

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Body of Missing California Firefighter's Death Ruled Accidental

The death of a California firefighter who went missing during a mountain camping trip has been ruled accidental and caused by "blunt force" injuries, according to the Ventura County medical examiner....

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Blaze Forces Evacuations in Napa

A rapidly spreading vegetation fire that has burned more than 4 square miles in the Pope Valley area of Napa County has damaged five structures and prompted the mandatory evacuation of 180 homes, Cal...

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Qantas Flight Returns to LAX After Water Leaks Inside Plane

A Melbourne-bound Qantas flight returned to Los Angeles Wednesday after water began leaking inside the plane. Passenger Yvette Nicole Brown, who stars in NBC's "Community," described the leak on...

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Flag From WTC Ruins Stolen From 9/11 Kin

An American flag that was flown over the World Trade Center ruins during the 9/11 cleanup and was later given to the sister of a fallen firefighter was stolen from her front yard on Long Island....

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11-Year-Old Boy Kept Inside Dog Cage: Police

The parents of an 11-year-old boy diagnosed with autism were arrested Tuesday night after Anaheim Police discovered that the boy may have been living in a cage inside their home. Loy Vu, 40, and Trang...

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7 Ways to Handle Fireworks Safely

No Fourth of July celebration is complete without a spectacular fireworks display. While there are plenty of famous spots across the country to watch an Independence Day extravaganza, many people will...

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Alleged Peruvian Terror Leaders Charged in NY

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have charged three leaders of the Peruvian-based Shining Path terrorist group with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, narco-terrorism and...

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Wildfire Scorches 3,800 Acres of California Wine Country

The Pope Valley fire in Napa County had grown 500 acres to 3,800 acres as of Wednesday morning, according to Cal Fire, which had forced 180 mandatory evacuations, but so far had not injured anyone in...

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Judge Rules Against Sick Teen's Mom

A Kansas City teen will remain in protective custody in Chicago despite his mother's objections, after a judge found credible Wednesday a doctor's testimony that he suffered from medical child abuse....

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