1 Dead in Texas Fireworks Explosion
One person was killed and three others were injured in a fireworks accident Thursday in Comanche. Kiwanis Club members were setting up fireworks for Friday's celebration on a baseball field west of a...
View Article"There's Hope": Nurse Saves Baby
A nurse who saved a three-month-old baby in a near-drowning says she was compelled to stop her car when she saw a mother standing next to a child who was lying on the grass next to a canal. "I just was...
View ArticleMom Devours 26 Burgers in 10 Mins
A mother of four took down 26 burgers Thursday to become the sixth champion of Z-Burger's annual Independence Burger Eating Championship. Molly Schuyler beat last year's winner, Patrick "Deep-Dish"...
View ArticleTot Rescued From Hot, Locked Car as Dad Shopped: Police
A toddler was recovered from a locked car in lethargic condition and unable to speak after a passerby at a Long Island shopping center parking lot noticed the little girl alone in the vehicle, police...
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Former Immigrant Child: "I Get It"
San Diego resident Alejandra Ceja-Aguilar knows more than most what it’s been like for the undocumented immigrant children and mothers from Central America. Read: Murrieta Mayor: City Feels "Dumped On"...
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Norovirus Outbreak Delays Release of "Pillowcase Rapist"
A southern California judge has delayed the release of a convicted serial rapist in custody at a state hospital due to a virus outbreak there, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's...
View ArticleDrought in North Texas Spawns Grasshopper Invasion
For yet another year, the dry spring and ongoing drought left North Texans with a loud, destructive summer annoyance: a lot of grasshoppers. Texas A&M Agrilife experts said the combination of a...
View ArticleNurse Gets Prison Time for Sex Acts With Corpse
A male nurse caught having sexual contact with the corpse of an elderly woman was sentenced to two years in a state prison Thursday, officials said. Alejandro Razo, 62, of Reseda, was tasked with...
View ArticleMan Flees on Foot After Deadly Child Hit-Run
Police say a man in a stolen minivan ran down a family in Brooklyn Wednesday afternoon, killing a 12-year-old girl and seriously injuring her 9-year-old sister and 39-year-old mother, before fleeing on...
View ArticleVideo Shows Officer Repeatedly Hitting Woman
The California Highway Patrol is investigating after cellphone video captured an officer repeatedly hitting a woman in the face as she lay flat on her back just off a Los Angeles freeway. The video...
View ArticleHusband Defends Mom Accused of Killing Three Kids
The husband of a Southern California mom accused of fatally stabbing her three small children then trying to kill herself said he believes postpartum depression turned his wife into someone...
View ArticleStolen Tesla Splits in Half
An overnight high-speed pursuit ended when a stolen Tesla Model S crashed into several vehicles and split in half after striking a light pole early Friday morning, leaving the driver in critical...
View ArticleHazing? Fraternity Under Investigation After Pledge Dies in Wilderness
A Cal State Northridge fraternity is under investigation by the university and could face a permanent suspension after a 19-year-old pledge died following a hike in the wilderness suspected of being a...
View ArticleIncredible Time Lapse of Lightning, Sunset over NYC
This timelapse video filmed in New Jersey captures incredible images of lighting and the sunset over New York City.
View Article30 Md. Cab Companies Suing Uber
More than 30 Maryland cab companies are suing Uber, saying the company is hampering their ability to do business. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Baltimore Circuit Court, reported the Baltimore Sun....
View ArticleAmerican Apparel Sorry for Challenger Photo Post
A social media post by Los Angeles-based American Apparel that used an image of the space shuttle Challenger explosion was "re-blogged in error" by an employee born after the 1986 tragedy that killed...
View Article15 Shot, 2 Fatally, in Chicago
The long Fourth of July weekend got off to a violent start in Chicago as at least 15 people were shot, including two young teens, across the city since Thursday. The weekend’s first homicide took place...
View ArticleLong Lines at Pot Farmers Market
A large number of people were spending their Fourth of July in line to a unique kind of farmers market in Boyle Heights. The featured product: medical marijuana. The lines were outside the door to the...
View ArticleInvestigate Beating: L.A. Activists
Local activists were calling for a federal investigation Friday after a video posted to YouTube showed a CHP officer repeatedly hitting a woman in the face on the side of a Los Angeles freeway. The...
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Grass Fire at Cali. Fireworks Show
A four-alarm grass fire erupted in Sacramento on Friday afternoon, prompting evacuations at the Cal Expo fairgrounds, where the city’s Fourth of July fireworks show is scheduled to take place Friday...
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