Gay High School Couple Makes History
A gay couple at Carmel High School was voted "cutest couple," making history as the school's first same-sex couple in the category. They share their excitement as they get ready for their senior prom....
View Article"Wow": Paralyzed Teen Walks at Graduation
After he was paralyzed from the chest down in a bicycle accident, Manny Rios did something no one thought he’d ever do — he walked during his graduation ceremony at a Southern California high school....
View ArticleBystanders Hurt in Nearly 1 of 10 Police Pursuits
Nearly a third of Los Angeles police pursuits end in traffic collisions, and two-thirds of those crashes result in injuries -- to suspects, officers, and to innocent bystanders, according to statistics...
View ArticleFather Sought for Leaving Son in Wrecked Car: CHP
Investigators have identified the father of a child left trapped inside his car seat after a highway accident. California Highway Patrol officers identified 40-year-old Fabiani Arroyo as a person of...
View ArticleSpelling Bee Champ Tries Knaidel
Avind Mahankali, the 13-year-old boy from Queens, New York who won the 86th Scripps National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling "knaidel," got a taste of the food for the first time at New York City's...
View ArticleTaco Bell Investigates Shell-Licking Photo
An employee licking a gargantuan stack of taco shells: It’s not exactly the image that Taco Bell wants to portray of behind-the-counter hygiene. But it was a photo of exactly that that prompted an...
View ArticleGang Members: We Deserve to Be Saved, Keep Hospital Open
Gang members are among those flocking to save a South Side Chicago hospital that claims it could be forced to close for lack of funds. Rev. Phillip Cusic, an employee at Roseland Community Hospital,...
View ArticlePatient Sues Over Berries Linked to Hepatitis
A Long Beach woman has filed a lawsuit after being hospitalized with hepatitis A, one of some 30 people infected in a multi-state outbreak linked to frozen berries sold at a major store chain. Lynda...
View ArticleBoy, 10, Fights Armed Home Invaders, Grabs Gun: Cops
A 10-year-old boy fought back against two robbers who tried to break into his family's home in Brooklyn Monday, grabbing a gun dropped by one of the suspects and firing a shot that scared them off,...
View ArticleGay Teens Voted "Cutest Couple" at NY High School
A same-sex couple in Putnam County was voted "cutest couple" by fellow students — a first for the New York high school. "I think it speaks to the supportive atmosphere of the school. They feel...
View ArticleClock Ticking on Newtown Records Bill
In the final days of the legislative session, families who lost loved ones inside Sandy Hook Elementary are trying to persuade state lawmakers to vote for a bill which would block the release of crime...
View Article1,300 Pound Shark Caught Off California Coast
A 1,300-pound shark caught off the coast in Los Angeles may be a new world record. Here in the Bay Area, some people are upset and calling the catch an unnecessary killing of an animal. Terry McSweeney...
View ArticlePorn Star in Jail for Exposing Co-Stars to Syphilis
A male porn star convicted of knowingly exposing at least two co-stars to syphilis was sentenced to 30 days in jail Tuesday, according to the Los Angeles City Attorney's office. Jesse Spencer, 42,...
View ArticleCameras, Face Detection and Your Data
Experts say that technology like Cara, a facial detection software program that turns any web cam into a face detection system, can scan dozens of faces up to 25 feet away, and determine gender and age...
View ArticleBell Tolls for Employee in Taco Shell-Licking Photo
Taco Bell announced that an employee seen licking a stack of taco shells at a Southern California restaurant in an image posted on Facebook will be fired. The company announced on its web site...
View Article"Polite Bandit" Robbed Banks, Said "Thank You": Cops
The man police said was behind two bank robberies in Connecticut and two bomb scares on Tuesday referred to himself as the “polite bandit” in hold-up notes, according to court records. Police began...
View ArticleGov. Malloy Signs Law to Keep Sandy Hook Crime Images Private
Gov. Dannel Malloy signed a bill into law Wednesday that will block photos and videos investigators took at the Sandy Hook school shooting crime scene from being released to the public. He signed the...
View ArticleIncreasing Gun Violence Burdens Chicago Hospitals
Chicago hospitals saw more homicides and victims of gun violence this year than car crash victims, an unusual proportion compared to previous years, new data shows. Over Memorial Day weekend, a...
View ArticleTropical Storm Andrea Forms in Gulf
Tropical Storm Andrea formed in the east-central Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, and tropical storm warnings were issued for parts of Florida's west coast. At 6 p.m., the center of the Atlantic season's...
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Ex-Marines Tortured, Killed Marine Sgt., Wife: Jurors
Three former Marines tortured and killed a fellow Marine and his wife for money in a 2008 execution-style slaying in Southern California, jurors found Wednesday. Newlyweds Marine Sgt. Jan Pietrzak and...
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