2 Dead, 1 in Custody in SF Shooting
Two women are dead, a man is in critical condition and a suspect is in police custody following a Friday afternoon jewelry store shooting in downtown San Francisco. Late Friday, none of the victims nor...
View ArticleWoman Tried to Smuggle Crack Pipes in Her Genitals: Cops
A Florida woman who was taken to jail for drug possession is facing additional drug charges after police found her trying to smuggle two crack pipes into jail through her genitals. Cynthia Scholes, 41,...
View ArticleTeacher Arrested on Wedding Day for Alleged Rape
A Westchester County high school teacher was arrested in the alleged rape of a 16-year-old student on what was supposed to be his wedding day Friday, authorities said. John M. Azabache, a 31-year-old...
View ArticleTeen Shot, Killed Chasing Cell Phone Robbers: Family
A teenager was shot and killed when he tried to chase after two robbers who allegedly stole his brother's cell phone in Jersey City early Friday morning, his family says. Muhammed Choudhry, 18, was...
View ArticleKids Made Themselves Sick in Cafeteria as Part of Game
The 22 children who became ill Thursday after eating lunch at a San Diego school cafeteria made themselves sick on purpose as part of a game, school officials confirmed on Friday. According to San...
View ArticleChild Pulled Out of Indiana Sinkhole in Critical Condition
A 6-year-old boy who spent more than three hours in an Indiana sinkhole was pulled out alive Friday evening. Emergency officials told NBC News that the boy was flown to a Chicago hospital for...
View ArticleWATCH: Race to Mackinac Parade of Boats
A new kind of parade sets sail in Chicago Saturday. Ashore Thing, presented by Michigan Avenue Magazine and the Chicago Yacht Club, are celebrating the start of the famous Race to Mackinac Island boat...
View ArticleProtesters March in D.C. After Zimmerman Acquittal
Marchers took to the streets of D.C. early Sunday morning to protest George Zimmerman's acquittal in the death of Trayvon Martin. "Trayvon was murdered," the marchers chanted as they walked up U...
View ArticlePost Zimmerman Verdict Gets Violent in Oakland
Anti-racism activist groups, and other groups including Occupy Oakland, held sometimes violent protests on both sides of the Bay Area throughout the weekend, in response to the "not guilty" verdict in...
View ArticleWoman Finds Officer Who Saved Her Life
A woman used social media to reunite with the police officer who rescued her 43 years ago from a Santa Ana, Calif., house fire that killed her mother. Angela Basore, 47, now of San Diego, said that...
View ArticleMan Leaves 7-Year-Old Girl on Median After DUI Crash
A man left a seven-year-old girl on a street median after he fled two DUI crashes, deputies said. Grant Mulder, 41, was arrested in Madeira Beach, Fla., after he struck a telephone pole, left the...
View ArticleMan Stabbed in Buttocks During "Play Fight"
What began as presumably innocent “play fighting” between a group of men at San Diego's Mission Bay Park ended with a man being stabbed in the buttocks and arm, police said. According to the San Diego...
View ArticlePastor at Martin Mother’s Church Calls for Peace
The senior pastor at the church where Trayvon Martin's mother Sybrina Fulton is a member urged worshipers to keep the peace following a verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, found not guilty in the...
View ArticleMan's 'Fugitive of the Day' Facebook Comments End in Arrest
A Florida man trying to prove his innocence by commenting on a Pasco Sheriff Office's Facebook post about himself led authorities right to him. Matthew Oliver, 23, was the sheriff's office Facebook...
View ArticleTearful Gosnell Associate: I Just Wanted to Give Care
The co-defendant in the high-profile trial of former Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell cried before a judge as she asked for leniency in her sentencing. Eileen O'Neill, 56, was sentenced to...
View ArticleSmelly "Corpse Flower" Ready to Bloom
A very stinky flower is getting ready to bloom — and its unique aroma is attracting visitors, rather than driving them away. The U.S. Botanic Garden hasn't had a titan arum, or corpse flower, bloom...
View ArticleBoy Buried in Sand Dune Expected To Recover
A 6-year-old boy buried for hours under sand at the Indiana Dunes is moving his arms and legs, doctors said. The medical director of the pediatric intensive care unit at the University of Chicago...
View ArticleHundreds of Child-Predator Suspects Rounded Up
A five-week sting operation netted 255 suspected child sex predators and identified dozens of victims, authorities announced Monday morning. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security...
View ArticleNJ Grad Killed in Street Fight Sparked by Mistaken Identity
A 20-year-old New Jersey man is charged in the murder of a recent high school graduate in an altercation sparked by an apparent case of mistaken identity, authorities said. The dispute began when...
View ArticleContagious Disease Spreading Among Philly Children
With Philadelphia in the midst of another heat wave, many children seek relief in fountains, pools and spray parks. But local doctors are warning that the water is helping to spread a highly contagious...
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