Park Officials Indefinitely Close Dune Where Boy Fell
The Indiana dune where a 6-year-old boy fell and became trapped for hours in crushing sand has been closed indefinitely, the National Park Service announced. The closure of Indiana Dunes National...
View ArticleNYC Confirms First Heat-Related Death This Summer
The death of a 57-year-old man on Staten Island nine days ago has been ruled heat-related, marking the first fatality in the city caused by hot weather this summer. The city medical examiner's office...
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Evacuation Orders Expand in Mountain Fire
A fast-growing wildfire continued to rage into its fourth day Thursday morning, covering at least 30 square miles of the scenic San Jacinto Mountains and prompting more evacuations. The Mountain Fire...
View ArticleRescued Manatee Returns to the Wild
"Nicky Bubbles, a beloved manatee rescued from red tide poisoning three months ago, is finally released back into the waters of Captiva Island in Florida.
View Article17 Arrests in Victorville Zimmerman Rally
Police arrested 17 people in Victorville, a city outside of Los Angeles, after protesters tried to storm a shopping mall and a group of youths opened items at a gas station market and left without...
View ArticleEx-Federal Prosecutor Found Dead Under N.J. Bridge
A former federal prosecutor who pursued public corruption in Newark and appeared on TV as a legal expert was found underneath a bridge in New Jersey Wednesday, dead of an apparent self-inflicted...
View ArticleRolling Stone's Boston Bomber Cover Sparks Outrage
Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is featured on next month's cover of Rolling Stone. Critics say the suspect is "glamorized" in the cover photo.
View ArticleMan Gets $92 Quadrillion, Briefly Becomes World's Richest
A man from Pennsylvania was briefly the world’s richest man when he discovered a little over $92 quadrillion dollars in his PaylPal account Friday. Chris Reynolds opened his monthly email statement and...
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Mars May Have Had Ancient Ocean
Scientists at Caltech have found the “strongest” evidence yet to suggest a massive ocean once covered much of Mars’ now-dry northern hemisphere. Scientists estimate this huge body of water would have...
View ArticleMayor to Speak at Benefit for Sex Assault Victims
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, under fire for allegations of sexual harassment, will no longer be honored at a benefit for sex assault victims, but organizers still want him to be a keynote speaker....
View ArticleBedbug-Covered Man Forces NYC Courtroom Evacuation: Report
A Manhattan courtroom was briefly evacuated Tuesday after bedbugs were spotted crawling up the neck of a man who showed up to answer a desk-appearance ticket, according to a published report. The woman...
View Article6,000 Evacuated as Mountain Fire Rages
A wildfire continued to rage into its fourth day Thursday morning, covering more than 35 square miles of California's scenic San Jacinto Mountains and prompting more evacuations. The Mountain Fire,...
View ArticleSummer Sleepover Turns Fatal: Girl, 8, Killed
It was supposed to be an evening of fun. Eight-year-old Alaysha Carradine was sleeping over at a friend's house in Oakland, excited to go to a modeling show on Thursday with her buddy. Instead, the...
View ArticleWATCH: Pitch Drop Experiment Caught on Camera
The science world might have tapped into something that is literally slower than molasses. Researchers at Ireland's Trinity College set up a camera to capture a pitch drop that was 69 years in the...
View ArticleMan Yells "Terrorist Rats" in Mosque: Imam
San Diego police arrested a man after he entered a mosque during early-morning prayer, yelled “terrorist rats” and made death threats. A surveillance camera captured the moments the suspect entered the...
View ArticleBoy's Condition Upgraded After Sand Dune Fall
A 6-year-old boy buried for three hours under sand at the Indiana Dunes is slowly seeing his medical condition improve, doctors said Thursday. “Nathan Woessner has been upgraded from critical and is...
View ArticleWatch: 1st Look at Video of Philly Building Collapse
Surveillance video from a city bus captures the moment a building under demolition collapsed in Philadelphia's Center City last month. Two employees and four customers were killed during the June 5...
View ArticleGunman Near White House “Only Going to Fire Couple Shots”
A man who displayed a loaded weapon at a U.S. Secret Service police booth outside the White House told officers, “I was only going to fire a couple of shots if no one confronted me,” according to court...
View ArticleHero Dog Saves Boy, Grandma from Fire
A burly dog named Bear awakened his new owner and her 9-year-old grandson after their Long Island house caught fire in the early morning, saving them before the smoke detectors went off, officials...
View ArticleMarried Couple Accused of Running High-End Prostitution Ring
A married couple has been arrested in Long Island for allegedly laundering money from their high-end prostitution service that shuttled escorts from New York City to locations around the world,...
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