4 Friends Shot as Masked Gunman Opens Fire on NJ Street
Police are looking for a masked gunman who approached four friends walking down a street in a northern New Jersey town early Tuesday and opened fire, wounding all of them before running off,...
View ArticleWhite Sox Crowd Boos A-Rod After Suspension
Alex Rodriguez stepped up to the plate greeted by a standing boo-vation and blooped a single in his first at-bat of the season. Hours after Major League Baseball suspended the New York Yankees star...
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg Makes Case for Immigration Reform
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke publicly for the first time on an issue he has been working on privately for months -- immigration reform. Zuckerberg on Monday night helped introduce a film titled...
View ArticleHumane Society Wants to Stop U.S. Bull Run
In a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, officials from the Humane Society of the United States requested an investigation into what they called an "unlicensed event," and said the running of...
View ArticleMan Accused of Posting "Baby for Sale" Ad on Craigslist
A 23-year-old New York City man is accused of posting an ad on Craigslist offering to sell a 2-month-old baby for $100. The Staten Island district attorney's office said Paul Marquez, of Staten...
View ArticlePowerball Jackpot Climbs to $425 Million
Wednesday's Powerball jackpot is now at an estimated $425 million, the third largest Powerball jackpot ever. This jackpot started as a $40 million prize on June 26 and is the result of 12 draws without...
View ArticleUniversity of Iowa Named Country's Top Party School
The University of Iowa has taken the top spot as the country's most hard-partying school, according to Princeton Review's latest rankings. The honor was announced on Monday to coincide with the release...
View ArticleFewer Teens On The Road: Study
It seems that not all teens are jumping at their first chance to sit behind the wheel. Only 44 percent of teens get their license within a year of their 16th birthday and only 54 percent are licensed...
View ArticleSouthwest Nose Gear Likely Failed from "Stress Overload": NTSB
The National Transportation Safety Board says a Southwest Airlines plane's nose gear appears to have failed because of "stress overload" when it collapsed during landing at LaGuardia last month,...
View ArticleFlower Tribute to Terminally Ill Girl Razed
A road crew working on a Long Island Expressway overpass bulldozed the garden and traffic median during construction. Greg Cergol reports.
View ArticleIce Cream Man Sold Cocaine from Truck: DA
A Brooklyn ice cream man has been arrested for selling cocaine and painkillers out of his truck full of treats as children bought frozen sweets just a few feet away. Mina Gatas, 20, is accused of...
View ArticleScott Suspends Miami Lakes, Sweetwater Mayors From Office
Florida Gov. Rick Scott said he has suspended Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi and Sweetwater Mayor Manuel Marono from office after they were arrested by the FBI on public corruption charges Tuesday....
View ArticleMayor's Accuser: I Asked For Help, He Asked for Date
A nurse and a U.S. Marine claim San Diego Mayor Bob Filner abused his elected office when he asked for a date in exchange for helping a wounded veteran solve a problem with Veterans Affairs. Special...
View ArticleWhy We Love “Hump Day” So Much
Camels love hump day, and so do most American workers. Chances are you’ve seen the Geico insurance commercial starring a camel excitedly interrupting everyone in the office on Wednesday, also known as...
View ArticleHumane Society Wants to Stop U.S. Bull Run
The event isn't even slated to hit the Chicago area until next year, but already roughly 1,000 local thrill-seekers have signed up for the American version of Pamplona's Running of the Bulls. Hawthorne...
View ArticleFeds Bust Mexican Drug Cartel in LA
In one of the largest single crackdowns on organized crime in L.A. County history, a major drug raid Tuesday netted nearly $20 million in meth, and the arrest of eight accused gang members, busting up...
View ArticleFormer Stripper Accused of Trying to Kill Fiance
A Plano, Texas, woman accused of trying to kill her fiance is on trial this week for attempted murder. Vicky Renee Miller allegedly tried to kill Paul Dwayne Key in Nov., 2011. She dated Key for years...
View ArticleObama on Leno: Don't Overreact to Terror Threat
President Barack Obama gave an unexpectedly serious and wide-ranging interview to Jay Leno on Tuesday night, weighing in on a terror threat, U.S. tensions with Russia and even his recent lunch with...
View ArticleNationwide Search Launched for Murder, Kidnapping Suspect
A San Diego man is the subject of a nationwide manhunt, the suspect in a double murder and possible double kidnapping. Deputies were called to 2071 Ross Ave. in the unincorporated community of...
View ArticleObstacle Course Racers Deal With "Spartan Rash"
A number of amateur athletes who participated in an extreme obstacle course race in Marseilles, Ill., more than two weeks ago continue to deal with a severe rash that has spread across their bodies...
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