Opponents Protest San Diego Mayor’s Return from Rehab
Opponents of San Diego Mayor Bob Filner say he’s not welcome back in San Diego, even if he has been to rehab. Protesters gathered Monday afternoon at Civic Center Plaza downtown. They held signs with...
View ArticleSandy Victim Living in Backyard 10 Months After Storm
A Long Island man is living in his backyard, 10 months after Sandy flooded him out of his home and federal aid has expired. Chuck Burgio's backyard in Lindenhurst, N.Y., is outfitted with an air...
View ArticleSan Diego Teen Found Safe "Victim of a Horrific Crime"
The father of a San Diego teenage girl who was missing for nearly a week said the healing process will be slow for his daughter Hannah. "No one should have to do this," said Brett Anderson, who just...
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Feds: Sweeping Changes for Low-Level Drug Offenders
With the U.S. facing massive overcrowding in its prisons, Attorney General Eric Holder took to the podium in San Francisco Monday morning, calling for major changes to the nation's criminal justice...
View ArticleAutistic Man Helps Grandmother, Neighbor Escape Smoke-Filled Home
A man with autism is being named a hero, after he helped his grandmother and neighbor out of a home filled with smoke in San Juan Capistrano. When the electrical fire broke out in the garage Sunday...
View ArticleParalyzed Dog Walks Again With Wheels
Will, the paralyzed dachshund, is getting a new lease on life. Thanks to volunteers at the City of Denton Animal Services, he's got new wheels to help him get around. The shelter has already received...
View ArticleGroup Says Bugs Attacked Them in Hotel Stay
As many as 60 people, members of a south side Chicago church drum and bugle corps, say they were bitten by bugs during a several nights stay at a Cincinnati-area hotel. Eight members of Bishop Paul...
View ArticleCouple Recounts Being Held Hostage During Hialeah Rampage
The husband and wife who survived last month's shooting rampage at a Hialeah, Fla., apartment building spoke for the first time following a memorial mass for the victims Monday night. Zoeb and Sarrida...
View ArticleMichelle Obama Launching Hip-Hop Album
First lady Michelle Obama is getting some help from big names in hip-hop to motivate kids into healthy eating. Her anti-obesity program "Let's Move!" will reportedly launch a 19-song album in September...
View ArticleDive for Megalodon Teeth Also Uncovers WWII Plane
A North Texas couple hunting for rare shark teeth has made an extra find -- a crashed World War II plane. Wes and Kerry Kirpach, who are both teachers, regularly travel to Venice, Fla., to scuba dive...
View ArticleVacationing Teen on Shark Bite: Like Cement Crushed My Feet
A New Jersey teenager is recovering after he was attacked by what he believes was a shark while he was fishing in Florida. Christian Mercurio, a rising high school senior in Randolph, N.J., was fishing...
View ArticleGoats, Sheep Begin Grazing at O'Hare Airport
O'Hare International Airport finally got its goats. The city of Chicago on Monday set free a herd of animals to begin "landscaping" 120 acres on O’Hare property. The herd consists of goats, sheep,...
View ArticleMayor Filner Ignores Pressure to Resign
Out of therapy and now taking personal time, San Diego Mayor Bob Filner released a statement through one of his attorneys late Monday in reply to a recall effort to remove him from office. The written...
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CA Bill Seeks Parental Rights for Sperm Donors
California lawmakers will be presented with a controversial bill Tuesday that seeks to give certain sperm donors legal standing to argue for parental rights. The measure going before the Assembly...
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Oakland Police ID Body as Slain Federal Investigator
Oakland police on Tuesday identified the female body found near the base of a tree in Northern California as that of slain federal public defender Sandra Coke. Most had expected that positive...
View ArticleNeighbors Help Sandy Victim Living in Backyard
Less than 24 hours after NBC 4 New York's report of a Long Island man living in his backyard after his house was flooded out by Sandy and federal aid expired, neighbors and officials are stepping up to...
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Hooters Won't Serve San Diego Mayor Bob Filner
San Diego Hooters have placed signs in their restaurants saying Mayor Bob Filner will not be served in their establishment. “It’s localized to our four San Diego locations,” said Melissa Fry, director...
View ArticleMom, Dad, 6-Year-Old Son Found Dead
A mother, father and the couple's 6-year-old son died today in what investigators are calling a murder-suicide inside a South Jersey home. Officials got a phone call and came to the home on Kenton...
View ArticleMember of Old Guard Charged in Child Sex Case
Police in Fairfax County, Va., charged a member of the U.S. Army’s prestigious Old Guard after he allegedly posted pictures of himself having sex with a 14-year-old girl online. Spc. Matthew...
View ArticlePolice: Md. Teacher Sexually Abused 15 Minors
A music teacher at a Silver Spring, Md., elementary school has been charged with sexually abusing 15 minors over a multi-year span, police said Tuesday. Montgomery County Police said 14 of the victims...
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