Chicago Mayor's Plea to Parents: Don't Boycott School
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel called on parents to ignore calls for a school boycott and send their kids to class on Wednesday as planned. "You have a disagreement? The court has spoken to that. You don’t...
View ArticleExplosion Levels NJ House, Woman Killed
A woman died in an explosion at her New Jersey home Wednesday morning, and police say she had called neighbors for help on her cell phone, but they couldn't reach her. State Police Lt. Stephen Jones...
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Reports of Heat Exhaustion; Crowd Chants for Entry
As security checkpoint lines backed up, several people reportedly passed out due to heat exhaustion while waiting to get into Wednesday's 'Let Freedom Ring' ceremony on the National Mall. D.C. resident...
View Article$2.5 Million Federal Grant to Fund Newtown Response
The U.S. Justice Department is providing almost $2.5 million in funding to organizations that responded to the school shooting in Newtown in December. The funding compensates organizations, including...
View ArticleBoy Who Fell In Sand Dune Meets Rescuers
The boy who survived a sand dune collapse got to meet the team who rescued him. Nathan Woessner fell into a hole last month at Mount Baldy, a popular dune at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and...
View ArticleMilitary Couple's Photo Prompts Outpouring of Support
An image of a San Diego Marine and his wife taken last week while vacationing in Idaho has become a national sensation. Special Section: San Diego Military News In the picture, Kelly Cottle is carrying...
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Teen Murders Boyhood Friend Over $60 PS3: Police
"He stood over top of his longtime friend and fired nine more times, shooting him in his head and killing him." That's how Philadelphia Police Homicide Cpt. James Clark described Daquan Crump's...
View ArticleFast Food Workers on Strike Across the Country
Fast food restaurant workers across the country went on strike Aug. 29 to ask for better pay and fair work practices. Click to see images from protesters around the nation. Photo Credit: AP
View ArticleCountry's Tallest Rocket Blasts Off From California
A powerful 235-foot tall rocket -- the tallest launch vehicle in the country -- climbed toward the sky with a roar heard for miles along the California coast when it took off Wednesday morning from...
View ArticleWoman's Body Found in Caribbean
The body of a Southern California woman who has been missing for nearly two years was positively identified on an island off the coast of Panama last week, according to the FBI. The body of Yvonne...
View ArticleMarion Barry’s Son Charged With DUI, Possession of Marijuana
Washington, D.C. Councilman Marion Barry’s son was charged with driving under the influence and possession of marijuana in Virginia earlier this month. Police observed 33-year-old Marion Christopher...
View ArticleZoo's Giant Panda Cuddles Cub Rather Than Snacking
Mei Xiang, the National Zoo's giant panda, is proving to be a doting mom. Today, her zookeepers couldn't tempt her to eat a snack; instead, she preferred to keep cuddling her days-old cub. Avoiding...
View ArticleFort Hood Shooter Sentenced to Death
Convicted Fort Hood gunman Maj. Nidal Hasan was sentenced to death by lethal injection in an unanimous decision of 13 jurors at the Texas Army base on Wednesday afternoon. The jury also stripped Hasan...
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Filner Accuser: "He Violated My Space"
Yet another woman has come forward claiming San Diego Mayor Bob Filner touched her inappropriately and exposed his "dark side," this time during an event at an elementary school. Marilyn McGaughy,...
View ArticleFamily of Conjoined Twins Speaks
These two twins have a special connection. Owen and Emmett Ezell, born conjoined on July 17 and connected from the chest to the belly button, shared a liver and intestines. On Saturday, the boys...
View ArticleFive Chicago-Area Students Charged With Hazing
Five students from a high school in Plano, a southwest suburb of Chicago, were released to the custody of their parents late Wednesday after being arrested and charged in a case of ongoing hazing at...
View ArticleWoman Stabbed to Death After SUV Flips
A 31-year-old Bronx man has been arrested after he allegedly rammed an SUV carrying his girlfriend, causing it to flip over, and then walked up to the vehicle and stabbed her to death. Dionis Espinal...
View ArticleDramatic Photos: Syria's Civil War
The 2011 uprising against Syrian President Bashar Assad gradually turned into a full-scale civil war, which killed nearly 100,000 and displaced millions of others. Now an imminent U.S. strike on Syrian...
View ArticleSan Diego Sets Mayoral Special Election Date
The San Diego City Council unanimously voted to hold the special mayoral election on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Mayor Bob Filner recently resigned amid sexual harassment allegations and his last day will be...
View ArticleDaughter Beats Mother to Death With Baseball Bat: Police
A New Jersey woman admitted to beating her mother to death with a baseball bat in their home Wednesday morning, police say. Hopatcong police said the suspect, Mirna Bolanos, 30, called 911 to report...
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