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Human Trafficking Charges Dropped Against Saudi Princess

An attorney for a Saudi princess whose human trafficking case was dropped on Friday said justice was served and the nightmare has ended for a revered member of a prominent family. An Orange County...

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Texas Community's Little League Forced to Shut Down After $20k Stolen

An entire youth baseball league in Texas has been shut down for the season after its former president was arrested for allegedly stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the team's bank account....

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NASA Calls Off Deep Impact Spacecraft's Eight-Year Comet Hunt

Scientists on the trail of comets in deep space "reluctantly" announced Friday an end to NASA's Deep Impact mission after nearly a decade that included celestial fly-bys and hundreds of thousands of...

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NY Teen Surfing Star: People Ask "If There's an Ocean Over Here"

The next big thing in surfing isn't from California or Hawaii. She's from Montauk, New York. Now ranked #3 in the world junior circuit, Quincy Davis has her sights set on a professional career on the...

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Images Released From D.C. Hospital During Mass Shooting

MedStar Washington Hospital Center released a slew of photos of doctors and nurses on the day of the Navy Yard shooting. News4's Jackie Bensen has the latest details in the shooting as well as a look...

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Good Samaritan Helps Woman Gives Birth in Car After Crash in Miami-Dade

A South Florida woman who was on her way to the hospital to deliver twins had to give birth to one in her car after she was involved in a crash Friday morning. Thankfully for the new mother Jessica...

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Jesse Jackson, Jr. Auction Stopped Amid Authenticity Claims

Did Jesse Jackson Jr. use campaign funds to buy conterfeit merchandise? The feds are on the case.  The U.S. Marshals service is canceling a high-profile auction of clothing and memorabilia belonging to...

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Woman Accused of Sexually Abusing Girl and Filming Abuse: Federal Officials

Federal criminal charges have been filed against a 29-year-old Wallingford woman accused of sexually abusing a 3-year old girl, filming the abuse with her cell phone and e-mailing the video to someone...

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Stolen Gibbon Monkeys From Nebraska Found in Florida: Lee County Sheriff's...

Two stolen Gibbon Monkeys have been found in Florida after being taken from a home in Doniphan, Nebraska, officials said. The pet monkeys were found in Fort Myers after their owner, Nancy Stephens,...

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Chicago Mayor: Gun Violence "Must Come to an End"

A visibly upset Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel spoke at a prayer vigil for the victims of a Thursday shooting that left 13 people injured in a city park. "This is the real face of Chicago," said to an...

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Conn. Man Stabbed Coworker Over Potato Chips: Police

Bridgeport police arrested a 55-year-old Trumbull man accused of stabbing his coworker with a pen in a dispute over potato chips. Officer Darryl Wilson responded to the Food Bazaar on Sylvan Avenue on...

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Assault-Style Weapon Used in Chicago Attack: Police

Chicago's top police official says an assault style rifle with high capacity magazine was used in Thursday's park shooting that injured 13 people, including a 3-year-old child. "Its a miracle in this...

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Chemicals in Boston Home Blast Consistent with Making Fireworks: Report

The chemical mixture that sparked an explosion in a Boston basement apartment Friday morning that cost a man both his hands was consistent with the chemicals used to make fireworks, a law enforcement...

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High School Graffiti Probed as Bomb Threat: Officials

Police say they're investigating threatening graffiti scrawled on a bathroom wall at a New York high school as a bomb threat.  A student found the note on a tile wall in a boys bathroom at Nanuet...

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Courthouse Brawl Erupts Between Families

Four people were hurt, including two court officers, in a brawl that erupted in a New York courthouse Friday between the family of a suspected gunman and relatives of the 17-year-old boy he is accused...

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Fistfights, Robberies as New iPhones Hit Stores

Apple's latest iPhones, the 5c and 5s, went on sale Friday and touched off a buying frenzy around the globe — plus a few robberies and scuffles. The new phones, launched at an Apple event at its main...

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Model Testifies of Zip Ties, Attack at Photo Shoot in Carlsbad Motel

A college student testified about the moment the photographer she thought she was meeting for a modeling job tied her up. The victim said she met Matthew Terrell online and thought she was meeting him...

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Mother of Toddler Shot in Chicago Park: "They Shot My Baby in the Face"

After a violent attack at a Chicago park left 13 people wounded, including a 3-year-old Deonta Howard, the mother of the toddler pleaded for the shooter to turn himself in. "They shot my baby in the...

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Transgender Homecoming Queen

A transgender teen made history Friday night when she was crowned homecoming queen at an Orange County high school. "I'm so proud to win this not just for me but for everyone out there and for every...

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Obama Writes Note Excusing 5-Year-Old from Kindergarten

Who needs a doctor's note when you've got the president's note? One 5-year-old in Washington got a note excusing her absence from school Friday that any kid would envy. Alanah Poullard, a...

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