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Man Tallies Up $200K Toll Tab

Paying tolls on your daily commute is a drop in the ocean compared to the E-ZPass bill one Virginia man drove up by ignoring them. Jason Bourcier doesn't deny that he rode the Dulles Toll Road nightly...

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Grandfather Detained in N. Korea

Merrill Newman, an 85-year-old grandfather from Palo Alto, Calif., is reportedly being held by authorities in North Korea. The San Jose Mercury News reported that Newman was visiting the reclusive,...

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Tornado Blows Pic 100 Miles Away

Daniel and Jamie Cobb are finding solace in the little things after one of several tornadoes that tore through Illinois destroyed their Washington home on Sunday. "This terrible storm rolled in and...

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Police Chief Apologizes for Roadblocks That Asked for Saliva, Blood

The Fort Worth chief of police personally apologized on Wednesday after revelations that his officers set up roadblocks for a federal drunken-driving survey in which innocent drivers were stopped and...

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Obama's Full Letter to Karzai

President Barack Obama wrote to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai about a draft agreement on a bilateral security pact. The letter, obtained by NBC News, comes as a grand assembly of Afghan tribal...

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Students Ditch Razors, Raise Funds for Buddy With Cancer

When Brian Levitas was diagnosed with cancer late last month, it felt to him and his closest friends like life had spun out of control. But as good friends do, they stepped up in a big way to control...

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Life and Times of JFK

November 22 marks the 50th anniversary of JFK's Assassination. Learn more about the 35th president of the United States, the charismatic John F. Kennedy.

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San Jose State Students Charged With Hate Crime

Members of the Black Students Union at San Jose State University plan to rally Thursday on campus to demand answers over the reported tormenting of an African-American freshman that included putting a...

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JFK Assassination: 50 Years Later

November 22, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Check out the photos from the day of assassination and learn more about Kennedy's tragic death.Photo...

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UConn Student Accused of Threatening President Obama

A 32-year-old UConn student has been arrested, accused of making threats against President Barack Obama and his immediate family. Joshua Phillip Klimas, 32, of Coventry, was arrested yesterday on a...

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US Mum on Grandpa Stuck in N. Korea

The U.S. State Department didn't reveal much of anything on Thursday in the wake of reports that North Korean officials had detained an 85-year-old California veteran of the Korean War last month....

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Driver Survives Speed Trial Crash

A car's safety equipment is credited with protecting a driver from more severe injuries in a high-speed rollover crash during a speed trial event at a dry lake bed in the Southern California desert....

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Doctors Admit Taking Bribes

Two New York doctors have admitted they took $100,000 in cash payoffs from a medical lab to order lab tests on their patients.   Dr. Gary Leeds and Dr. Richard Goldberg told a federal judge in Newark,...

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Incognito Hearing Postponed

Richie Incognito agreed to postpone his grievance hearing challenging his suspension by the Miami Dolphins until the NFL completes its investigation into the alleged bullying of teammate Jonathan...

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Man Faces Judge in Navy Bribe Case

A Singapore-based defense contractor accused of bribing U.S. Navy officials with prostitutes and lavish gifts is now allowed to leave federal jail, but his release comes with unprecedented...

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Watch: Tornado Levels House

Countless images and videos have shown the frightening destruction caused by tornadoes that ripped through several Illinois towns on Sunday. Perhaps none of them shows how instantaneously a home can be...

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Marines Killed in Training Mourned

A memorial service was held at Camp Pendleton Thursday morning for four U.S. Marines killed in an accident on base on Nov. 13. Family, friends, colleagues and senior Camp Pendleton leaders gathered at...

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Teen Accused of Raping Many Girls

An 18-year-old Pennsylvania teen is being held on $5 million bail after being charged with raping and sexually assaulting multiple underage girls. Joshua Benson was arraigned at a Bucks County court...

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2 Found Dead in A&P Parking Lot

Police are searching for the mother of two boys who were found shot dead, one inside their home and the other inside a car parked at an A&P supermarket in upstate New York, saying she may be...

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JFK Commemoration Details

For more than a year the City of Dallas planned to mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy with a solemn and dignified event that reflects upon JFK's life, legacy...

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