Train Was Going 82 MPH: NTSB
The Metro-North train that derailed in the Bronx on Sunday, tossing passengers out windows and sending cars sliding down a bank, was going 82 mph as it entered a curve where it should have been going...
View ArticleWoman Between Buildings
Firefighters saved a woman who fell between two buildings in Santa Ana Monday night, officials said. Officials reported about 6:45 p.m. a woman fell 25 feet between two buildings at West Edinger Avenue...
View ArticleSilicon Valley Executive Missing
Rescuers are searching for a small aircraft owned by a Silicon Valley executive that has been reported missing in the wilderness near the central Idaho town of Yellow Pine. Officials say the pilot of...
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Buildings Spray Painted with KKK
Several buildings in Miami Beach, including a Jewish women's prayer center and a homeless outreach center, were found vandalized with hate messages spray-painted with red, police said Tuesday. The...
View ArticleTrain Crash Drives Push-Pull Debate
The deadly derailment of a Metro-North train in New York City has revived discussion of the widely embraced "push-pull" method of switching commuter trains' directions after they've reached the end of...
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Walker Crash Probe Continues
Celebrities joined crowds of mourners Monday night at a memorial at the Southern California crash site where "Fast and Furious" star Paul Walker and his friend Roger Rodas died, as officials...
View ArticleAbusive Teacher Flees Country
A Montgomery County teacher accused of sexually assaulting a student with autism has fled to Hong Kong, authorities said Tuesday. Police say 25-year-old Yee Tak Sharon Kui, a teacher at The Frost...
View ArticleMorgue Freezer Malfunctions
A suburban Chicago coroner got an unpleasant Thanksgiving surprise when the Kane County Morgue freezer malfunctioned last week, causing bodies to thaw. A deputy coroner at the Kane County Morgue...
View Article2013 Top Baby Names
For the first time in eight years there’s a new No. 1 boy’s name out there, according the list of Top Baby Names of 2013 released by BabyCenter on Tuesday. The annual list says Jackson is the new No. 1...
View ArticlePope Francis Was a Bouncer
The new pope is full of surprises. Pope Francis revealed that he used to be a bouncer for a nightclub. Francis told parishioners during a 4-hour visit to a church near Rome Sunday that he had many jobs...
View ArticleMen Swiped $460 in Condoms: Cops
Two men stole $460 worth of condoms and family planning materials from a Tampa CVS, authorities said. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office detectives are asking for the public’s help identifying the...
View ArticleLockdown Lifted at Conn. Campus
As the dust settles following Tuesday's lockdown at the University of New Haven, the focus is on determining why the arrested student was reportedly carrying a rifle near campus and what he was doing...
View ArticleTracey Emin Kicks Off U.S. Exhibit
Miami is the perfect place for artist Tracey Emin’s neon and glass work. That’s what the London-born artist said at the unveiling of her exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami...
View ArticleIll. Lawmakers Pass Pension Reform
Illinois lawmakers on Tuesday approved a bill proposed to fund the state's $100 billion unfunded pension liability. The House voted 62-53 in favor of the bill — just two votes more than it needed for...
View ArticleDC Officer Arrested for Child Porn
A D.C. police officer was arrested and charged with production of child pornography while on duty, the Metropolitan Police Department announced Tuesday. Officer Marc Washington is accused of taking...
View ArticleTrain Front-Car Survivor "Grateful"
A 49-year-old Westchester mother of five says she feels fortunate to be recovering after the Metro-North train she was taking to work in Manhattan Sunday jumped the tracks and skidded through an...
View ArticleMetro-North's Hudson Line Resumes
Metro-North service resumed nearly its entire regular Hudson Line service Wednesday morning, three days after the train derailment that killed four people and injured more than 60 others. The service...
View Article100-Year-Old Woman Becomes Citizen
A 100-year-old Fremont woman was sworn in as a U.S. citizen Tuesday. Needless to say, this doesn't happen very often. Suke Haan Yu Cheng is originally from China. She spent most of her life living in...
View ArticleWoman Seduces 15-Year-Old Boy: Cops
Hialeah Police have arrested a 24-year-old woman for seducing a teen boy. Caridad Munoz, 24, is accused of coercing her boyfriend’s 15-year-old nephew into having sex with her Nov. 25, while staying at...
View ArticleCyber Monday Draws $1.74B
Cyber Monday is still on top. Retailers from Wal-Mart Stores to Amazon started rolling out "Cyber" deals at the beginning of November, and kept them going on Thanksgiving and Black Friday. That led...
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