Man Shot Friend After Game: Cops
A North Miami Beach man is facing a second-degree murder charge after police say he shot and killed his friend while they were watching "Monday Night Football." Brandon Kyle Lapeikis, 19, is being held...
View Article"Sexist" Metro Ad in D.C.
A new D.C. Metro ad is being called sexist and offensive for depicting a woman rider who wants to "just talk about shoes," not about Metro's reliability. The poster was spotted by University of...
View ArticleMysterious Diner Leaves Huge Tips
Generous tippers are leaving a trail of thousands of dollars in gracious gratuity across the country, including Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The mysterious tip droppers dubbed “TipsforJesus”...
View ArticleAlleged Gunman Had Ammo Stash: Cops
Police found a stash of ammunition and newspaper clippings about mass shootings in the padlocked bedroom of the Connecticut student accused of bringing loaded guns to the University of New Haven campus...
View ArticleWomen Convinced Money Was Evil
A man was arrested after he persuaded, sweet-talked and fleeced two women for $130,000, Hallandale Beach police said. According to police, 32-year-old Joe Alvarez claimed he was a spiritual adviser and...
View ArticleLAX Shooting Suspect Denied Bail
A man accused of killing a TSA officer last month in a shooting rampage at Los Angeles International Airport was ordered to remain in custody without bail and return to court later this month at a...
View ArticleFemale Scientist Fights Sexism
Emily Graslie is the resident scientist and "chief curiosity correspondent" at Chicago's Field Museum, but as a woman, she's a minority in her field. Female scientists are few and far between, and...
View Article20 Arrests in Beach Riot
After more than four months of investigation, 20 people have been arrested in connection with this summer's rioting after a major pro surf contest in Huntington Beach, police said. The rioting started...
View ArticleDC Navy Yard Victim's Family Sues
The family of a woman killed in the mass shooting at the Washington, D.C., Navy Yard has filed a lawsuit for more than $37 million against the U.S. Navy, the Department of Veterans Affairs and two...
View Article2-Inch Nail Found in Panera Cookie
One Stamford mother had quite the surprise when her 7-year-old bit into a chocolate chip cookie from Panera Bread and felt something hard – that something turned out to be a nail that was baked into...
View ArticleWoman Charged With Assaulting Kids
A mother in Denton County, Texas, has been arrested after she allegedly forced her way onto a school bus Tuesday and hit and kicked some of the children on board. The woman accused of the assault,...
View ArticleStudent Loses Feet to Meningitis
A University of California, Santa Barbara student had both of his feet amputated after he contracted meningitis in an outbreak that sickened three other students, school and health officials said....
View ArticleCoast Guard Nabs 5K Pounds of Pot
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) thwarted a suspected smuggling attempt about 140 miles southwest of San Diego Monday, nabbing 5,000 pounds of marijuana from a panga boat. According to USCG officials, a...
View ArticleHero Dog Found Dead in Rubble
The remains of a dog that saved a family from a house fire were found Wednesday in the rubble of the burned home, the family said. The family had believed Nero, a 10-year-old Newfoundland, had escaped...
View ArticleMilk Could Hit $8 a Gallon
An $8 gallon of milk? That's what you could be seeing at the supermarket, if Congress doesn't pass a new farm bill soon. Why the possible jump off the so-called "dairy cliff" and potential price hike?...
View ArticleNewtown 911 Tapes Released
One of the first calls to police from the scene of the 2012 schoolhouse massacre in Newtown, Conn. came from a panicked woman inside. "Sandy Hook School," she told the dispatcher in a shaky voice,...
View ArticleFirst Full Face Transplant Patient Describes "Miracle" Life
Dallas Wiens went from having no face after a horrible accident in 2008 to being the first man in the U.S. to get a full face transplant. Nesita Kwan reports.
View ArticleCemetery Found Beneath School
Residents spooked by the discovery of several caskets, a skull and marble slabs underneath the playground of a North Philadelphia school should not fear. "Even though it is a bit unsettling," said...
View ArticleLong-Time WH Plumber Paralyzed
A man who worked more than 30 years as a White House plumber was left paralyzed and jobless after a car accident in Maryland. "This isn't what you call the golden years," said James Plakas, whose...
View ArticleOne Derailment Survivor's Story
One of the women who survived Sunday's deadly Metro-North derailment said she didn't think that one of the four passengers who died in the crash "felt any pain." The passenger, who asked to be...
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