Cop Accused of Poker Behind Wheel
An investigation was underway Thursday after a YouTube video surfaced that allegedly shows a suburban Chicago police officer playing video poker on a computer screen while driving down a snowy road....
View ArticleIce Jam on Delaware River
Boats are heading up the Delaware River to combat a mile-long ice jam that is causing flooding and has forecasters concerned the situation will get worse before getting better. The Coast Guard is...
View ArticleEpic Public Apologies
Take a look at some of the most notable celebrities, politicians and athletes who've made public apologies. Photo Credit: AP
View ArticleChristie Appointee Pleads the 5th
A former Port Authority director, accused of ordering the closure of lanes on the George Washington Bridge as an act of political retaliation on behalf of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, is being held...
View ArticleBridge Scandal's Key Players
Chris Christie At the time of the September 2013 George Washington Bridge toll closures, Christie, a 51-year-old Republican, was on his way to a landslide November re-election victory over Democratic...
View ArticleWoman Eats 72-Oz. Steak in 3 Mins.
Molly Schuyler's eyes were just as big as her stomach. The mom of four, who weighs in at 120 pounds, finished a 72-oz. steak in under 3 minutes. Sayler's Old Country Kitchen in Portland, Ore. holds a...
View Article9 H1N1 Flu Deaths in Calif.
Health officials are urging people to get vaccinated in the wake of recent flu-related deaths and a new strain of the H1N1 virus. So far this season, in the Bay Area, nine cases of swine flu-related...
View ArticleBoy, 4, Was Abused for Days: NYPD
A 4-year-old boy found dead in a Times Square apartment with burns and cuts on his body had been abused for several days, the police commissioner said Thursday. Police found the boy, Myls Dobson,...
View Article15-Car Crash Closes Dallas Highway
A chain-reaction crash over a North Texas lake involving as many as 15 vehicles is expected to keep Interstate 30 over Lake Ray Hubbard closed well into Friday afternoon. Texas Department of...
View ArticleVirginia Lawmaker Speaks Out For First Time Since Brutal Attack
Virginia State Senator Creigh Deeds (D-Bath) spoke with his hometown newspaper this week, sharing for the first time the details of a brutal attack that left him injured and fighting to reform...
View ArticleVIDEO: Man Steals $17K in iPhones
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department has released surveillance footage of a brazen armed robbery that took place at a Sprint store in Poway in which a suspect made off with $17,000 worth of cell...
View ArticleFoot Matched to Missing Boater
The human foot found in a shoe on Jupiter Island last week belonged to a missing boater, authorities said Thursday. The foot has been identified as that of Dominic Porcaro of Jupiter, Martin County...
View ArticleWoman Sues McDonald's
A McDonald’s customer is suing the fast food chain after, she alleges, a cup of hot coffee spilled on her at a Southern California drive thru. Paulette Carr said she was injured on Jan. 9, 2012, after...
View ArticleCops: Worker Drained Pool on Road, Caused Crashes
Police in Connecticut said a pool company worker drained an in-ground swimming pool onto a road in freezing temperatures and caused several car crashes. He's been arrested. Norwalk police charged...
View ArticleMissing Texas Soldier Found
A soldier who was reported missing after a weather-related delay at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport was located Friday "safe and unharmed," police said. Officials offered no other details about...
View ArticleBoy "Tortured" Before Death: DA
The 4-year-old boy who was found dead in a Times Square apartment with burns and cuts on his body had been "tortured" and starved for the last three weeks of his life, including being forced to stand...
View ArticleCustomer Tosses Coffee on Woman
A man angry over an expired coupon tossed a full cup of hot coffee onto an employee of a Dunkin' Donuts. According to Philadelphia Police the man frequents the store at N Broad Street and Wyoming...
View Article$23K Raised for Homeless Woman
Hundreds of people have come forward and donated to a fund for the homeless woman who alerted authorities about a man with a gun near the University of New Haven in December. The fund has reached...
View ArticleTarget: Data Hack Hit Up to 110M
The massive data breach that hit Target during the holiday shopping rush may have ensnarled up to 110 million of its customers and compromised more kinds of personal data than originally thought, the...
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