Man Kept Awake During Brain Surgery
Many patients are put to sleep for something as complex as brain surgery, but not Josh Wickey. Doctors used only topical anesthesia for the 35-year-old's recent surgery, keeping him fully awake for the...
View ArticleNorthridge Quake 20 Years Later
Southern California seismologist Lucy Jones' job is to study earthquakes for ways to make people safer. NBCLA Earthquakes Page | Preparing 101 | Earthquake Myths Exposed | SoCal Disaster Resources |...
View ArticleMan Sentenced for D.C. Gun Video
Adam Kokesh, the activist who loaded a shotgun on video in downtown D.C. in July, was sentenced to a year in prison Friday, with all of the time suspended. A judge ordered that Kokesh serve two years...
View ArticleMap Shows CA's Serious Drought Prob
The drought has gone beyond "severe" in much of California. The historic lack of rain has translated into a stark lack of snow in the Sierra Mountains, a satellite image from National Oceanic and...
View ArticleBody Parts Found in River, Connection to Missing Teen Probed
Police are combing the East River and Queens shoreline after a human arm, a torso and pair of legs were found just southwest of the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, and the family of a missing teenager has...
View ArticleCA Gov. Declares Drought
SAN FRANCISCO - Gov. Jerry Brown declared a drought emergency on Friday, citing a need for conservation efforts and a fingers-crossed message that he "hopes it will rain" soon during what looks like it...
View Article2 Students Shot at Philly School
A shooting inside a Philadelphia high school has left two students shot. Police say one suspect has been taken into custody, but that they are still searching for at least one other juvenile. "Two...
View ArticleBoy's Abuse Case to Lead to Changes
A review of the case involving a 4-year-old boy found dead in a Times Square apartment after he was abused and starved has revealed several improvements needed in the child welfare system, Mayor de...
View ArticlePilots on Wrong Mo. Airport Landing
The National Transportation Safety Board released preliminary information from its investigation into the recent landing of a Southwest Airlines 737 at the wrong airport in Missouri. The pilots...
View ArticleMail to Girl "Killed in Car Crash"
A suburban Chicago couple who lost their teenage daughter in a car crash last year feels as if they were victimized again after receiving a letter from OfficeMax Thursday. The envelope was addressed to...
View Article18 Dead in India Stampede
A pre-dawn stampede killed 18 people Saturday as tens of thousands of people gathered to mourn the death of a Muslim spiritual leader in India's financial capital, police said. At least 40 other people...
View ArticleCar Tied to Slayings Found
A car connected to a man missing since the deadly Christmas Eve shooting of his fiancée and brother outside a San Diego mall was found in Riverside, Calif., on Friday, officials confirmed. Inside the...
View ArticleMd. Kids Killed, Mother in Custody
A young boy and girl were found dead, and their two siblings were found severely injured, inside a Germantown, Md., townhome Friday morning, police say. Police are questioning the children's...
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Woman's Long Quest Yields Answers
Overly enthusiastic fans of musical theater have been known at times to call a night at the theater a "life-changing experience." It is, clearly, a bit of hyperbole. When Kim Delevett says it, though,...
View ArticleFlu Outbreak Reaches Epidemic: CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ruled the proportion of deaths from pneumonia and influenza was enough to reach the epidemic threshold for the first time this season. That means the...
View ArticleNational Zoo Panda Cub Makes Debut
Every time we think the National Zoo's beyond-adorable panda cub, Bao Bao, couldn't get any cuter, she proves us wrong. Fortunately, you don't have to wait any longer to see her in person. The...
View ArticleMother Charged With Murder
Detectives in Montgomery County, Md., have charged a mother with the deaths of her two children. Police charged Zakieya Latrice Avery, 28, of Germantown, with two counts of first-degree murder and two...
View ArticleSuspect in School Shooting Charged
A suspect in a Philadelphia school shooting that sent two students to the hospital turned himself in Saturday afternoon. Police say the 17-year-old boy was involved in a shooting on Friday shortly...
View ArticleMan Had 3,000 Child Porn Pics: Cops
A 65-year-old Avon man is facing charges after investigators found more than 3,000 child pornography files at his home, according to police. The arrest came about after state police received a tip from...
View ArticleShot on Chicago Expressway
Three people were injured, including a pregnant woman, early Saturday morning after a gunman opened fire into an SUV that broke down along a Chicago expressway, officials said. Illinois State Police...
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