Ga. Christmas display featuring mannequin clinging to ledge prompts emergency response

BERKELEY LAKE, Ga. –  A metro Atlanta homeowner says he hopes he didn't offend anyone by his Christmas decoration of a manneq...

Ill. fugitive wanted in connection with carjackings, crash that killed boy arrested in Wis.

MILWAUKEE –  A man suspected of carjacking a vehicle in Chicago over the weekend and causing a collision that killed an 11-year-o...

Man in Santa Claus suit shot with pellet gun in DC

WASHINGTON –  A man dressed as Santa Claus at a toy giveaway in southeast Washington, D.C., is recovering after being shot in the...

Police confirm Nevada hospital gunman was urology patient, investigate chat room rants

RENO, Nev. –  Police have confirmed the Northern California man who killed one doctor and shot another at a Nevada urologist'...

Georgia hospital bans Christmas carols

A group of high school students was told they could sing about Frosty the Snowman but not the Baby Jesus at the Charlie Norwood V...

Christmas tree fire burns California home, gifts for family of 7

HEMET, Calif. –  A fire that started with a Christmas tree cost a Southern California family their home, two of their three vehic...

Veterans return to streets to make inroads with chronically homeless vets

CONCORD, Mass. –  Not far from where the Boston Massacre helped sow the seeds for the Revolutionary War, David Dyer points toward...

Signs of the times: Churches trading tradition for catchy, clever messages to draw visitors

ST. LOUIS –  A Florida pastor recently used his church's marquee to put out a message: "Christmas — Easier to spell tha...

Target says Justice Department investigating credit and debit card security breach, as lawsuits trickle in

Target Corp. said Monday that the Department of Justice is now investigating the retailer's credit and debit card security br...

Target says Justice Department investigating credit and debit card security breach

NEW YORK –  Target Corp. said the Department of Justice is investigating the credit and debit card security breach at the retaile...

Aaron Hernandez trial: Judge weighs gag order after defense attorneys claim leaks

FALL RIVER, Mass. –  A Massachusetts judge may impose a formal gag order in the murder case against former New England Patriot Aa...

New Mexico woman pleads guilty to locking 8-year-old girl in wooden cage

LAS CRUCES, N.M. –  A New Mexico woman has pleaded guilty to locking her 8-year-old niece with developmental disabilities in a wo...

Colorado Springs teen dies after shot by stepfather after report of burglar at her home

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. –  Police say a 14-year-old Colorado girl was fatally shot by her stepfather after a report of a burglary...

US moves troops to get ready in case more are needed in South Sudan for evacuations, security

WASHINGTON –  Defense officials say the U.S. is moving additional Marines and aircraft from Spain to the Horn of Africa to provid...

Va. town looks for ways to rid town of vultures that pay annual visit while migrating

VINTON, Va. –  Officials in a Virginia town are looking for ways to get migrating buzzards to buzz off. This year, ...

Pennsylvania woman tried to frame hubby with child porn

CLYMER, Pa. –  State police have charged a western Pennsylvania woman with putting child pornography on a computer in an unsucces...

Man charged with operating drug website tells NY court he wants bitcoin fortune returned

NEW YORK –  An Internet entrepreneur accused of being behind an online marketplace for illegal drugs has asked the government to ...

3 shot after gunman knocks on California apartment door

FRESNO, Calif. –  Fresno police are looking for a man who shot three people in the face with a rifle, critically wounding them, a...

Report: 20 cases of child trafficking investigated in Kentucky in four-month period

A first-of-its-kind report by Kentucky's state health agency has found authorities in the Bluegrass State investigated 20 all...

Military pension cuts uncertain, but change coming; commission to make recommendations in May

WASHINGTON –  Veterans groups are promising to fight against a provision of the new budget deal that holds back annual pension in...

Man throws 3-year-old son, himself off 52-story Manhattan building roof

NEW YORK –  A man involved in a custody dispute who was supposed to turn his 3-year-old son over to the boy's mother Sunday i...

Ukrainian immigrant, 3-year-old son dead in Manhattan building fall

New York City police believe a Ukrainian immigrant involved in a bitter custody dispute tossed his 3-year-old son from the roof o...

Man, 3-year-old son dead in building fall, NY police say

NEW YORK –  A man and his 3-year-old son plummeted to their deaths from a Manhattan apartment building, police said Sunday as the...

California city helps replace Christmas gifts stolen from home of Army corporal on leave

LODI, Calif. –  Army Cpl. Chris Petrossian was in Afghanistan when his frightened wife called to say robbers stole the thousands ...

Debit and credit cards stolen in Target breach reportedly for sale in underground black markets

Credit and debit card accounts stolen during a security breach involving retailer Target have reportedly flooded underground blac...

Report: 20 cases of child human trafficking investigated in Kentucky in four month period

A first-of-its-kind report by Kentucky's state health agency has found authorities in the Bluegrass State investigated 20 all...

NYC, Philly, and Atlantic City among major Northeast cities breaking high temperature records

TRENTON, N.J. –  Philadelphia, New York and Atlantic City, N.J., are among the major Northeast cities that continue to break temp...

Man, 3-year-old child dead after plummeting from midtown Manhattan building

NEW YORK –  The New York Police Department says a man and a child have died after plummeting from a midtown Manhattan building. ...

Storms responsible for 2 deaths in Mississippi, 3 in Oklahoma

At least two people were killed in Mississippi and three in Oklahoma as severe weather moved through the Southeast and caused inj...

SC police investigate shootout between assisted living resident and responding officers

ORANGEBURG, S.C. –  A South Carolina assisted living center resident is in jail after authorities say he fired a gun at the facil...

Military vet in standoff with Kentucky police

COVINGTON, Ky. –    DEVELOPING: Authorities say a military veteran has barricaded himself inside a home in northern Kentu...

Jewish advocate Edgar Bronfman dies at age 84

NEW YORK –  Edgar M. Bronfman Sr., the billionaire businessman and longtime president of the World Jewish Congress, which lobbied...

Storms in southern US kill 2 in Mississippi; thousands lose power, damage widespread

MONROE, La. –  A storm system swept across the central and southern U.S. on Saturday, bringing tornadoes and wind gusts that ripp...

17-year-old shot at Colorado high school dies

Claire Davis, the 17-year-old Colorado high school student who was shot in the head by a classmate, has died according to hospita...

Ark. tornadoes injure at least 5, damage homes

HUGHES, Ark. –  Two apparent tornadoes touched down in Arkansas on Saturday, injuring at least five people and damaging about two...

Teen who was shot at Colo. school dies, hospital says

LITTLETON, Colo. –  A suburban Denver high school student who was shot in the head by a classmate has died, hospital officials sa...

Philly, Atlantic City set weather records for date at 67 degrees; more warmth expected Sunday

TRENTON, N.J. –  Philadelphia and Atlantic City, N.J., are among the major Northeast cities breaking temperature records during a...

Emotions high in debate over Pinelands gas pipeline plan

New Jersey agency tasked with protecting the largest tract of open space between Virginia and Boston will decide next month wheth...

San Francisco transit, union leaders reach deal

SAN FRANCISCO –  San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit officials and union leaders have announced a new labor agreement, saying th...

Illinois deputy fatally shot outside holiday party

BELLWOOD, Ill. –  A sheriff's deputy has been shot to death while trying to break up an armed robbery outside a family Christ...

Illinois deputy fatally shot trying stop robbery outside Christmas party

BELLWOOD, Ill. –  A sheriff's deputy has been shot to death while trying to break up an armed robbery outside a family Christ...

Mom who baked cookies for school bus riders for 15 years shut down by complaint

CHANHASSEN, Minn. –  A Chanhassen mother who has been baking cookies for the kids on her children's bus for 15 years has been...

4 arrested in deadly New Jersey mall carjacking

SHORT HILLS, N.J. –  Four people are in custody in connection with a deadly carjacking outside an upscale mall in northern New Je...

California widow receives remains of husband, decades after soldier was lost in Korean War

LOS ANGELES –  Army Sgt. 1st Class Joseph E. Gantt went off to war 63 years ago, leaving behind a wife who never gave up on his r...

Police say they thwarted shooting plot at Colorado school

TRINIDAD, Colo. –  Police in southern Colorado say they thwarted a school shooting plot by two teenagers, one of whom idolized ma...

Judge, media barred from sanity hearing in Colorado theater shooting

DENVER –  The public and the news media will be barred from a pretrial hearing in the Colorado theater shooting case that will in...

Ex-Phoenix officer sentenced in 2010 death of man during domestic violence call

PHOENIX –  A former Phoenix police officer was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison on assault and manslaughter charges afte...