Mugger apologizes to victim on Facebook 35 years later

It was a heartfelt, if belated, apology. A man who mugged a stranger on the steps of the American Museum of Natural History 3...

Mother of infant killed in Alaska plane crash led searchers to site

ANCHORAGE, Alaska –  A mother on board a plane that crashed in remote southwest Alaska made a frantic phone call for help resusci...

Televangelist Paul Crouch dies at 79

COSTA MESA, Calif. –  Paul Crouch, the televangelist who built what's been called the world's largest Christian broadcast...

NYPD traffic agent hit, killed by truck in NYC

NEW YORK –  A large truck struck and killed an on-duty New York Police Department traffic enforcement agent Saturday afternoon, p...

Judge set to sentence convicted serial killer Joseph Naso after jury recommends death

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. –  Joseph Naso, the 79-year-old former photographer convicted of the decades-old killings of four women in Nor...

Overlooked child abuse reports cast pall on Arizona agency; officials call for investigation

PHOENIX –  The revelation that about 6,000 cases of suspected child abuse reported to an Arizona hotline were never investigated ...

DEA, IRS raid Denver-area marijuana businesses

DENVER –  Federal agents raided an unknown number of marijuana dispensaries and growing sites on Thursday in Colorado, confiscati...

Child dies, 4 other kids injured after frantic car rescue in Minn. lake

ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. –  Rescuers worked frantically to free five children trapped in a submerged car after it veered off a highw...

New indictment filed in Miss. ricin letter case

JACKSON, Miss –  A Mississippi man charged with sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and other officials has be...

Authorities: Girl, 5, hid from adults and survived shooting that claimed her parents, brother

HAGERSTOWN, Md. –  Authorities say a 5-year-old girl who hid from quarreling adults has escaped unharmed from a shooting in a Mar...

Victim 9 sues Sandusky, Penn State over claims of 4 years of sexual assault

HARRISBURG, Pa. –  A young man who testified at Jerry Sandusky's sex abuse trial is suing the former coach and Penn State for...

More drivers positive for pot in Washington state

SEATTLE –  New figures from the Washington State Patrol show that more drivers have tested positive for marijuana since the state...

There ought not be a law: Kooky codes take aim at oysters, costumes and slingshots

Can you wear a costume outdoors, without a government permit? Not if you live in Walnut, Calif., or at least a half-dozen oth...

Unemployed Boston man overpaid by state can’t find anyone to take money back

A seasonal ferry worker from Cape Cod who gets his walking papers at the end of every tourist season told MyFoxBoston.com that he...

Teen with meth-laced drink dies at San Diego-area border crossing

SAN DIEGO –  Officials say a 16-year-old boy died after drinking a liquid laced with methamphetamine at a San Diego-area border c...

New York Public Library acquires Tom Wolfe archive for $2.15 million

NEW YORK –  The New York Public Library has acquired the archive of journalist and author Tom Wolfe. The library bo...

Boeing 747 mistakenly lands at small Kansas airport

A Boeing 747 jumbo jet mistakenly landed a tiny airport in Wichita, Kansas late Wednesday, raising questions about whether or not...

Investigators hope to interview 2 surviving victims of Texas apartment shooting; 3 others dead

HOUSTON –  The search continues for clues leading to a gunman who sprayed a suburban Houston apartment with gunfire, killing thre...

Charges dropped against Fla. teens accused of stalking girl who committed suicide

Charges have been dropped against two teenage girls accused of stalking a Florida classmate who later committed suicide after com...

Coroner: TSA officer died minutes after being shot at LAX

LOS ANGELES –  The Transportation Security Administration officer who was killed in a gunman's attack at Los Angeles Internat...

3 dead, 2 wounded after gunfire erupts at suburban Houston apartment complex

CYPRESS, Texas –  Three people are dead and two have been airlifted to hospitals after gunfire erupted at a suburban Houston apar...

Woman pleads not guilty in alleged plot to have granddaughter plant cocaine on son-in-law

PHOENIX –  A Ferris, Texas, woman has pleaded not guilty to allegations that she had her 9-year-old granddaughter plant drugs in ...

Hawaii legislator smashes shopping carts to deal with homelessness

One Hawaii state legislator has what he thinks is a smashing idea for dealing with the state's homeless population. State...

$16M lottery ticket unclaimed in Florida

Hitting a $16 million Powerball jackpot is a dream for most people. But losing a fortune by letting those lottery winnings ex...

Decline in gas prices lowers US consumer prices 0.1 percent in October; inflation stays tame

WASHINGTON –  Cheaper gasoline lowered overall U.S. consumer prices slightly in October. But outside the steep drop at the pump, ...

Virginia lawmaker Creigh Deeds, injured in stabbing attack, had close relationship with son

MILLBORO, Va. –  As Virginia state Sen. Creigh Deeds lay in a hospital with stab wounds apparently inflicted by his son, police i...

Aspiring rapper focus of Mass. investigation into burned body parts

A 25-year-old aspiring rapper has become the focus of an investigation into burned body parts that were found last week in two se...

Obama to honor JFK legacy before 50th anniversary of assassination

WASHINGTON –  With the distribution of medals to prominent Americans and a visit to the eternal flame that marks John F. Kennedy...

Hernandez associate Carlos Ortiz to make court appearance on accessory to murder charge

FALL RIVER, Mass. –  An associate of former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez is scheduled to make another court appearance on ...

TV host admits selling rare lizards

LOS ANGELES –  The former host of Animal Planet's "Wild Recon" show admitted Tuesday that he sold two endangered Ir...

Judge: Kidnapping, sex assault of girl forever alters Wyo. town; Mont. man gets life in prison

CODY, Wyo. –  A Wyoming judge said the crime forever altered this close-knit community east of Yellowstone National Park. ...

Jet crashes off Florida coast on its way to Mexico

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. –  The Federal Aviation Administration says a Learjet has gone down in the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida c...

Federal judge grants stay of execution to white supremacist in Missouri

ST. LOUIS –  A federal judge in Missouri has given a stay of execution to white supremacist serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin ju...

Zimmerman says in court filing he has at least $2 million in debts and liabilities

SANFORD, Fla. –  George Zimmerman says in a court affidavit that he has liabilities and debts of at least $2 million. ...

Transcript of Nuremberg trials coverage from World War II donated to US Holocaust Museum

WASHINGTON –  A one-time U.S. Army reporter during World War II donated a never-before-published transcript of radio coverage of ...

Idaho pastor detained in notorious Iranian prison granted visit from family

BOISE, Idaho –  Human rights officials say an Idaho pastor who is being detained in a notorious prison in Iran has been allowed t...

Liberty University student killed by campus police officer in off-campus dorm

LYNCHBURG, Va. –  Liberty University is operating as normal after officials say a campus police officer shot and killed a student...

Airline hijacker who left Cuba to face US charges denied bail in Fla. court

MIAMI –  An American who returned from Cuba to face U.S. charges that he hijacked an airliner to Havana decades ago will not be r...

Thousands gather to commemorate 150th anniversary of Gettysburg Address

GETTYSBURG, Pa. –  On the Civil War battlefield where President Abraham Lincoln gave a speech that symbolized his presidency and ...

White supremacist Cobb to represent himself against terror charges in small North Dakota town

LEITH, N.D. –  A white supremacist who wants to turn a small North Dakota town into an Aryan enclave is representing himself agai...

Massachusetts couple and baby twin sons found dead in home, authorities say

Authorities say they are investigating after the bodies of a Massachusetts couple and their baby twin sons were found in a home M...

Deadly tornadoes, storms tear apart homes in Midwest

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Sex offender accused of molesting 2 Nebraska boys

COLUMBUS, Neb. –  A convicted sex offender who moved into the home of a Columbus woman has been accused of molesting two of her f...

64-year-old man to stand trial on 1974 triple murder in Ohio

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio –  A man is standing trial in northeastern Ohio for a triple slaying that happened nearly 40 years ago. The ...

Tornadoes, powerful thunderstorms kill 6 and level homes across Illinois, then sweep east

WASHINGTON, Ill. –  Storms that swept across the Midwest left at least six people dead and unleashed powerful winds that flattene...

Tornadoes, storms tear apart homes in Midwest

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2 killed, 20 injured in Colorado mining accident

OURAY, Colo. –  Two workers were killed and 20 others were injured Sunday in a mining accident near the southwestern Colorado tow...

Coroner: 2 killed when tornado strikes farmhouse in southern Illinois as storms slam Midwest

NEW MINDEN, Ill. –  A county coroner says two people were killed when a tornado hit their home in rural southern Illinois. ...

Navy cruiser back in port for investigation after drone hits ship during training

LOS ANGELES –  A Navy guided missile cruiser hit by a malfunctioning drone during a training exercise is back in San Diego, where...

Orthodox Jewish man wins suit vs. NYPD over department’s beard ban

A federal judge has sided with an NYPD cadet kicked out of the Police Academy for running afoul of the department's ban on bu...

Gettysburg Address, 150 years later, is a sacred, but elusive text

GETTYSBURG, Pa. –  The Gettysburg Address is as sacred an American text as "The Star-Spangled Banner." But as immediate...

Recent killings of teachers in Mass., Nev., bring risks of profession to the forefront

The recent killings of two teachers are uncomfortable reminders that education can be a risky profession. In Nevada...

Desert Storm veteran fined $5,000, told to move trees at Florida home

An Operation Desert Storm veteran is being fined $5,000 by his homeowners association and forced to dig up two trees he planted i...