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...