Miss Teen USA Reveals "Sextortion" Case
The most recently crowned Miss Teen USA plans to use her national platform to raise awareness of cyber crimes after being hacked and threatened just months ago. Cassidy Wolf, 19, said she got an email...
View ArticleTropical Storm Erin Forms Near Cape Verde Islands
Tropical Depression 5 became Tropical Storm Erin early Thursday after forming over the far east Atlantic Ocean late Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. As of 8 a.m., the storm had...
View ArticleSmithsonian to Announce Discovery of New Mammal
The Smithsonian Institution will make a major announcement Thursday. A zoologist from the National Museum of Natural History will reveal the discovery of a new animal species. Today's announcement will...
View ArticleAnti-Filner Signs Placed Outside Strip Club
Judging by some signs placed on the windows of a strip club in San Diego, embattled Mayor Bob Filner is not welcome at the adult entertainment business. On Wednesday, signs featuring Filner’s face with...
View ArticleRockefeller Impostor to Be Sentenced
A German national and con man who posed as a member of the wealthy Rockefeller family faces 27-years-to-life in prison when he is set to be sentenced on Thursday in connection with the 1985 murder of a...
View Article2 Found Dead Outside Glendora Car Wash
Two transients were found dead Thursday morning outside of a Glendora car wash often frequented by homeless people, police said. A pedestrian flagged down an officer on patrol after hearing arguing...
View ArticleVa. Man Accused of Posing as CIA Agent to Hide Bigamy
A Virginia man allegedly posed as a CIA agent to hide from one wife the fact that he was with another wife in another part of the state, authorities told News4. David Jin Lee, 26, of Williamsburg, is...
View ArticleHusband Defends Wife in Teacher Sex Case
The husband of a Southern California high school teacher accused of having sex with five students came to her defense Thursday, just days after she was charged with 16 felony counts. "The truth will...
View ArticlePolice Fatally Shoot Knife-Wielding Man
Redondo Beach police fatally shot a man who was seen dragging his mother into a home and armed himself with a knife while being taken into custody, police said on Friday. Officers responded around...
View ArticleGas Main Could be Fixed by Friday Night
Thousands of customers in Riverside were still without natural gas Friday evening after a construction crew accidentally cut into a 6-inch gas main, prompting a leak that forced a stretch of the 215...
View ArticleMan Vandalizes Police Moments After Release
A man arrested on drug-related charges is back in custody after vandalizing the Chula Vista Police Department just moments after his release. According to police, suspect Jason Rodriguez, 33, was...
View ArticleFamily Stabbing Leaves 1 Killed, 2 Wounded
Police on Friday were trying to figure out why a 46-year-old father allegedly stabbed to death his sister in law and wounded his wife and two children, police said. The drama began after 6 p.m. on...
View ArticleGroupon Releases Marriage Equality Video
Most companies try to stay out of divisive political issues, but Groupon makes no bones about it where it stands on marriage equality -- they're all in. The Chicago-based company released an...
View ArticleAmerica's Favorite Pandas
Don't miss these amazing photos of pandas and their cubs in action. Click to see the life of the beloved bamboo-crunching animals in various zoos.Photo Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS
View ArticleMayor: NYCHA Residents Should All Be Fingerprinted
Mayor Bloomberg suggested Friday that New York City public housing residents should be fingerprinted as a way to fight crime in the system's 334 buildings. Bloomberg, speaking on his weekly radio show,...
View ArticleFort Hood Officer Recalls Gunman's Laser in Her Eyes
A former Fort Hood police officer confronted mass shooting suspect Maj. Nidal Hasan in court Friday, nearly four years after the last confrontation between the two. Sergeant Kimberley Munley's squad...
View ArticleAB 109 Targeted for Reform by Police Chiefs
The same law enforcement group that supported a bill designed to help non-violent offenders avoid returning to prison is now working on legislation that would put parole violators back behind state...
View ArticleMother, Daughters Among 7 Killed in Crash
Seven people, four of them children, were killed late Thursday when the Jeep they were in was crushed between two tractor trailers on Interstate 65 in Indiana. An Indiana State Police official said the...
View ArticleMuslim Foodies Host California's First Halal Food Fest
Muslim foodies are celebrating the end of the fast with California's first Halal Fest, where nearly two dozen vendors are selling everything from halal hot dogs to cake pops. All the goodies have been...
View ArticleIkea Recalls Kritter and Sniglar Junior Beds
Ikea is recalling two kinds of junior beds after reports of faulty guard rails. According to Connecticut's Department of Consumer Protection, 65-inch Kritter and Sniglar brand beds are being recalled...
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