Antibiotics Defeat Brain-Eating Infection in Boy
Antibiotics administered to a 12-year-old Florida boy have defeated a rare brain-eating infection and now his family is praying for brain activity, Zachary Reyna's dad said Wednesday. "Extensive damage...
View ArticleMan Attacks Neighbor With Chainsaw During Fight
Two neighbors got into a fight early Wednesday morning on Chicago's South Side, police said, and one man attacked the other with a chainsaw. The attack happened just before 2 a.m. in the backyard of a...
View ArticleNewtown Dad: Georgia Case "Frighteningly Similar"
Eight months after the horrific school shooting in Newtown, Conn., parents in Georgia rushed to reunite with their children after a man with an AK-47 rifle walked into an Atlanta-area elementary school...
View Article"Bored" Teen Kills Kittens, Posts Photos Online: Cops
An Indiana teen was charged with animal cruelty Tuesday after he admitted to killing kittens in an alley, then posting the photos to Facebook. The Lake County Sheriff's Department said the 17-year-old...
View ArticleYou Cannot Ignore the Dodgers' Puig
One of the hardest things when writing daily about the Dodgers is to avoid jamming Yasiel Puig stories down your throat. While everyone may be buzzing on a single incident with Puig, most of the time...
View ArticleStore Bans "Sex Toys for Filner" Recall Sign
A San Diego woman has refused to remove her handwritten sign seeking donations of new or used sex toys for embattled Mayor Bob Filner. “Save the women of S.D. Donate your new + gentley [sic] used sex...
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Rim Fire Threatens 2,500 Structures Near Yosemite
National Air Guardsmen took off from Moffett Airfield in Mountain View in the hopes of gaining control of several wildfires raging in the Yosemite area - spots that are popular with many Northern...
View ArticleMan's Last Wish Was to Make It Rain Money
Leonard Maull liked to hang out with friends at the Lewes Harbor Marina in Delaware. Now, a year after his death, he has many more friends and has become the talk of the town. "He had some surprises up...
View ArticleTransgender Star of Web Series Found Dead
Officers responding to a domestic violence call Tuesday evening found the body of a transgender woman -- identified as a member of a reality web series cast -- inside a Fontana apartment. The body was...
View ArticlePolice: Lt. Gov. Dewhurst Asked to Get Relative Out of Jail
Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst personally called police and asked to talk to the highest-ranking officer about getting a relative out of jail, Allen police said. He also asked for the cellphone numbers...
View ArticleFoul Odor Still Plagues Santa Fe Springs
The pungent, gas-like odor that has plagued Santa Fe Springs and nearby cities for months was still lingering Wednesday, despite numerous complaints and citations issued to the facility responsible for...
View ArticleVictim Fights Back, Stabs Her Attacker With His Weapon
A woman approached from behind by a knife-yielding attacker in Washington, D.C. was able to fight back, even stabbing the would-be robber with his own weapon. The woman was walking in the 6200 block of...
View ArticleMan Dies Days After Tutoring Center Car Crash
A 32-year-old man died Wednesday, days after he was trapped beneath a car that crashed into a Fountain Valley tutoring center, authorities said. Alex Martinez was among six people injured in the crash,...
View ArticleStolen Lorax Statue Found Hidden in Canyon
A famous Lorax statue stolen from the home of late author Dr. Theodor Seuss Geisel last year was found buried in thick brush off a canyon in San Diego Wednesday, police confirmed. The San Diego Police...
View ArticleSan Diego Leaders Reach "Proposed Solution" on Filner
After three days of mediation, San Diego city leaders have reached some sort of “proposed solution” regarding efforts to oust embattled Mayor Bob Filner from office. On Wednesday just before 7 p.m.,...
View ArticleACLU Says U.S. Illegally Blacklists Muslims
A covert U.S. Immigration program improperly uses religion and nation of origin to "blacklist" residents seeking citizenship, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) contends in a newly published...
View ArticleCouncilman Wants List of Quake-Vulnerable Buildings
A Los Angeles City Councilman wants to create a list of buildings that could be vulnerable to earthquakes, like an apartment complex that collapsed and killed 16 people during the 1994 Northridge...
View ArticleAdult Films Pause After HIV Infection
A pornography actor's confirmed HIV infection prompted adult-industry leaders this week to call for an indefinite moratorium in filming. The actor's name was not released. "There is no indication of...
View ArticleGoogle Doodle Celebrates Claude Debussy's Birthday
Google debuted an animated Google Doodle tribute to classical French composer Claude Debussy Thursday to commemorate the musician's 151st birthday. The animated doodle features a moonlit riverside...
View ArticleRivals Sharpen Attacks on de Blasio in 2nd Debate
The crowded field of Democratic New York City mayoral hopefuls met in a second major televised debate Wednesday, with Christine Quinn turning her attacks on a surging Bill de Blasio and Anthony Weiner...
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