SoCal Heat Wave Intensifies
A high pressure system lingering over Southern California will keep the weather hot and sticky through the weekend, with the mercury expected to spike into the triple digits in many parts of the...
View ArticleNewtown Must Turn Over Adam Lanza's School Records
A Connecticut judge has ordered Newtown to comply with a subpoena from the state child advocate’s office and turn over the school records of 20-year-old Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting suspect...
View ArticleWoman Loses $50,000 in Online Dating Scam: Deputies
A 66-year-old Florida woman lost $50,000 after a person she met on a dating site scammed her into sending funds for a supposed building project, officials said. The Ocala woman developed an online...
View ArticleRiverside House "Completely Blown Up"
Firefighters continued to spray water on flames Friday morning after an explosion at a Riverside home -- a blast that neighbors described as feeling like an earthquake, big rig crash and a "truck...
View ArticleNJ Boy Targeted Classmates in Violent Plot: Police
Police are expected to file charges against an 11-year-old New Jersey boy after an investigation uncovered an alleged plot to kill 40 classmates, authorities say. The boy was in the fifth grade at...
View ArticleMan Sentenced in Calif. Suitcase Murder
The mother of a slain California woman who was strangled and stuffed in a suitcase blasted her daughter's convicted killer on Friday, saying she feels “so much hate” for the man and wishes he would...
View ArticleJust-Married Couple Rappels Down 19-Story Hotel
A just-married bride slowly rappelled down the side of a downtown Miami hotel after her wedding atop the building Friday, stopping at times so a photographer could take pictures of her as she made the...
View ArticleUPS Driver Rescues Woman in Burning Pickup
A driver used a fire extinguisher from his UPS delivery truck to put out flames on a woman involved in a fiery wreck Friday on the 60 Freeway in the Mira Loma area east of Los Angeles. Three people...
View ArticleSyria and Chemical Weapons: What You Need to Know
The numbers behind Syria's civil war are staggering: Well over 100,000 people have died, according to the United Nations. More than 6 million, nearly a third of Syria's population, have been forced...
View ArticleCalifornia Youth Flock to Sport of Shooting
Daimian Guzman said his first time pulling the trigger sent a thrill through him he’d never felt before. “When you first heard the boom and saw the shell fly out, it was a fun experience,” he recalled....
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NASA Poised for Return to Moon
An unmanned rocket is set to blast off from Earth Friday night on a mission to explore our celestial "backyard." NASA's LADEE (pronounced like "laddie") will loop around the moon to study its...
View ArticleBoston Bombing Survivor Returns Home
A Southern California man left for Boston in April to watch his daughter cross the finish line at the Boston Marathon. Never did he or his family imagine it would take him five months to get home. John...
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Brothers Charged With Murder in Girl's Shooting
As a Palmdale family struggles with the decision of whether to take a 7-year-old shooting victim off life support, two brothers were charged Friday with murder. Jesus Peralta, 22, and Carlos Peralta,...
View ArticleHow to Talk Weight With Teens
A rumor circulating that LA schools were sending so-called “fat letters” to parents about their overweight children turned out to be false, NBC4 found. But the online chatter did raise the issue of...
View ArticleBaby Medicine Recalled After Plastic Pieces Found
About 200,000 bottles of baby medicine are being recalled after tiny plastic particles were found in a batch during manufacturing, officials announced Friday. Consumers that have select bottles of...
View ArticleSan Jose Files New Arguments in Battle vs. MLB
The battle continues between Major League Baseball and the City of San Jose. Lawyers for the city filed new arguments in federal court Friday. The new arguments say baseball's "illegal and collusive...
View ArticleChicago Police Department Looks to Boost Recruits
The Chicago Police Department is looking to boost its list of recruits by the thousands. Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said Friday he hopes to have 30,000 people apply to become police...
View ArticleHate Crimes Unit Investigating Union Square Attack
NYPD's Hate Crimes unit is investigating after a man allegedly declared he would attack the first white person he came across, then punched and knocked out a 69-year-old man in Union Square Wednesday....
View ArticleLAUSD Hiring Pro Investigators for Abuse Cases
Teachers suspected of abusing children will be investigated by a new generation of school staff with backgrounds in law enforcement and child protective services, according to the Los Angeles Unified...
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