Rampage Killer's Mom Acquitted in Hit-And-Run
By JASON KANDEL A jury acquitted a woman, whose son went on a fatal shooting spree before committing suicide, of hit-and-run charges in her own criminal case that seriously injured three people,...
View ArticleDramatic Images: Kenya Terror Attack
By Gunmen stormed a crowded shopping mall frequented by Westerners in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, leaving at least 39 dead, according to Kenyan police.Photo Credit: AFP/Getty Images
View ArticleSecurity Worker Set 8 Manhattan Hotel Fires: FDNY
By A security worker is charged with setting eight fires in two Manhattan hotels where he worked, Fire Dept. officials said. Mariano Barbosa Jr., 30, allegedly set three fires between 2009 and 2010 in...
View Article4 Dead, 3 Critical in Lancaster Traffic Collision
By BRANDON LOWREY Four people in their teens or early 20s were dead on arrival and three were critically injured in a traffic collision in Lancaster on Saturday night. The two-car collision was...
View ArticleReport: Gale Sayers Denies Involvement in Concussion Lawsuit Against NFL
By Alexandria Fisher Bears Hall of Famer Gale Sayers said Saturday that he did not consent to a lawsuit filed on his behalf Friday in the U.S. District Court in Chicago that alleges the NFL and helmet...
View ArticleBody Found in Palmdale
By BRANDON LOWREY A man was found dead with an apparent gunshot wound Saturday morning in Palmdale, hours after gunfire erupted at a nearby party. The victim was identified as Oliver Adams, 22, Los...
View ArticleToddler Shot in Mass Chicago Shooting 'Doing Better'
By A 3-year-old boy who was shot in the head during Thursday’s mass Chicago shooting is “doing better,” a family spokesman said Saturday. Deonta Howard -- known as "Tay-man" -- was shot in the jaw and...
View ArticleParents Sue Over Water Tank Death
By JASON KANDEL The parents of a young woman whose body was found in a water tank on the roof of a downtown hotel in February are suing the establishment’s owners. David and Yinna Lam, father and...
View ArticleNew Push to Repeal Transgender Law
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Two of the major players in the passage of California's now-defunct same-sex marriage ban are backing a campaign to overturn a new law allowing transgender students to choose...
View Article7-Year-Old Boy Shot in Drive-By Shooting
Dallas police confirm a 7-year-old boy was shot during a possible drive-by shooting. It happened Saturday around 7:52 p.m. at a home in the 10300 block of Chelmsford Drive. The child was struck in the...
View ArticleMan Admits to Leaving Homemade Bombs Outside Police Department: Cops
Waterbury, Conn., police have identified and arrested the man who they say left a backpack containing two homemade bombs outside the police department on Friday night. According to police, Michael...
View ArticlePlane Makes Emergency Landing on Chicago's Lake Shore Drive
Authorities said a small plane made an emergency landing on Lake Shore Drive Sunday. Susan Carlson reports.
View ArticleFatal Crash Victims ID'd
Officials identified the two adults and two teens who were killed and three others who were injured in Lancaster when a car ran a stop sign and crashed into a pickup truck, a California Highway Patrol...
View ArticlePassenger Runs From Plane, Delays Flights at Lindbergh Field
Flights were briefly delayed at the San Diego International Airport Sunday after a passenger got off a flight just before take-off, according to airport officials. The incident happened at around 8:20...
View ArticleConcerts to Shut Down Hollywood Blvd.
A stretch of Hollywood Boulevard will be closed Sunday night through Wednesday morning to make way for a pair of big-name concerts planned for "Jimmy Kimmel Live." Beginning at 8 p.m., Hollywood...
View ArticleMan Abused His 8-Month-Old Daughter: Police
A 24-year-old father from Oxnard was arrested in connection with physically abusing his 8-month-old daughter, police said. Joel Alejandro Soto was booked into a Ventura County jail on felony child...
View ArticleMobile Home Overturns, Blocks I-5
An overturned mobile home closed the northbound lanes of Interstate 5 near Castaic for hours Sunday evening, authorities said. All lanes were reopened at about 8:40 p.m., but traffic remained heavily...
View ArticleSan Diego Woman Among Victims Injured in Kenya Mall Attack
A 26-year-old woman with ties to San Diego was among the many victims injured in Nairobi, Kenya, Saturday when a group of gunmen stormed a crowded shopping mall and began firing shots, killing at least...
View ArticleExpect the Unexpected at U.N. General Assembly
The United Nations’ mission is for countries to unite “for a better world,” but the annual General Assembly has often served as a reminder of the struggle that can arise when leaders of 193 nations...
View ArticleSikh Professor Who Wrote About Hate Crimes Gets Attacked by Teens
A Columbia professor who wrote a New York Times op-ed last year about hate crimes against American Sikhs was attacked by a group of teens over the weekend, law enforcement officials tell NBC 4 New...
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