Conn. Mulls Puppy Mill Ban
Some state lawmakers are considering a ban that would prevent Connecticut pet stores from selling dogs, cats and rabbits that come from breeders who have raised them in sub-par conditions. Activists...
View ArticleMcAfee Plots Tech Return, Pledges to Make Internet Unhackable
John McAfee believes only one man can save the Internet. That man is John McAfee. The mercurial founder of anti-virus software, whose high-profile escape from Belize made international headlines in...
View ArticleBomb Squad Investigation Over at LAX Terminal
The Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport was partially evacuated Wednesday after a report of a suspicious package. The investigation determined that the item, left on...
View ArticleWorld's Biggest Twerking Party: Hundreds Twerk in NYC
The world's biggest twerking party hit New York on Wednesday, as hundreds of avid twerkers danced their way into the record books. More than 250 people in Herald Square twerked their way to a Guinness...
View ArticleFamous Filibusters
From "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" to Rand Paul, Wendy Davis and Ted Cruz, check out famous examples of politicians taking about their cause 'til they drop. Photo Credit: AP
View ArticleDad of NJ Boy Who Fatally Shot Pal, 6, Is Indicted
The father of a young New Jersey boy who fatally shot his 6-year-old playmate has been indicted on six counts of child endangerment. An Ocean County grand jury returned the indictment against Anthony...
View ArticleDoctors Unveil 1st Thought-Controlled Bionic Leg
Zac Vawter walks so naturally it takes a moment to realize he's using an artificial leg. That's because this is the world's first thought-controlled bionic leg, an amazing experiment the Rehabilitation...
View Article1st Thought-Controlled Bionic Leg
Zac Vawter is using the world's first thought-controlled bionic leg, an amazing experiment the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago says "represents a significant milestone in the rapidly-growing field...
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OC Student Killed on SF Train
San Francisco police have arrested a man suspected of shooting and killing a Muni passenger and Southern California native in an attack they are calling "random" and "unprovoked." Justin Valdez, 20,...
View ArticlePlane Crashes in Ill. Parking Lot
Bolingbrook police have confirmed that a woman is dead and a man hospitalized following a small plane crash Wednesday. It happened at about 5:15 p.m. in the parking lot of a Chase Bank at 262 S. Weber...
View ArticleSilky Strands Fall from Texas Skies
North Texans called and emailed NBC 5 puzzled over what they saw in the skies Wednesday, but it turns out it was just Mother Nature at work. "I noticed this 8 to 10 foot cobweb strand stringing and...
View ArticleWoman Makes 300 Sandwiches for Engagement Ring, Stirs Controversy
A New York woman on a mission to make 300 sandwiches in exchange for an engagement ring is more than half way through her goal and her critics have not been kind. Stephanie Smith on Tuesday detailed...
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Rumors Swirl of Banksy's Return
Speculation abounds that the notoriously secretive street artist Banksy is getting ready to announce his next show, more than a year after he released his last piece. Banksy posted a picture of a mural...
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Birthday Wrap Used to Conceal Pot at LAX
Two passengers tried to smuggle 100 pounds of marijuana -- disguised as birthday presents -- through Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday, officials said. Shortly after 5 a.m., TSA officers at...
View ArticleHotel Server Retires After 53 Years
Imagine working at the same job for 53 years. You would have started that gig in 1960, when gas was 25 cents a gallon and the average price of a new car was $2,600. That was the year Bobbe Hellom...
View ArticleCrime Lab Backlog Delays DNA Match in Serial Rapes
DNA matches enabled investigators of a sexual assault at a Riverside massage parlor to discover the pattern of a serial rapist, but getting those lab results took more than two years, according to...
View ArticlePerson of Interest in String of Ventura Blvd. Fires
Police on Thursday morning were searching for an arsonist who lit parts of a near-one-mile stretch of Sherman Oaks along Ventura Boulevard ablaze Wednesday night, threatening homes and businesses on...
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Surrendered Child Reunites With "Hero" Firefighter
The phone rang at a Rancho Cucamonga firehouse in September 2001. It was a call unlike any the station had ever received. It came just months after the Safe Surrender law took effect, allowing people...
View ArticleStudents Hack LAUSD-Issued iPads
The Los Angeles Unified School District said it was working to fix a "glitch" that allowed dozens of students to hack school-issued iPads and use them for non-educational purposes off campus. The LAUSD...
View ArticleMassive Recall of Deli Foods Underway
A variety of ready-to-eat salads, cole slaw and dips sold in California are being recalled due to possible Listeria contamination. The products sold by Garden-Fresh Foods in various sizes – from 6 to...
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