Chicago Murder Rate Best Since 1965
Chicago has seen fewer murders so far this year than any year since 1965, officials said. The city finished November down 25 percent in shootings, 20 percent in murders and 15 percent in overall crime...
View ArticleMan Found Shot to Death in Norwalk
Detectives are investigating the death of a man who was found shot and sitting in the driver’s seat of a car in Norwalk Sunday night, officials said. A citizen flagged down deputies around 11 p.m. in...
View ArticleCyber Monday Deals
Black Friday may be behind us, but the holiday shopping season is far from over. Millions of consumers are expected to open their wallets for Cyber Monday, the online shopping frenzy that takes place...
View ArticleFans Look For Answers in Crash That Killed Paul Walker
Dental records are being used to officially identify Paul Walker and Roger Rodas, and an autopsy could be conducted as early as today. The two men died Saturday when a red Porsche being driven by Rodas...
View ArticleAmazon's 30-Minute Drone Delivery
Overnight shipping too slow? Soon, you may be able to get your online purchases delivered in 30 minutes -- by drone. Amazon’s new Prime Air service hopes to deliver packages via unmanned “Octocopter”...
View ArticlePolice Search for Man's Killer
Authorities are hoping newly released surveillance video will help the public and police find the shooter who gunned down a 21-year-old man in South Los Angeles last month. Jarret Crump was shot Nov....
View ArticleTreasurer Charge for Embezzlement
A Bristol woman who served as the treasurer of the Connecticut Tax Collectors Association has been arrested, accused of embezzling more than $50,000 from the organization. Bristol Police started...
View ArticleToys "R" Us, Babies "R" Us Settle
The national retail chain Toys “R” Us and Babies “R” Us has been ordered to pay $178,730 in a legal settlement over pricing errors at the companies’ Southern California locations. More than 4,000...
View ArticleTrial Begins in Kelly Thomas Case
The trial in the criminal case of two former Fullerton police officers accused of beating homeless man Kelly Thomas to death two summers ago began Monday. On July 5, 2011, Thomas was hospitalized after...
View Article"Freedom Ship" Plans $10B City
A Florida-based company recently decided to resume plans in building a $10 billion floating city, which would be home to a community of at least 25,000 people. Freedom Ship is in its beginning stages,...
View ArticleDC Mayor to Run for Re-Election
Mayor Vincent Gray says he will run for re-election in 2014, after D.C. local politics-watchers spent months wondering if an ongoing federal investigation into his 2010 campaign would keep the...
View ArticleConn. "Booms" Were Earthquakes
Those "booms" in southeastern Connecticut on Friday were, in fact, earthquakes, scientists say. The Weston Observatory at Boston College said it recorded two small earthquakes near Norwich on Friday....
View ArticleSuspects Go On Crime Spree
One of two men arrested in connection with a string of crimes in New London, including a home invasion, slipped out of an electronic monitoring bracelet to commit the crimes, according to the arrest...
View ArticleWATCH: Woman Curses Out Judge
A woman facing a charge for a brawl while in jail repeatedly cursed at a Miami-Dade judge Monday, prompting the judge to raise her bond to $20,000. Mylife Rivera-Vazquez, 21, went on two...
View ArticleLegal Battle for Fawcett's Portrait
The legal battle for an Andy Warhol portrait of Farrah Fawcett resumed Monday as the late actress’ longtime partner Ryan O’Neal took the witness stand in a lawsuit with her alma mater, the University...
View ArticleHigh Winds, Below Freezing Temps
Get the coats and boots ready, because Los Angeles is about to feel a bit like winter. A cold front will bring arctic air into Southern California Tuesday night, resulting in below freezing...
View ArticleUCLA's 100th Kidney Exchange
During this season of giving, a UCLA program that connects patients with matching through an innovative exchange program celebrated on Monday more than 100 transplants. The UCLA Kidney Exchange Program...
View ArticleCollege Nursing Faculty Shortage
A lack of nursing faculty at some colleges and universities could bring the nationwide nursing shortage that began nearly a decade ago to one of its worst levels in years, according to health care...
View ArticleSandy Victims Await Money
More than a year after Sandy, a state program designed to help storm-devastated homeowners has handed out repair money to just five Long Island families out of thousands who have been promised funds,...
View ArticleHigher Charge in Facebook Killing
The South Miami man who allegedly killed his wife and posted a photo of her body on Facebook now faces a first-degree murder charge, according to online court records. Derek Medina, 31, had initially...
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