Woman Uses Hot Wax to Stop Robber
A woman used hot wax to fend off a would-be thief in Dallas' Oak Cliff neighborhood Sunday night. Teresa Mendez said she was on the 2500 block of Jefferson Boulevard, on her way home just after 8 p.m.,...
View ArticleFace Seen in WTC Column From 9/11
A piece of a steel column salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center after 9/11 is stirring speculation over whether a face can be seen on the twisted structure. The column is being prepared...
View ArticleSilicon Valley Executive Missing
Rescuers are searching for a small aircraft owned by a Silicon Valley executive that has been reported missing in the wilderness near the central Idaho town of Yellow Pine. Officials say the pilot of...
View ArticlePTSD Likely for NYC Train Vics: Doc
Several passengers hurt in the deadly Metro-North train derailment were still in intensive care on Monday, and even those with minor injuries are likely to suffer from the mental trauma of the crash, a...
View ArticlePope Francis Was a Bouncer
The new pope is full of surprises. Pope Francis revealed that he used to be a bouncer for a nightclub. Francis told parishioners during a 4-hour visit to a church near Rome Sunday that he had many jobs...
View ArticleAbducted Brothers Found in Mexico
Two Harbor City boys who were abducted by their father - a parolee who has mental health issues - were found in Mexico and returned to U.S. authorities, federal officials said Monday. Los Angeles...
View ArticleAbusive Teacher Flees Country
A Montgomery County teacher accused of sexually assaulting a student with autism has fled to Hong Kong, authorities said Tuesday. Police say 25-year-old Yee Tak Sharon Kui, a teacher at The Frost...
View ArticleLockdown Lifted at Conn. Campus
The lockdown has been lifted at the University of New Haven after a student was found with two loaded handguns on the West Haven campus this afternoon. Police have identified the suspect as William...
View ArticleWoman Rescued After Falling Between 2 Buildings
Firefighters saved a woman who fell between two buildings in Santa Ana Monday night, officials said. Officials reported about 6:45 p.m. a woman fell 25 feet between two buildings at West Edinger Avenue...
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Walker Crash Probe Continues
Celebrities joined crowds of mourners Monday night at a memorial at the Southern California crash site where "Fast and Furious" star Paul Walker and his friend Roger Rodas died, as officials...
View Article2 "Suspicious Deaths" Investigated
Simi Valley police were investigating what they described as two suspicious deaths Tuesday. Police said they responded to a call shortly after 7 a.m. about two unidentified people, a male and female,...
View Article"Push Mode" Eyed in NYC Train Crash
The deadly derailment of a Metro-North train in New York City has revived discussion of the widely embraced "push-pull" method of switching commuter trains' directions after they've reached the end of...
View ArticleBoy Hospitalized After Shooting
A 7-year-old boy was hospitalized in serious condition after a shooting that injured the boy's mother as they sat in a parked vehicle Monday night in West Los Angeles. A 31-year-old man also was...
View ArticleCharges in Inglewood Standoff
A man accused of opening fire on police before barricading himself in a home and holding his girlfriend and her 14-year-old daughter hostage for more than eight hours Wednesday was charged with...
View ArticlePaul Walker Tip Jars?
A Los Angeles coffee shop apparently set out jars asking customers to use their cash to vote for their favorite films starring Paul Walker, the “Fast and Furious” star who recently perished in a fiery...
View ArticleWishing for Mommy
If you've ever had children in a sport or after-school activity or playgroup, you've likely experienced it. Your child has a friend has a parent who is suddenly not at games as much, or plays, because...
View ArticleMen Swiped $460 in Condoms: Cops
Two men stole $460 worth of condoms and family planning materials from a Tampa CVS, authorities said. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office detectives are asking for the public’s help identifying the...
View Article"Tips for Jesus" Visits LA
"Tips for Jesus" is their name, leaving massive tips at restaurants is their game. From a $1,500 tip at a restaurant in San Francisco to a $10,000 tip left at a bar in Indiana, a mysterious person --...
View ArticleLong Beach Sees Hit-and-Run Spike
In Long Beach, police are hoping public awareness and a family's plea will help curb the number of hit-and-run crashes, which have reached 188 so far this year. Detectives worked Tuesday to find the...
View ArticleTeen's Killer Gets Life in Prison
A reputed gang member was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for gunning down a 19-year-old man as he visited the site where he friend was slain two weeks prior. In court, Esequiel Cisneros flipped...
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