Gov. Rick Perry Announces $200,000 Reward for Texas DA's Killer
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, along with officials from Kaufman County, the FBI and the Texas Department of Public Safety, held a news conference Thursday morning where he announced his office was adding...
View ArticleChicago Proposal Would Allow Private Sponsorship of Police
A philanthropist or business could sponsor a police beat and put more off-duty cops on the streets under a plan being put forth by a downtown Chicago lawmaker on the City Council. Alderman Brendan...
View ArticleWhy SJ Walmart Suspect Was Out of Jail
When 33-year old Haamid Ade Zaid of Seaside was arrested in the Easter Sunday crash and aggravated assault at a Walmart store on Story Road, he was out on bail in a similar case involving a crash into...
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Teen Calif. Hiker Found Alive, Another Still Missing
A 19-year-old hiker who along with a friend has been missing in southern California's Cleveland National Forest for three days was found alive late Wednesday, Orange County Sheriff's Lt. Jason Park...
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"Tonight Show's" Last Bow Looms in Burbank
"The Tonight Show" will move from its long-time home in the San Fernando Valley back to New York when Jimmy Fallon replaces Jay Leno as host in the spring of 2014 -- a departure for which Burbank...
View ArticleRestaurant Gives Discount to Gun-Toting Customers
It's like happy hour with added fire power: "Open Carry Wednesday" at the Cajun Experience in Leesburg, Va., means patrons who pack heat get a 10 percent discount on their bills. Owner Bryan Crosswhite...
View ArticleSea Lion Hops Into Parked Car
A California sea lion in need of care hopped into a parked car on Ingraham Street Wednesday, animal rescue specialists said. The 10-month-old animal was spotted on the street by a passing motorist. The...
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Quiet Spring Break Ahead for Mars Rover Curiosity
The Mars Curiosity rover will take a spring break after months of exploration that must be placed on hold because of the sun's alignment between the red planet and Earth -- a planet-sun sandwich that...
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$25K Reward Offered in Sylmar Arsons
A $25,000 reward was posted Wednesday for information leading to the arrest and conviction of an arsonist who has been terrorizing Sylmar for more than four months by lighting tall cypress trees...
View ArticleSearchers "Optimistic" of Finding 2nd Hiker
In the hours after they rescued a hiker found "dehydrated and disoriented," searchers said on Thursday they were optimistic they would find the wounded hiker's companion after the two got lost during...
View ArticlePolice Search for Vacant Home Used in Kidnapping
Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding a vacant home in the San Fernando Valley used to hold a 10-year-old girl captive after she was taken from her Northridge bedroom on March 27. The...
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Home of Miami Heat's Chris Bosh Burglarized of $340K Worth of Watches, Rings...
Miami Heat player Chris Bosh and his wife returned home from his 29th birthday party to find they had been robbed of $340,000 worth of jewelry and purses, but his 2012 NBA Championship ring was left...
View ArticleOp-Ed Slamming College Admissions Process Was Just "Satire," Teen Says
Suzy Lee Weiss, the browbeaten teen who sounded off in a humorous op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal about her college rejections, said she was just having some fun. “It’s a satire. That’s the...
View ArticleBattle Over Paid Sick Leave Rages On
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter’s veto of a bill that would require employers to give workers paid sick time has put the issue on ice in his city, at least for the time being. But the wider battle...
View ArticleGay Man Stripped of Church Duties after Marrying Partner
An openly gay New York man says he was barred from his church duties after marrying his partner of 10 years. Nicholas Coppola, 47, who was born and raised Catholic, has been an active member of St....
View ArticleDetails From Kidnap Victim Lead Investigators to House
Information gathered through a community alert issued by police led investigators to a home at which a kidnapped 10-year-old girl might have been taken after her abduction from her family's Northridge...
View ArticleLAPD Responds to Bogus Shooting Report at Rihanna's Home
Police responded to Rihanna's Pacific Palisades home Thursday afternoon after receiving reports of a possible shooting and armed robbery at the residence, but authorities determined the call was a...
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Obama: Calif. AG Kamala Harris Is "Best-Looking" AG
President Barack Obama's whirlwind fundraising jaunt in the San Francisco Bay Area is being overshadowed by a compliment he paid California Attorney General Kamala Harris. "She happens to be by far the...
View ArticleSea Lion Pup Strandings to Be Investigated
With nearly 1,100 sea lions found ill and stranded on Southern California beaches this year, rehabilitation facilities are full, and newly sick marine mammals must be treated on the sand, a federal...
View ArticleFilm Critic Roger Ebert Dead at 70
Roger Ebert, the Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic and television personality who invented the thumbs-up, thumbs-down reviewing style, died Thursday after a years-long battle with cancer. He was 70....
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