Abortion Doctor Lived in "Squalor": Investigators
For nearly three years, Philadelphia Police crime scene investigator John Taggart has remained silent about what he saw after stepping inside Dr. Kermit Gosnell’s two homes and West Philadelphia clinic...
View ArticleNASA's JPL Brings Firefighting to Space
With an intense fire season already underway before summer officially begins, firefighters need all the help they can get – even from space. Scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Canada...
View ArticleMore Tricks Revealed: How Some Jiffy Lubes Inflate Your Bill
What draws many customers to one of Jiffy Lubes 2,000 stores nationwide is the promise of a cheap oil change. So, why is that by the time some customers leave the shop, their bill is sometimes hundreds...
View ArticleTornado Survivors Recall Horrifying Night: "Never Been So Scared"
Earl McCoy was asleep when a tornado — one of 10 to tear through North Texas Wednesday night — arrived in Ennis. He was awoken, not by screaming wind or blaring sirens, but by a drip of water that fell...
View Article"Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker" Arrested in NJ Killing
Authorities have arrested the internet celebrity known as "Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker" in connection with the murder of a New Jersey lawyer. Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, who received the...
View ArticleOJ Simpson Prosecutors Want to Call Surprise Witness
During the second-to-last day of testimony Thursday, prosecutors in Las Vegas revealed they want to call a surprise witness to rebut OJ Simpson's testimony in his bid to have his 2008 armed robbery...
View ArticleWildfire North of LA Grows to 3,800 Acres
Cool temperatures and decreased wind speeds allowed firefighters to gain ground on a wildfire that began Wednesday near near the 5 Freeway north of Los Angeles and forced evacuations and a school...
View ArticleLA Worst City for Dog Attacks on Mail Carriers: Study
Los Angeles was the worst city in the U.S. for dog attacks on letter carriers last year, according a new report by the U.S. Postal Service. The Postal Service released its dog attack city rankings on...
View ArticleMan Finds $4.85 Million Lotto Ticket in Cookie Jar
A Chicago-area man is thankful he got caught with his hand in the cookie jar — it turned him into a millionaire. Ricardo Cerezo's wife said she wanted to throw out a host of old lottery tickets that...
View ArticlePowerball: 12 Ways to Spend Your Winnings
No one won Wednesday night's Powerball drawing, which is good news for somebody: There will be an even bigger drawing on Saturday night. As of Thursday afternoon, the jackpot reached $550 million....
View ArticleDodgers Win 3-1 In Greinke's Return
Thirty-four days ago Zack Greinke hit San Diego's Carlos Quetin with a pitch that incensed the Padre, who charged the mound and collided with Greinke in a brawl that broke the pitcher's collarbone....
View ArticleStudent Arrested in Threat to "Shoot Up School"
A 19-year-old Santa Monica College student was arrested in connection with threatening to "shoot up the school" at the Santa Monica College's Pico campus, officials said. The Los Angeles County...
View ArticleCause of West Fertilizer Blast Ruled "Undetermined"
Federal and state investigators have ruled the cause of the deadly fire and explosion at a fertlizer facility in West as undetermined. The April 17 explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. killed 15 and...
View Article405 Fwy to Close Overnight in Sepulveda Pass
Late-night drivers on the west side will have to endure another freeway closure while crews strip and repave a portion of the 405 Freeway as part of a widening project. All lanes on the northbound 405...
View ArticleSuspect's Apartment Described as "Bomb Factory"
The man police describe as an individual "curious" about making bombs pleaded not guilty to the felony charges against him Thursday. Robert Colt Wilson, 29, was charged with seven felony counts after...
View ArticleMountain Lion Tranquilized After Getting Stuck in Aqueduct
A mountain lion trapped in a steep concrete culvert in Northern California was tranquilized and authorities planned to put the animal back in its habitat. The big cat was first seen about 4 a.m....
View ArticlePot-Bellied Pig Stench Causes Neighborhood Ruckus
The backyard stench coming from Moo, Hoot, Quack and Ribbet, a foursome of pot-bellied pigs living it up in a suburban neighborhood backyard, has neighbors fuming mad. Joey Fondren has complained that...
View ArticleDodgers Slowly Turning Things Around
The Dodgers entered the most recent home stand after getting swept courtesy of their bitter rivals, the San Francisco Giants. In the midst of a four-game losing streak fans were hoping the return to...
View ArticleRising Number of Drownings a Concern in Hawaii
One of Southern California’s top vacation destinations is having a year that’s proving dangerous for tourists, and local leaders have their hands full. On the Hawaiian island of Kauai, 11 people have...
View ArticleBank Robber in Spider-Man Mask Eludes Police
An armed bank robber wearing a Spider-Man mask eluded a police dragnet that forced lockdowns at three Simi Valley schools and an order for residents to stay inside their homes, officials said....
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