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Iowa museum says tortoise was never stolen
An African leopard tortoise thought to be stolen from an Iowa museum was actually trapped behind paneling in her enclosure, and a misguided employee ...
Off-duty Calif cop helps airport agent in Honolulu
An off-duty California police officer who came to the rescue of a security agent being assaulted at the Honolulu airport was praised by federal ...
1 dead, kids OK in N. Illinois school bus crash
A school bus carrying children to their elementary school Friday morning crashed into a Jeep, spun around and then hit another vehicle before flipping ...
Texas inmates back in jail after capture in barn
Two inmates in an East Texas jail took advantage of a guard distracted by other duties in his office when they pulled open part of a chain-link fence ...
Missing Ohio family found safe in Everglades
An Ohio family spent a rainy, anxious night in the vast Florida Everglades when their airboat became stuck in vegetation so thick rescuers could not ...
Warrant had been issued for teen in Nevada crash
Records show an arrest warrant was issued a week after a teen escaped from a juvenile facility — a disclosure that sheds some light on concerns that ...
Detroit resident chronicles his city's desolation
Tony Majka has been chronicling Detroit's blight epidemic in a unique and popular way. Using the name "Tony Detroit," he takes smartphone photos of ...
Investigators: Suspect shot officer, then himself
A murder suspect shot a police detective who was interviewing him at police headquarters in Mississippi's capital city, then shot himself, state ...
Lockup recommended for man who sneaked into jails
A man who repeatedly used phony credentials to gain entry into New York City's jails may get his wish to do more time. Prosecutors told a judge on ...
Colorado governor orders audit of inmate records
Colorado's governor announced a sweeping review of the state's prison and parole operations as more evidence piled up showing how a white supremacist ...
Nuclear sub sinking 50 years ago led to safety changes
The first sign of trouble for the USS Thresher was a garbled message about a "minor difficulty" after the nuclear-powered submarine descended to about ...
Holmes psychiatrist warned of threat before attack
A psychiatrist who treated James Holmes told campus police a month before the Colorado theater attack that Holmes had homicidal thoughts and was a ...
Murder suspect shoots Miss. cop inside police HQ
A murder suspect being interviewed at the Jackson, Miss., police headquarters shot a detective Thursday and those who came to investigate the gunfire ...
DA, wife mourned; search for killers continues
A slain North Texas district attorney and his wife were mourned Thursday by a shaken community that recalled the couple's love, warmth and public ...
2nd lost hiker rescued from Calif. forest
Rescuers who plucked a young woman on Thursday from a steep, rocky canyon wall said she was exhausted, had trouble breathing and likely could not have ...
Jordan aid to rebels raises tensions with Syria
Jordan tightened security along its border with Syria, doubling the number of soldiers as President Bashar Assad's regime warned Thursday the kingdom ...
Cornell wrestler charged with raping woman
A Cornell University wrestler accused of raping another student as she slept was arrested after the victim's companion snapped pictures of the young ...
Philadelphia gets ready to play 'Pong' on building
Philadelphia is getting ready for a supersized game of "Pong" — on the side of a skyscraper. The classic Atari video game will be re-created later ...
Students: Censure NY college prof for rape blog
A University of Rochester professor's hypothetical question about whether the rape of an unconscious person should be illegal has led to demands he ...
Survivors angry over 'Pain & Gain' depiction
The real-life murder, torture and kidnapping case from South Florida that's behind the coming movie "Pain & Gain" indeed reads like a script — just ...
Search off for missing Ala. shipyard worker
Divers and Coast Guard rescuers called off a search Thursday for a shipyard worker who was thrown into the water in strong winds that were also ...
Authorities: Man kidnaps his 2 young sons in Fla.
Authorities in several states on Thursday searched for two young boys believed to have been kidnapped by their father from their maternal ...
Volunteers make prom special for Alaska students
For girls, proms are all about the dresses. Kayla Wolfe just never imagined what it would take to pick one. First, there was what felt like a million ...