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Calif. tour bus collision death toll rises to 8
The driver of a pickup truck struck by a careening tour bus died Wednesday at a California hospital, bringing the death toll from the mountain road ...
Conn. couple named 'longest married' in US
John and Ann Betar weren't supposed to get married. Her father had arranged for her to wed another man, but she and John fled Bridgeport and eloped ...
Frail Mo. teen found cuffed in parents' basement
Authorities found a frail 17-year-old boy handcuffed to a pole in his parents' Kansas City basement, where he said he'd been kept since his father ...
Prized Bosnian cultural relic won't show in NYC
Officials in charge of Bosnia's national monuments said Wednesday they rejected an offer by New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art to exhibit one of ...
Frail Mo. teen found chained in parents' basement
Authorities say they rescued a frail 17-year-old boy whom they found handcuffed to a pole in his parents' Kansas City, Mo., basement. Police said ...
1 dead as truck crashes, dangles over I-95 in Fla
Rescue crews used an elevated ladder to reach a bakery truck dangling precariously over the edge of an elevated overpass ramp after a fatal crash.
Monopoly fans vote to toss 1 token, add new piece
The end is near for the shoe, wheelbarrow or iron in the classic Monopoly game as fans vote Tuesday in the final hours of a contest to determine which ...
Police to review Los Angeles clergy abuse files
Police will review abusive priests' personnel files to see if the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles committed any crimes, ...
Armed gang rapes 6 Spanish tourists in Mexico
Six Spanish tourists were raped by a gang of armed, masked men in the Mexican resort of Acapulco, the latest chapter of violence that has tarnished ...
FBI: Ala. man was in 'firefight' with SWAT agents
The Alabama man who held a 5-year-old boy captive for nearly a week engaged in a firefight with SWAT agents storming his underground bunker before he ...
Feds: Killer of 2 NYC officers impregnated guard
A federal prison guard was charged Tuesday with having an illegal affair with an inmate convicted in one of New York's most notorious police killings, ...
Fla. judge: No trial delay in Trayvon Martin case
The murder trial for the Florida man charged in the shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin remains set for a June start after a judge Tuesday ...
Slain Newtown educators to be honored with medals
Presidential medals will be awarded posthumously to the six people who died protecting children at Sandy Hook Elementary School, officials said ...
Terrorists with Western links a growing threat
They are called "homegrown terrorists," Western citizens highly prized by Islamic militant groups because they can move across borders and carry out ...
Teens recovering after fingers lost in tug-of-war
A simple length of rope tore off the fingers of two teenagers during a schoolyard tug-of-war staged to boost campus spirit. The boy and girl had ...
Ariz. woman charged in lover's slaying testifies
A woman charged in the Arizona stabbing and shooting death of her lover has continued testifying about previous boyfriends who cheated on her ...
Ohio man recovers stolen 300-year-old family Bible
A central Ohio man's heart sank when he realized that burglars had broken in and stolen a safe holding his most prized possession — a 300-year-old ...
Prosecutors want life term for Ohio Amish leader
Federal prosecutors want a life sentence for the leader of an Amish breakaway group convicted in a series of beard- and hair-cutting attacks, saying ...
Slain Navy SEAL sniper had new book in the works
A publisher says a former top Navy SEAL sniper and best-selling author who was fatally shot at the weekend had a second book in the works.
Budweiser Clydesdale foal is named Hope
The three-week-old star of Budweiser's Super Bowl ad now has a name: Hope. Anheuser-Busch said Tuesday that its contest to find a name for the foal ...
Relative: Child happy to be home after rescue
Relatives of the 5-year-old boy freed when federal agents raided the underground bunker of a hostage-taker in Alabama say the youngster is relieved ...
Bus passenger describes terror before Calif. crash
The bus full of tired tourists returning to Tijuana, Mexico, was slowly winding down a mountain road from the ski resort town of Big Bear when it ...
Dominican lawyer dismisses prostitution reports
A prominent Dominican lawyer who has been accused of hosting outings on his yacht in which a New Jersey senator used the services of prostitutes ...