
Lennon's killer denied parole for 7th time in NY
John Lennon's killer was denied release from prison in his seventh appearance before a parole board, New York corrections officials said Thursday.

Nuke agency forms special Iran team
The U.N. nuclear agency is forming a special Iran team, drawing together sleuths in weapons technology, intelligence analysis, radiation and other ...

Montana man injured by runaway cow
A construction worker who tried to help police corral a runaway cow said the bovine charged at him "like a bull at a rodeo," tossing him into the air ...

40 indicted in drug ring run from Indiana prisons
Two inmates housed at different Indiana prisons used cellphones smuggled in by guards to run a drug ring that distributed methamphetamine and heroin, ...

Costs of big wildfire season hurting some states
Twisted sheets of metal, the hulks of pickup trucks and brick walls were all that was left of homes once sheltered by green pine and cedar trees.

Police: Man shot in squad car called girlfriend
Police in Jonesboro say the girlfriend of a man shot to death in the back of a squad car told an investigator he had called her from the car and said ...
Excerpts of 911 call by NJ mom who decapitated son
Excerpts from Chevonne Thomas' 911 call to a Camden, N.J., dispatcher in which she says she stabbed her 2-year-old son; Police said Thomas decapitated ...

Police: Woman says man called from Ark. squad car
The girlfriend of a man who was fatally shot in the back of an Arkansas patrol car told an investigator that he called her from the car and said he ...

Ind. mom convicted in son's death in fire released
Kristine Bunch hugged her mother and her teenage son, basking in the warm Indiana sunshine for the first time Wednesday afternoon following 16 years ...
Judge: Fort Hood suspect's beard disrupts court
A judge has the authority to order an Army psychiatrist charged in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage to be forcibly shaved before his murder trial, ...
Obama mocks Akin, says Akin missed science class
President Barack Obama is mocking Senate candidate Todd Akin of Missouri for his remarks about a woman's body being able to avoid pregnancy during ...

Jeffrey Dahmer's childhood home for sale in Ohio
The childhood home of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is for sale in northern Ohio. The three-bedroom, 2,170-square foot home on a private wooded lot in ...
Court: Ex-NFL punter eligible for workers comp
Longtime-NFL punter Tom Tupa is eligible for workers compensation for a career-ending back injury he suffered while warming up for a preseason game ...

NJ mom who once lost custody decapitates son, 2
The 911 call from Chevonne Thomas was rambling and incoherent, but authorities said she made one thing clear: Her 2-year-old son had been stabbed, and ...

Witness: Peterson offered $25K to kill 3rd wife
A witness testified at Drew Peterson's murder trial Wednesday that the former Illinois police officer offered him $25,000 to hire a hit man to kill ...

Coast Guard partially reopens Mississippi River
Authorities reopened the Mississippi River to some boat traffic Wednesday, hours after freeing a barge that ran aground in dangerously low waters ...

What happens in Vegas, doesn't stay in Vegas
What happens in Vegas ... doesn't stay in Vegas. It is a marketing ploy, people. Really. Oh sure, you've seen the commercials, the ones that say ...

Investigator: Md. train was going authorized speed
A coal train that derailed in Maryland was going the authorized speed of 25 miles per hour with an engineer-in-training at the controls before the ...
Romney: Cardinal Dolan to offer convention prayer
Roman Catholic Cardinal Timothy Dolan will give the benediction at the Republican National Convention on the night Mitt Romney accepts the ...

Mich. parole case challenges governor's authority
Three days before Christmas 2010, a Michigan inmate got a remarkable gift: Gov. Jennifer Granholm said she would commute his life sentence for ...
Miss. River to reopen after barge freed from mud
The Mississippi River is expected to reopen soon to vessel traffic after crews freed a barge that went aground in low waters caused by an extensive ...
Police: Fast food reach caused Mass. car crash
State police say a Massachusetts teenager was reaching into a bag of fast food on her lap when her car collided with a trooper's cruiser over the ...
Obama Facebook threat gets Fla. student probation
A South Florida man has been sentenced to three years' probation for posting threats against President Barack Obama on Facebook. U.S. District Judge ...
Indiana police cite drought for marijuana finds
Police say marijuana growing operations in southern Indiana are easy to spot from the air because of the drought. An airplane pilot guided troopers ...
Ryan says no further plans to push Akin from race
Republican vice presidential contender Paul Ryan acknowledges he urged Missouri Congressman Todd Akin to abandon his Senate bid but has no further ...