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'Cutest Couple' at NY high school is 2 boys
The duo voted "cutest couple" in the senior class at a suburban New York high school say they're getting teased about it — but not because they're ...
Firefighters gain upper hand on Calif. blaze
All that was left of his two-story home with a stunning panoramic view was black twisted metal and ashes. On Monday afternoon, Gregg Johnson surveyed ...
After NY inquiry, CareCredit to offer safeguards
GE Capital Retail Bank's CareCredit LLC subsidiary will add consumer protections to its health care credit card — which can carry interest rates of ...
Prosecutor: Manning let secrets into enemy hands
Pfc. Bradley Manning put U.S. military secrets into the hands of Osama bin Laden himself, prosecutors said Monday as the Army intelligence analyst ...
Jury finds for Ohio teacher fired while pregnant
A Catholic school teacher who was fired after she became pregnant through artificial insemination was awarded more than $170,000 Monday after winning ...
Once feared in Boston, Bulger about to face jurors
People who believe their family members were killed by reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger will be allowed to testify at his murder trial but won't ...
Bears, bad meat among issues faced by flooded town
Yukon River flooding that knocked out power to the Alaska village of Galena has brought on a number of secondary problems, including how to keep bears ...
Dunkin' taking doughnut bacon sandwich national
Even as fast-food chains tout their healthy offerings, they're also coming up with fatty new treats to keep customers interested. Case in point: ...
Prosecutor: Cop error caused Detroit girl's death
Armed with a shield and a submachine gun, a highly trained Detroit police officer made critical errors during a house raid that led to the fatal ...
Boston fire chief resigns, citing bomb criticism
Boston's fire chief announced his resignation Monday, saying public criticism from his deputies for the way he responded to the marathon bombings has ...
Day at Disneyland now more than $90
When you wish upon a star, be sure to bring your wallet. Disneyland has raised its ticket prices. Disney said in a statement that starting Sunday, a ...
Not guilty plea entered for 'Kai the Hitchhiker'
A man who gained Internet fame as "Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker" appeared confused when he appeared in court Monday and questioned a judge and ...
Prayers before SC woman killed family
Hours before she killed her two sons, her ex-husband and her stepmother and tried to frame it on one of the slain children, Susan Hendricks gathered ...
Thousands evacuated as crews fight Calif. wildfire
A wildfire that destroyed at least six homes, damaged 15 others and threatened hundreds more grew quickly Sunday as it triggered evacuations for ...
Llama busts loose in Fla., subdued with taser
When Scooter the llama busted out of his penned-in yard in Tallahassee, it took three county sheriff's deputies and a taser gun to get him back in ...
US transfers prisoner to Mauritania
A Mauritanian official says that the United States has transferred one of its prisoners held in Afghanistan to Mauritania. A Mauritanian security ...
Reluctant witness in Tenn. faces prison time
Two and a half years ago, federal prosecutors announced with great fanfare the indictments of about 30 people accused of operating a multistate child ...
Tea party targeting Southern Co. power monopoly
The Southern Co. makes billion-dollar decisions that affect millions of people in Georgia, yet it has attracted little political scrutiny — until now.
Florida city wonders who won the lottery jackpot
It's been two long weeks since the small city of Zephyrhills learned that a $590 million Powerball ticket was sold at a supermarket here. No one ...
Wildfire: NM fights blazes; Calif. area evacuated
Firefighting teams in California and New Mexico are battling early season wildfires that have blackened thousands of acres and threatened homes and ...
4 firefighters killed in Houston fire mourned
Anne Sullivan was a gifted athlete filled with energy who came out of high school with a focus on being a firefighter. But about a month after ...
2 Mexico kidnap victims sons of drug traffickers
It started to rain last Saturday night and the temperature dropped. So 19-year-old Said Sanchez Garcia stopped home to get a sweater. He'd been gone ...
Whirligig art creator Vollis Simpson dies at 94
Where others saw trash, Vollis Simpson saw whimsical, wind-powered whirligigs, creations with hundreds of moving parts that turned and twirled.
For sale in NYC: Fridge with morbid history
It's a fridge big enough for a family of four. New York's Office of General Services has turned to eBay in an attempt to sell off a huge, steel morgue ...