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Possible leak: Calif. nuclear reactor shut down
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 8:38pm MST
A reactor at the San Onofre nuclear plant in Southern California was being shut down after a possible leak was detected in one of the unit's steam generator tubes, the plant operator says. -
Park ranger uses stun gun on dog walker
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 6:12pm MST
A man walking his dogs in a federal park was hit with a stun gun and arrested by a park ranger who accused him of not putting a leash on the animals and giving a false name, astonishing passers-by who say the reaction was excessive. -
Occupy protester's Twitter posts subpoenaed
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 6:08pm MST
Prosecutors have subpoenaed the Twitter records of an Occupy Wall Street protester who was arrested in October during a mass protest on the Brooklyn Bridge. The subpoena from the Manhattan District Attorney's Office seeks "user information, including email address," along with three months' worth of tweets from one man. -
Romney rebounds with Florida primary win
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 6:00pm MST
Based on exit poll data and preliminary returns, NBC News projects that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will win Florida's Republican primary. -
McDonald's drops use of gooey 'pink slime' in meat
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 5:54pm MST
McDonald's confirmed that it has eliminated the use of ammonium nitrate — a key ingredient in fertilizers and household cleaners — in its hamburger meat.
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McDonald's drops use of gooey 'pink slime' in meat
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 5:54pm MST
McDonald's confirmed that it has eliminated the use of ammonium nitrate — a key ingredient in fertilizers and household cleaners — in its hamburger meat.
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Feds deport woman to Mexico, activists had rallied
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 4:59pm MST
Federal immigration authorities have deported a 22-year-old woman from Ohio over the objections of activists who feared she could be suicidal if sent back to Mexico. According to The Cincinnati Enquirer, Yanelli Hernandez was returned to Mexico on Tuesday. -
As al-Qaida fades, new challenges confront US security
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 3:11pm MST
Al-Qaida remains a threat, but intense U.S.-led pressure could relegate it and similar organizations to having only "symbolic importance," the nation's intelligence chief said Tuesday. -
If it's 60 degrees F, it must be spring ... or not
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 2:52pm MST
Balmy temperatures across much of the Northeast and Great Lakes region add to the drama over whether this will go down as the warmest January on record in the continental U.S.
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$10,000 reward in sea lion killings
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 2:34pm MST
A group best known for fighting off whalers has joined federal investigators looking into the recent killings of sea lions near Seattle, offering a $10,000 reward.
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Suspect in Utah school bomb plot charged
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 2:19pm MST
Authorities on Tuesday charged a 16-year-old boy with a felony in what they say was a plot to detonate a bomb at a Utah high school. -
Separate Great Lakes from Mississippi River?
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 1:18pm MST
Keeping the invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes will involve re-reversing the flow of the Chicago River, a new study said on Tuesday. -
Probe: Air Force illegally punished Dover whistleblowers
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 12:09pm MST
Air Force officials violated whistleblower laws when they retaliated against four civilian workers who reported the mishandling of war remains at Dover Air Force Base, Del., federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
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Lawyer blames Xbox games for synagogue attacks
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 11:54am MST
A man accused of firebombing three New Jersey synagogues may have been influenced by violent Xbox video games that aggravated his mental issues, his attorney said Tuesday. -
Al-Qaida in decline, but threats to US multiply
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 11:29am MST
Al-Qaida is in decline around the world, but Iran's leaders seem prepared to attack U.S. interests overseas, particularly if they feel threatened by possible U.S. action, U.S. intelligence official said. -
Widespread abuse alleged at two pig farms
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 10:42am MST
Aiming to pressure two of the largest U.S. producers of pork, one of them a Walmart supplier, into changing how they treat pigs, the U.S. Humane Society on Tuesday said it had staged undercover operations that revealed atrocious conditions.
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Ex-LA teacher charged with molesting 23 children
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 9:52am MST
Los Angeles school officials are trying to determine how a teacher charged with molesting 23 children could have committed the crimes without anybody finding out. -
Report: US deficit falls slightly to $1.1 trillion
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 9:03am MST
A new budget report released Tuesday predicts the U.S. government will run a $1.1 trillion deficit in the fiscal year that ends in September, a slight dip from last year but still very high by any measure. -
Dry lakefront Texas town gets water trucked in
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 8:41am MST
Tanker trucks loaded with water have become the lifeline for a Texas lakefront village that came precariously close to becoming the state's first community to run out of drinking water.
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'I'm very alive': Army veteran declared dead 4 times
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 7:59am MST
Despite rumors to the contrary, Army veteran Jerry Miller is still very much alive. "I'm alive. I’m very alive," Miller told WESH 2 News. -
Real-life nightmare: Car lands on sleeping man
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 6:47am MST
A Connecticut man woke up to a real-life nightmare early Tuesday morning when a car police were pursuing slammed into his apartment while he was sleeping and landed on top of him. -
College official faked SAT scores to boost ranking
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 6:34am MST
A senior administrator at California's Claremont McKenna College resigned after admitting that for years he falsified SAT scores to inflate the small, prestigious school's ranking. -
Mafia snitch gets 10 years despite murders
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 5:25am MST
A former mobster who helped convict Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday despite being involved in multiple murders. -
Airline fee rules herald return of honest price tags
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 4:08am MST
Consumers have had enough, so could cell phone or pay television providers also go back to inclusive prices? -
Marine gets 30 days in hazing case linked to suicide
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 1:30am MST
A Marine accused of hazing a colleague who later committed suicide in Afghanistan was sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail and a reduction in rank.
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Ill. nuclear plant shuts after 'unusual incident'
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 1:00am MST
A nuclear reactor at a northern Illinois plant shut down after losing power, according to officials from Exelon Nuclear and federal regulators. -
Iconic skier's death points out US health gap
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 6:56pm MST
Since the death of Canadian skier Sarah Burke in January, fans and supporters from around the world have donated over $300,000 – more than enough to cover the massive U.S. medical bill generated by efforts to save her.
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Canadian Mounties scrap Arizona training
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 6:30pm MST
Canadian Mounties canceled plans to send hundreds of officers to Arizona for training after finding out the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is accused of racial profiling, unlawful stops and other offenses against Latinos. -
'Extremist' speaker at West Point draws protests
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 4:16pm MST
The Army is drawing protests from veterans’ and Islamic groups for inviting a retired general who many have called anti-Muslim to speak at a West Point prayer breakfast.
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Clerk charged with stealing $1 million from NY archdiocese
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 3:48pm MST
A longtime worker for the Archdiocese of New York has been accused of using accounting tricks to steal more than $1 million from the church, law enforcement officials and church leaders said. -
Drought forces Texas cattle north
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 3:47pm MST
The drought ravaging Texas has done what the Dust Bowl could not: forced ranchers to ship cattle more than 600 miles north to Nebraska.
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For activist and beloved (building), a shotgun wedding
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 3:43pm MST
Occupy protesters have taken a wide array of approaches to further their power-to-the-people message. But here's a new one: In Seattle, Babylonia Aivaz married a building. -
FDA whistleblowers sue, alleging electronic spying
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 3:11pm MST
The Food and Drug Administration electronically spied on whistleblowers who alerted the Obama administration and Congress of alleged misconduct uin the agency, particularly relating to what they claim was the push to approve unsafe and ineffective medical devices, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court. -
Pentagon suspends flights of 15 F-35 fighter jets
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 2:16pm MST
The Pentagon on Monday said it was temporarily suspending high-speed ground and flight operations of more than 15 Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets after discovering improperly packed parachutes under the pilot's ejection seat. -
No charges for airmen who posed around casket
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 1:34pm MST
The airmen involved in the picture received administrative punishment because their conduct “brought discredit to both the military and themselves,” said Col. Gregory Reese, commander of the 37th Training Group.
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Plan would protect jobs of military family members
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 11:57am MST
The Obama administration has proposed new rules to help military families care for service members when they are called to active duty or become injured. -
It's been a warm January, just not the warmest
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 11:17am MST
January has been warmer than average across the lower 48 states, but the record was set just six years ago in January 2006 and it's too soon to tell if that will fall.
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Occupy DC faces eviction as deadline passes
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 10:43am MST
Occupy protesters set up a large, blue tarp with the words "tent of dreams" in the nation's capital as a noon deadline to end camping at some of the movement's last remaining large encampments passed.
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62 below: Deep freeze grips much of Alaska
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 9:18am MST
Even if it has been warmer than usual in much of the United States, there's no denying Alaska is seeing a real winter, even by its standards.
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Conn. police chief retiring amid racial scandal
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 8:24am MST
The police chief in East Haven, Conn., is retiring amid a scandal in which four officers are accused of tyrannizing Latino residents.
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For Floridians, it's all about the economy
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 8:09am MST
Nearly one in four voters along the "I-4 corridor" in Florida are registered independent or have no party affiliation and no allegiance to Republicans or Democrats. A report from NBC's Kate Snow for Rock Center. -
Occupy DC faces 'noon' deadline to end camping
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 7:26am MST
Occupy protesters in the nation's capital were preparing for a noon Monday deadline set by federal park authorities to end camping at some of the movement's last remaining large encampments.
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Marine in hazing suicide case goes to trial
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 7:04am MST
A U.S. Marine accused of hazing a colleague who committed suicide at their remote outpost in Afghanistan is appearing in court after agreeing to a plea bargain. -
Native Americans, given less time to vote for president, sue S.D.
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 6:01am MST
Members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, a heavily Democratic group, are getting only six days for early voting in the presidential primary election, while the rest of the state gets 46. Their lawsuit is described in a story published Monday by 100Reporters, a new investigative reporting group . -
Arson eyed as smoke, fog sparks deadly I-75 pileup
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 4:00am MST
The Florida Highway Patrol says there was a three-vehicle crash just hours before a series of pileups killed 10 people and injured 18 others on the same stretch of Interstate 75. -
Occupy Oakland: 400 arrested after violent protest
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 3:07am MST
Crews cleaned up Oakland's historic City Hall on Sunday from damage inflicted violent anti-Wall Street protests that resulted in about 400 arrests.
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Missing toddler's blood found at dad's home
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 1:56am MST
Some of the blood found in a Maine home where a missing toddler was last seen six weeks ago belonged to the little girl, an official said Sunday -
Blaze kills 3 young siblings, injures 4-year-old relative
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 12:10am MST
An early-morning fire killed three toddlers in central Mississippi on Sunday. A fourth child was being treated at a burn center. -
Trash piling up faster along border with Mexico
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 3:36pm MST
Picking her way into the desert brush, Raquel Martinez gathered scores of plastic water bottles tossed in an Arizona desert valley near the Mexico border, often by migrants making a risky trek.
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Candidate barred for English deficit vows appeal
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 3:29pm MST
A city council candidate in Arizona who was barred from running because she doesn't speak English proficiently is vowing to appeal the judge's ruling. -
Oil spill brings attention to delicate Gulf coast
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 2:13pm MST
For decades, farmers and fishermen along the Gulf of Mexico watched as their sensitive ecosystem's waters slowly got dirtier and islands eroded, all while the country largely ignored the destruction.
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School bans fuzzy boots used to hide cell phones
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 1:12pm MST
Singer Nancy Sinatra may have had boots made for walking, but she never attended Pottstown Middle School. Starting Monday the Philadelphia suburban district is banning the wearing of fuzzy open-top boots, including the popular Ugg brand, to middle school classes because students have been stashing cell phones in the loose footwear. -
GOP tries new strategy to get Canada pipeline
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 11:42am MST
Republican lawmakers will try to force the Obama administration to approve the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL pipeline by attaching it to a highway bill House Speaker John Boehner said on Sunday. -
With pipeline to US on hold, Canada eyes China
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 11:38am MST
The latest chapter in Canada's quest to become a full-blown oil superpower unfolded this month in a village gym on the British Columbia coast.
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Police checking robbery find 5 dead in home
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 9:03am MST
Police in Alabama say they have arrested three suspects in the deaths of five people whose bodies were found by officers investigating a possible robbery.
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At least 9 killed in Fla. highway pile-ups
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 8:36am MST
Ten people died in crashes overnight apparently caused by smoke from a fire along Interstate 75 in north Florida, authorities said Sunday.
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Arctic snowy owls soar south in rare mass move
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 8:14am MST
Bird enthusiasts are reporting rising numbers of snowy owls from the Arctic winging into the lower 48 states this winter in a mass southern migration that a leading owl researcher called "unbelievable."
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Avalanche kills snowboarder in half-mile slide
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 7:53am MST
A 24-year-old snowboarder has died after becoming trapped in an avalanche in a steep Utah backcountry area that the public was warned to avoid after potent snowstorms. -
Hazanavicius wins Directors Guild award for 'The Artist'
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 2:41am MST
Michel Hazanavicius, director of "The Artist", was named the year's best feature film director by the Directors Guild of America on Saturday. -
Body of girl, 6, who fell into Ore. river is found
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 11:17pm MST
The body of a 6-year-old girl swept into the Clackamas River last week has been recovered, deputies say. -
Scores arrested at Occupy Oakland protest
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 11:11pm MST
About 50 Occupy protesters broke into Oakland's City Hall, where they smashed glass display cases, spray-painted graffiti, and burned the U.S. and California flags. -
Man stuck in mud for 3 days, is rescued
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 10:30pm MST
A homeless man stuck in thick mud near the Rio Grande river for three days was rescued after high school students on a field trip heard him yelling for help, authorities said. -
Dozens arrested at Occupy Oakland; protesters break into City Hall
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 9:58pm MST
Dozens of people were arrested in Oakland skirmishes on Saturday as an estimated 2,000 Occupy protesters tried to take over a vacant convention center, then broke into City Hall. -
3 dead in Sacramento SUV-light rail crash
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 7:19pm MST
Investigators on Sunday were trying to determine what motivated the driver of a sport utility vehicle to ignore a downed crossing arm and flashing lights and pull the vehicle into the path of an oncoming commuter train in Sacramento. -
Oakland police use tear gas on Occupy protesters
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 6:29pm MST
Oakland police used tear gas and "flash" grenades to break up an estimated 2,000 Occupy protesters after some demonstrators started tearing down fencing. -
74 cats in a camper: Owner may face charges
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 5:56pm MST
AUBURN, Wash. -- A man who had 74 cats and one dog crammed in his camper may faces charges of second-degree animal cruelty, authorities say. -
17-year-old girl dies in Mt. Hood snowboarding accident
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 4:15pm MST
Taylur DeWolf, 17, of Sandy, was found dead after a snowboarding accident at Skibowl Friday night. -
Ala. tornado survivors help after latest twisters
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 3:08pm MST
Survivors still haunted by memories of last year's tornado outbreak that killed 250 in Alabama are writing checks, donating diapers and standing over hot grills to help victims of the latest twisters to pummel the state.
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PhotoBlog: St. Louis hosts first big parade to welcome Iraq War veterans
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 2:31pm MST
People in the crowd waved American flags and held signs reading, "Welcome Home" and "God Bless Our Troops." -
Dolphin, seal deaths plague New England
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 1:48pm MST
Scores of dolphins that beached on Cape Cod in recent weeks have died, the second time in three months New England has seen a mass of marine mammal deaths.
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Police officer shot, killed by fellow officer trying to arrest him
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 12:48pm MST
A California police officer was shot and killed Saturday by a fellow officer who was trying to arrest him for suspected sexual misconduct with a minor. -
Blood found in home where toddler vanished
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 11:20am MST
Investigators say they've found blood inside the Maine home where a toddler was reported missing six weeks ago. -
Man falls to death aboard cruise ship in Bahamas
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 10:36am MST
Authorities are investigating the death of a passenger aboard the Carnival Fantasy who fell from an upper deck to a lower deck while the cruise ship was docked in the Bahamas. -
Panetta: Pakistan doctor gave US key bin Laden intel
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 6:00am MST
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is acknowledging publicly for the first time that a Pakistani doctor provided key information to the U.S. ahead of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
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Expert who foresaw '08 crash warns of tough decade
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 3:43am MST
Economist Nouriel Roubini, nicknamed "Dr. Doom" for his gloomy predictions ahead of the 2008 financial meltdown, says a conflict with Iran could cause a global recession.
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Mistrial for officer in Katrina shootings probe
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 7:07pm MST
Prosecutors intend to retry a retired police sergeant charged with helping cover up deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina. -
Outrage as bodies pile up at Cook County morgue
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 6:46pm MST
Pastors and community activists call for an independent investigation after reports that bodies have been piling up for weeks. -
8 sea lions found shot to death near Seattle
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 5:39pm MST
At least eight sea lions have been found shot to death in the Puget Sound region in recent weeks, wildlife officials say. -
Cops: 4-year-old brings nine bags of pot to school
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 4:52pm MST
A 4-year-old boy brought nine bags of pot to his elementary school and pulled them out during snack time, police said. -
Feds: 'Mob Wives' dad charged in NYC case
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 4:44pm MST
Four alleged members of the Bonanno organized crime family have been charged with include racketeering, gambling and drug sales.
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Authorities to end camping at Occupy DC sites
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 2:22pm MST
Federal park authorities in the nation's capital gave notice to Occupy protesters -- a move seen by the activists as a "slow creep" aimed at whittling down their demonstration. -
Man gets 26-year jail term for 17 years of stalking
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 1:43pm MST
In what prosecutors called the longest sentence for stalking in memory, a Seattle-area man received a 26 1/2-year prison term for waging a 17-year campaign of harassment against a former classmate that began after she offered him help with his homework in 1994. -
Doubts cast over Yale QB's honor
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 12:58pm MST
Patrick Witt, the 22-year-old Yale quarterback who made headlines in November when he chose to lead Yale against arch rival Harvard University over an interview for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship may not have been faced with that tough choice after all. -
Domestic abuse charges dog new SF sheriff
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 12:57pm MST
In another blow to San Francisco’s newly elected sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, a judge has refused to lift an order that prevents him from contact with his wife and son.
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'Barefoot Bandit' sentenced to 6 1/2 years
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 12:56pm MST
A federal judge in Seattle has sentenced the "Barefoot Bandit" to 6 1/2 years in prison for his two-year, international crime spree of break-ins, and boat and plane thefts.
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Meet 'Rosie' and 'Ken': 2 chimps, 100 experiments
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 12:37pm MST
Testing on chimps has saved lives in the past, but whether a chimp gets to retire is entirely up to the labs and the government. Jane Goodall has been trying for decades to get this kind of animal testing banned. -
50-year-old woman chases, corners, lectures robber
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 12:34pm MST
A 50-year-old woman gives a robber a religious lecture after chasing him for almost a mile and cornering him in an alley, according to the Chicago Tribune. -
School bans Locks of Love teen for too-long hair
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 11:41am MST
The 17-year-old, who had been treated for cancer and said he now wants to grow his hair to give to Locks of Love -- a charity that provides wigs for kids who lose their hair due to chemotherapy and other treatments -- has been suspended from his Michigan school. -
Conn. home invasion killer is sentenced to death
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 10:31am MST
The man who killed a woman and her two daughters in a 2007 Cheshire, Conn., home invasion was sentenced to death on Friday and addressed the court before the sentence was handed down. -
Ship strikes Kentucky bridge, portion collapses
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 10:14am MST
State officials are inspecting what's left of a southwestern Kentucky bridge that collapsed after a cargo ship carrying aviation parts struck it. -
Sources: Fox anchor's accuser had an abortion
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 9:59am MST
The woman who has accused the son of New York City's police commissioner of sexually assaulting her told authorities she got pregnant from the encounter and had an abortion, people familiar with the investigation said. -
At least 11 hurt in collapse at casino site
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 8:18am MST
A partial collapse at a casino construction site early Friday in Cincinnati has left at least 11 people injured, some seriously, according to news reports. -
Cops: Woman set up fight for daughter, another girl
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 7:59am MST
ORLANDO, Fla -- Police have arrested a mother after WESH 2 News aired video of a fight between her daughter and another teen. Video sent to WESH shows two teen girls walking to the middle of a field. The girls then swing at each other and pull one another's hair. -
Canadian commander by day; sexual killer by night
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 7:44am MST
"Dateline NBC" details the the latest development in the 1985 murder of John Sohus, allegedly committed by Christian Gerhartsreiter, a con artist who invented aristocratic personalities for himself.
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That boot was made for talking; school bans 'em
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 6:57am MST
A suburban Philadelphia middle school's ban on a popular type of fur-lined boots isn't about fashion, it's about cellphones. -
Grandma's last resting place? A Fla. storage unit
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 5:42am MST
The skeletal remains of a woman who died in 1995 have been discovered in a storage unit in Florida, according to police.
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Cops arrest Utah teens over school bomb plot
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 5:35am MST
Authorities on Friday charged an 18-year-old man with possession of a weapon of mass destruction after they say he and another teenager planned to bomb a Utah high school.
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'Frankenware': When a virus infects a virus
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 4:45am MST
What if two computer viruses got together and had a baby? It does happen, and security firm BitDefender, calls it — with apologies to Mary Shelley — "Frankenware." -
Secret Service to probe bullet-ridden Obama image
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 1:03am MST
A photograph showing a group of men with guns posing with a bullet-riddled T-shirt with an image of Barack Obama's face is to be investigated by the Secret Service, a spokesman told NBC News.
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2,000 tacos delivered to 'I might have tacos' mayor
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 10:10pm MST
The Connecticut mayor who sparked a firestorm of criticism for quipping “I might have tacos” when interviewed by a TV reporter about the arrest of four town police officers accused of racially profiling and bullying Latino residents got more than he bargained for.
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New butt injection drama: Fake syringe attack
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 6:13pm MST
An attack with a fake syringe on a Spanish-language talk show was just the latest chapter in the South Florida "bad butt" injection drama. -
Police: 16 kilograms of cocaine seized at UN
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 5:47pm MST
A shipment containing 16 kilograms of cocaine was seized last week at the U.N.'s mail intake center, a New York Police Department spokesman said Thursday. -
Reward offered for released Mississippi murderer
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 5:30pm MST
Mississippi's attorney general is asking for the public’s help in tracking down a convicted killer who vanished weeks ago after being pardoned by former Governor Haley Barbour. -
No, President Obama isn't actually proposing to cut defense spending
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 4:33pm MST
A lot of rhetoric is being thrown about in discussing the Pentagon budget. Reporter R. Jeffrey Smith from the Center for Public Integrity takes a look at what's actually been proposed by President Obama, in his explainer, "Puncturing the hot air balloons on defense spending: A reader's guide to the debate in 2012 ." -
Analyst: 'Military industrial complex will survive' cuts
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 4:25pm MST
While some Republican lawmakers are criticizing the Obama administration's plan to cut the Pentagon budget, and thousands of soldiers will be forced to leave the ranks, defense industry analysts say the move isn't likely to put big defense contractors out of business. -
US sued over Navy sonar tests in whale waters
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 2:48pm MST
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, claims that the Navy's sonar use might be strong enough to kill the marine mammals.
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Report: Suspect in Conn. jeweler murder kills self
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 2:30pm MST
A man suspected of killing a jeweler in the tony town of Westport, Conn., last month and stealing $300,000 in diamonds has killed himself in a Spanish prison, according to reports. -
theGrio: Atlanta school under fire for slavery recess game
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 2:12pm MST
Third graders told Atlanta's Channel 2 Action News that their teacher organized a tag-like game in which some youngsters played slave catchers while other played slave fugitives. -
Forests for all? New federal rule aims to please
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 1:41pm MST
It's no easy task figuring out how to balance forest and wildlife protection with logging, drilling and offroading on the nation's 155 national forests, but the Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a rule it says will do just that. -
Gunman who shot at federal buildings pleads guilty
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 1:04pm MST
The man who shot at the Pentagon in late 2010 and other military related targets in the Washington, D.C. area pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Virginia. -
Lawyer: Barefoot Bandit says he's truly sorry
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 12:56pm MST
Lawyers for "Barefoot Bandit" Colton Harris-Moore are fighting back against the notion that he's not sorry for his infamous two-year crime spree of break-ins and boat and plane thefts that ended in 2010 in the Bahamas.
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Panetta: Military cuts to hit 'all 50 states'
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 12:47pm MST
The Pentagon proposed budget cuts that would slash the size of the U.S. military by eliminating thousands of jobs and mothballing ships in an effort to reduce spending by $487 billion over a decade.
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Letters from jail reveal DWI man's despair
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 12:02pm MST
A man arrested for driving while intoxicated and then forced into solitary confinement for two years tried to get help by writing to the jail's nurse, but the only response he got was a dose of sedatives, his lawyer says. -
Ex-traffic cop in porn film fights for job
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 11:23am MST
A former Los Angeles traffic officer said he was “totally unaware” when he was asked to appear in a porn movie while on duty and in uniform last year and now wants his job back. -
NBC: Rep. Barney Frank to be married
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 10:53am MST
Retiring Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank (D) will marry his longtime partner Jim Ready of Maine, NBC News reports. An aide to the congressman says the wedding will be in his home state. -
In race to be most generous, Romney leads
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 10:42am MST
The release this week of the GOP candidate's tax records cast a spotlight on his considerable wealth, but it also revealed the extent of his generosity. -
Teen steers school bus after driver dies
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 9:53am MST
Graceann Rumer, 17, started driving only two weeks ago. But when her school bus driver collapsed from a heart attack Tuesday afternoon, she didn't hesitate. -
Report: Mom who lost 3 daughters in fire attempts suicide
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 8:37am MST
The mother who lost her three daughters and parents in a Christmas Day fire in Connecticut has tried to take her own life, the New York Daily News reported. -
Woman, 71, survives driving SUV into flooded road
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 8:10am MST
A Dallas-area woman who can't swim was rescued after she accidentally drove her sport utility vehicle into a flooded intersection. -
NYPD commish's son, a Fox anchor, in rape probe
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 8:03am MST
The son of New York City's police commissioner Raymond Kelly is under investigation after a woman accused him of sexual assault, sources tell NBC New York. -
NYPD commish's son, a Fox anchor, in sex probe
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 7:11am MST
The son of New York City's police commissioner Raymond Kelly is under investigation after a woman accused him of sexual assault, sources tell NBC New York. -
Transport Secretary's son barred from leaving Egypt
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 4:22am MST
Egypt's authorities have imposed a travel ban on members of a U.S.-funded pro-democracy organization, including the son of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood, a source said.
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US Army chief 'comfortable' with cuts to force
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 2:29am MST
U.S. Army chief General Raymond Odierno said he was "comfortable" about plans to slash brigades as the Pentagon prepares to announce $260 million defense cuts. -
Cops: Man, 65, kills teen who knocks him off bicycle
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 1:19am MST
A 65-year-old man who was knocked off his bicycle by three teenagers on a Pennsylvania trail shot two of them, killing one, police said according to reports. -
Family: US-born student held in Syria set freed
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 5:36pm MST
The family of a 21-year-old who disappeared for three weeks after returning to Syria from suburban Detroit says he's been released by Syrian authorities.
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Wounded soldier reunites with his war puppy, Smoke
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 2:49pm MST
For a wounded soldier home from Afghanistan, it was a special reunion a long time in the making. A puppy he adopted on the front lines is now with him again. -
OMG! Alaska Airlines discontinues controversial prayer cards
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 2:48pm MST
In a memo sent to its frequent fliers Wednesday, Alaska Airlines announced that the prayer cards it has been providing to passengers on meal trays for the past 30 years will be discontinued as of February 1. -
Cops: Man hacked victim with ax, ate his brain
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 1:31pm MST
A Florida man has been accused of killing a Connecticut man and eating the victim's eye and part of his brain in a cemetery. -
US: American's weak health led to Somali rescue
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 12:42pm MST
As two aid workers freed by a Navy SEAL team flew out of Somalia to be reunited with family, new details emerged about the rescue operation.
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Slave cemeteries plowed over in 1920s to be restored
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 12:29pm MST
In New Orleans, two cemeteries are slated to be reinstated as sacred sites, and the Army Corps of Engineers will commemorate them with memorials. -
'Tacos' comment in profiling case draws outrage
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 11:58am MST
A Connecticut mayor said “I might have tacos” when asked how he would support the Latino community in the aftermath of the arrest of four town police officers accused of racial profiling.
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USDA mandates healthier school lunches
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 11:33am MST
Millions of schoolchildren in the United States will see more fruit and vegetables and less fat on their lunch plates under new federal standards.
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3 years after US accident, boat washes up in Spain
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 10:42am MST
More than three years after Scott Douglas and his brother-in-law were tossed off their fishing boat by a wave, the U.S. Coast Guard called to say the vessel had washed up on the Spanish coast. -
Report: Man spends 2 years in solitary after DWI arrest
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 9:14am MST
A New Mexico man who said he was forced to pull his own tooth while in solitary confinement because he was denied access to a dentist has been awarded $22 million due to inhumane treatment by New Mexico's Dona Ana County Jail. -
Search halted for girl swept away in river
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 8:43am MST
The search for a 6-year-old Oregon girl who fell into the frigid, fast-moving Clackamas River was suspended after deteriorating weather conditions put search crews at risk.
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'SHCOOL' is out outside NYC high school
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 8:43am MST
A glaring misspelling on a street sign outside a Manhattan high school has been fixed. The painted pavement on Stanton Street outside Marta Valle High School had read "SHCOOL X-NG.
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Drivers, residents rescued from high waters in Texas
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 8:03am MST
Texas finally received some much-needed rain, but conditions quickly turned dangerous as swift-water rescues unfolded in San Antonio, Austin, and other cities. -
More avalanches feared after recent deaths
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 7:58am MST
A weak, sugary snowpack is raising the avalanche danger in parts of the West, leaving slopes vulnerable to crumbling under the pressure of heavy snowstorms. -
Wrongfully convicted man awarded $25 million
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 6:49am MST
A federal jury has awarded $25 million to a man who sued the City of Chicago after spending 16 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. -
Wrongfully convicted man awarded $25 million
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 6:49am MST
A federal jury has awarded $25 million to a man who sued the City of Chicago after spending 16 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. -
Report: Amanda Knox 'loves Italy' and might return
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 4:29am MST
Amanda Knox "loves Italy" and would like to return despite having spent four years in a prison there before a murder conviction was overturned last year, her lawyer reportedly said.
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Report: Wis. athletic official grabbed student's crotch
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 4:03am MST
A University of Wisconsin student said an athletic department official grabbed his crotch at an alcohol-fueled party, according to a report released by the school on Tuesday night. -
American hostage in Somalia rescued by US Navy SEALs in overnight raid
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 11:18pm MST
In a daring night-time raid Tuesday, U.S. Navy SEALs rescued two hostages, including one American, from kidnappers in Somalia. -
Obama stands by energy initiatives
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 8:00pm MST
First Read: President Obama refused to back off his support for clean energy initiatives in his State of the Union address, pushing back against some of Republicans' fiercest policy criticisms of his administration. -
Obama draws contrast to GOP on immigration
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 7:47pm MST
First Read: President Obama drew one of his sharpest contrasts with Republicans at Tuesday night's State of the Union address when he called for Congress to pass legislation giving illegal immigrants a pathway to citizenship. -
Rockefeller impostor ordered to stand trial
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 6:15pm MST
The bizarre murder case against a man who assumed multiple identities including that of a Rockefeller is headed for trial and a lawyer for the defendant said he welcomes the chance to go before a jury. -
Gays hope for unlikely message from Obama
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 5:54pm MST
Jobs and the economy are the focus of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, but many Americans are hoping he'll also address another topic: same-sex marriage. -
Report: Americans gave more to charity in 2011
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 4:46pm MST
Americans gave a total of nearly $347 billion to charity in 2011, a 7.5 percent increase over 2010, according to a report released by Atlas of Giving. -
Surge in number of homeless female veterans
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 4:39pm MST
The number of homeless female military veterans rose twofold from 2006 to 2010, according to new government estimates.
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Obama to lay out blueprint for economy 'built to last' in SOTU
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 4:32pm MST
President Barack Obama went before a joint session of Congress Tuesday night to offer his proposals for economic growth and to draw sharp contrasts with his Republican foes. -
123 burial problems found at VA cemeteries
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 4:02pm MST
The findings come just months after revelations of prevalent burial problems, including misplaced remains, at the Army-run Arlington National Cemetery.
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'Barefoot Bandit' emails ridicule law enforcement
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 3:03pm MST
New federal court documents say the "Barefoot Bandit" ridiculed police and prosecutors in emails he sent from prison, undercutting his claims that he's sorry for his two-year crime spree.
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Cockfighting: Feds should butt out, defendants argue
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 2:59pm MST
In a state that's home to a university whose mascot is a gamecock, a group of South Carolinians arrested in a major cockfighting case want an appeals court to throw out their federal convictions.
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Boy honored for saving younger brother with Heimlich maneuver
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 2:15pm MST
Malik Gipson, 9, sprang into action when he saw his 2-year-old brother choking on a peppermint candy.
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Survey of black women paints complex portrait
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 2:10pm MST
Almost 75 percent of black women believe this is a good time to be an African-American woman, while an almost equal number worry about their ability to pay their bills. -
Penn State faculty plans no-confidence vote on trustees
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 2:04pm MST
Penn State faculty members are considering a vote of no-confidence in the university's board of trustees. The Faculty Senate meets Tuesday afternoon on campus in State College to consider the symbolic vote. -
Spanish police arrest suspect in shooting of Conn. jeweler
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 1:41pm MST
A man suspected of killing a jeweler in the tony town of Westport, Conn., last month and stealing $300,000 worth of diamonds has been arrested in Spain, federal authorities said. -
Marine: I never fired at women and children
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 1:14pm MST
A military judge has recommended no time in confinement for a Marine sergeant who pleaded guilty to negligent dereliction of duty in assaults by his squad that killed 24 unarmed Iraqis. -
Forecast: North set for colder months, South warmer
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 12:30pm MST
The northern half of the U.S. can expect a much colder second half of winter, while drought-hit Texas and some other parts of the South are likely to see above normal temperatures, a weather forecasting service predicted Tuesday.
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Kennedy counsin seeks sentence reduction for US murder
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 12:24pm MST
Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel on Tuesday again insisted on his innocence in a 1975 killing, as he pleaded with a three-judge panel to reduce his prison sentence of 20 years to life.
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Iraq War vets to attend State of the Union address
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 12:21pm MST
When President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address on Tuesday, 23 Iraq War veterans are expected to be watching from the gallery, thanks to a bipartisan group of lawmakers. -
Nation's oldest federal judge dies at 104
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 11:22am MST
U.S. Senior District Judge Wesley Brown was appointed as a federal district judge in 1962 by then-President John F. Kennedy.
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Ala. twister damage rises to 500 homes hit
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 11:05am MST
Residents were sifting through the debris from 500 homes and 50 businesses either destroyed or damaged by storms that spawned three twisters. -
Lottery sets deadline in mysterious jackpot case
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 10:45am MST
Officials have warned they will deny payment of a multimillion-dollar jackpot unless the New York attorney who turned in the year-old winning ticket two hours before it expired provides key details by Friday. -
Man, 19, accused in attacks on NJ synagogues
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 10:24am MST
A 19-year-old New Jersey man is accused of tossing explosives into two synagogues, including one in Rutherford where a rabbi and his family were sleeping, prosecutors said Tuesday. -
Boy dies after shooting himself with replica cannon
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 9:43am MST
A 14-year-old boy was killed when the miniature cannon he was playing with accidentally fired, fatally shooting him in the face, police said. -
Dramatic rescue after ice gives way on pond
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 9:37am MST
A 3-year-old boy and his parents are lucky to be alive after falling through thin ice on a pond in Arlington, Mass. -
Sign outside NYC school misspells it as 'Shcool'
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 8:56am MST
A glaring misspelling on a street sign outside a Manhattan high school has some laughing and stauncher critics condemning what they perceive to be a symbol of the “dumbing down" of American society. -
Search for 4 Rainier hikers 'to scale down'
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 8:00am MST
The search for four climbers and campers missing for more than a week in Washington's Mount Rainier National Park was scaled back Tuesday after three aircraft and ground teams found no sign of them Monday despite excellent search conditions, the National Park Service said. -
Caught on camera: Rescue of buried snowmobiler
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 7:22am MST
A snowmobiler caught in an avalanche on Stampede Pass Sunday was quickly rescued by friends who watched it happen. -
FBI arrests 4 Conn. cops for alleged racial profiling
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 7:08am MST
The FBI arrested three police officers and one sergeant in Connecticut for allegedly mistreating Hispanic suspects and residents while on patrol, law enforcement officials say. -
Jay Paterno: My father lived 'an incomparable life'
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 7:07am MST
Joe Paterno’s legacy may be divided between those who view him as a college football legend and those who felt he could have done more to stop the alleged child abuse perpetrated by former assistant Jerry Sandusky. But they can both agree on one thing: There will never be another one like him. -
Van der Sloot appeals 28-year murder sentence
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 6:56am MST
Dutch citizen Joran Van der Sloot is appealing his 28-year jail sentence for killing a young business student in Peru two years ago, his lawyer said late Monday.
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1 snowmobiler dead, 1 rescued after Colo. avalanche
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 5:39am MST
A snowmobiler was found dead after he and another man, reportedly his brother, were caught in an avalanche in northwestern Colorado, authorities said Monday. -
Icy river sweeps girl, 6, away from father
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 4:47am MST
An Oregon man raced along the rain-swollen Clackamas River but couldn't keep up with his 6-year-old daughter who had fallen into the stream and was swept downriver, authorities said. -
'No idea what happened': US man vanishes in Syria
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 2:56am MST
A 21-year-old Syrian-American has been missing for three weeks after returning to Syria from suburban Detroit, according to a family member in Michigan. -
Secret tapes of JFK's last days released
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 2:44am MST
President John F. Kennedy's library has released 45 hours of privately recorded meetings and phone calls, providing a window into the final months of his life. -
Cops: Smuggler hid drugs in Buddhist prayer wheels
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 2:10am MST
Police in Nepal have arrested a U.S. man who was allegedly a member of a smuggling ring that sent illegal drugs into the United States by concealing them in Buddhist prayer wheels. -
Romney earned $42.5M, will pay $6.2M tax bill
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 12:40am MST
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney released tax records on Tuesday indicating he will pay $6.2 million in taxes on a total of $42.5 million in income over the years 2010 and 2011. -
Family: 21-year-old missing after travel to Syria
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 6:43pm MST
A 21-year-old Syrian-American has been missing for three weeks after returning to Syria from suburban Detroit, a family member in Michigan said Monday.
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Agents describe John Hinckley's bookstore visits
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 6:20pm MST
The man who shot President Ronald Reagan appeared fixated during a visit to a bookstore last year on a bookshelf bearing titles on presidential assassinations and Reagan's presidency, according to testimony at a court hearing Monday.
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Jury: Woman had ex-NFL player kill millionaire boyfriend
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 6:16pm MST
A woman was convicted Monday of arranging to have a former National Football League player kill her millionaire boyfriend more than a decade ago to collect on a $1 million life insurance policy and other cash. -
Woman ordered to give up hard drive password
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 5:52pm MST
In the future, your hard drive may not be your hard drive: A federal judge has ruled that a Colorado woman, charged in a mortgage scam case, must turn over the password needed to decrypt her hard drive so that police can view the files on it. Ramona Fricosu was given until Feb. -
'One day I will be back': Deported coach dreams of US return
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 4:51pm MST
Miguel Aparicio, a former Phoenix high school coach whose deportation to Mexico sparked a national outcry, says he has been struggling with his life since leaving Arizona. -
Abortion opponents march on Roe v. Wade anniversary
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 3:22pm MST
Tens of thousands of abortion opponents marched to the U.S. Supreme Court in chilly, soggy weather on Monday to mark the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
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Democrat's cat beaten to death, 'liberal' scrawled on it
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 2:56pm MST
Police were investigating Monday after a cat belonging to the family of a Democrat's campaign manager was beaten to death and the word "liberal" scrawled across its side. -
Wash. has enough votes to legalize gay marriage
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 2:18pm MST
A Washington state senator on Monday joined those lawmakers who support gay marriage, ensuring enough votes to pass a bill out of the state Senate. -
Court: Man freed from death row can't be retried
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 2:10pm MST
A man held for more than 21 years on Ohio’s death row — whose conviction was thrown out by a federal judge in 2009 — cannot be tried again in the case. -
Ex-CIA agent charged with leaking classified info on Gitmo case
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 1:51pm MST
He allegedly leaked info to journalists, violated law that forbids disclosing the identity of covert intelligence officers. -
Meth fills hospitals with burn patients
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 12:55pm MST
A crude new method of making methamphetamine poses a risk even to Americans who never get anywhere near the drug: It is filling hospitals with thousands of uninsured burn patients requiring millions of dollars in advanced treatment — a burden so costly that it's contributing to the closure of some burn units.
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Disney OKs staff beards, goatees -- to a point
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 12:27pm MST
Disney theme parks will allow employees to wear goatees or beards as long as they "create an overall neat, polished and professional look," according to a Disney news website that published what it said was a memo to staff.
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Alleged Uzbek terrorist arrested in Chicago
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 12:27pm MST
A refugee from Uzbekistan has been arrested in Chicago and charged with providing support to a suspected Islamic terrorist group that U.S. authorities say is seeking to overthrow the secular government of his Central Asian home country. -
Supreme Court rules on GPS tracking, but punts on larger issues
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 12:10pm MST
Monday’s Supreme Court ruling invalidating a conviction based on evidence gained by GPS tracking of a suspect's car might seem like a victory for privacy advocatesm but the court left unresolved the underlying issue. -
Standoff suspect surrenders to news anchor
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 11:19am MST
A man who was wanted in connection with a Madison County, Miss., standoff was taken into custody on Friday, after he surrendered to a reporter covering the manhunt, according to local TV station WLBT. -
Ex-CIA agent charged with leaking info on Gitmo case
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 11:09am MST
A former CIA officer who said he participated in the interrogation of alleged terrorist Abu Zubaydah was charged Monday with disclosing classified information to journalists, the Justice Department announced. -
Marine pleads guilty in killing of unarmed Iraqis
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 10:48am MST
A Marine squad leader has pleaded guilty to negligent dereliction of duty in a plea deal to end a manslaughter case stemming from the killings of 24 Iraqis in 2005. -
Small-town Ky. mayor shot dead, suspect surrenders
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 10:40am MST
A small-town Kentucky mayor was shot dead early Monday in his home in what the police chief said was a dispute with the stepson of a woman the mayor had dated.
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Illinois Sen. Kirk suffers stroke, undergoes surgery
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 10:26am MST
Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk underwent successful surgery on Monday after having suffered a stroke on Saturday night, his office announced Monday. -
Man admits killing Texas dancer he met at NYC club
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 9:27am MST
A sex offender suddenly admitted Monday that he suffocated an aspiring dancer from Texas he met at a Manhattan nightclub, stuffed her body into a laundry basket and dumped her 85 miles away in the Pennsylvania woods. -
Sen. Rand Paul has run-in with TSA
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 9:12am MST
Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., has reportedly been detained by the Transportation Security Administration at a Nashville airport, according to tweets from his press aide and father, Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul. At about 10 a.m. -
Alleged abuser claimed 'ghost' attacked his wife
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 9:07am MST
A Wisconsin man charged with domestic abuse told police that a "ghost" had attacked his wife and was responsible for her injuries, according to a police report discovered by The Smoking Gun. -
Dahmer survivor sentenced in drowning death
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 9:03am MST
The man who led police to serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer two decades ago was sentenced Monday to a year and a half behind bars for his role in the drowning death of a homeless man. -
Supreme Court rules: Warrant needed for GPS tracking
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 8:58am MST
The Supreme Court says police must get a search warrant before using GPS technology to track criminal suspects. -
Soldier may not face manslaughter in GI's death
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 8:57am MST
The first soldier to face legal proceedings in the death of a Chinese-American GI believed to have committed suicide in Afghanistan after allegedly being hazed by his fellow troops may not face the toughest charge the Army had sought of involuntary manslaughter.
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3 killed as storms sweep through Alabama
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 7:11am MST
The system that claimed at least 2 lives and injured more than 100 people also spawned at least one twister. -
4 die in NYC subway incidents in 24 hours
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 6:27am MST
Four men have died in New York's subway in less than 24 hours. Police say the mishaps — all on Saturday — are unrelated. -
'Headless Body in Topless Bar' killer seeks parole
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 6:19am MST
The murderer convicted of killing a bar owner, taking four women hostage and forcing one of them to cut off the dead bar owner’s head during a drug-fueled crime spree three decades ago is seeking parole. -
Cities with the longest way back from recession
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 5:58am MST
These nine regions are projected to recover less than 5 percent of the jobs lost during the recession this year. They were hurt by the housing crash and loss of private and public jobs.
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Giffords' decision to resign sets up Ariz. race
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 5:48am MST
In one of her last acts in office, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords met Monday with other survivors and supporters more than a year after gunfire interrupted a spontaneous meet-and-greet with constituents outside a Tucson grocery store. -
Rescuers search destroyed homes after Ala. storms
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 5:34am MST
Firefighters started house-to-house searches in Center Point, Ala., early Monday amid reports that people were trapped after storms swept through the area. -
Many houses destroyed as storm hits Ala.
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 5:19am MST
Many houses were destroyed or damaged in parts of Alabama, officials said Monday, as a line of "strong to severe storms" pushed through several states. -
Southeast on storm alert after twisters slam Ark.
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 3:24am MST
A line of "strong to severe storms" that could feature tornadoes pushed through several states early Monday, Weather.com reported. -
Megaupload suspect denies Internet piracy
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 2:17am MST
The founder of file-sharing website Megaupload was ordered to be held in custody by a New Zealand court Monday, as he denied charges of Internet piracy. Two other suspects were arrested in Europe. -
Thunderstorms, tornadoes possible in southern U.S.
Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 11:23pm MST
Twisters downed trees and powerlines in Arkansas leaving thousands without power late Sunday, as forecasters warned that tornadoes and heavy storms could mete out damage to several southeast states into Monday. -
Freezing rain, snow cover parts of Upper Midwest
Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 7:20pm MST
Freezing drizzle and rain made roads slick Sunday as a winter weather system moved across portions of the Upper Midwest, and the precipitation was expected to begin changing over into snow that could continue into Monday. -
Evicted woman, 101, can't go home as promised
Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 2:54pm MST
The federal government now says a 101-year-old Detroit woman it promised could move back into her foreclosed home four months ago can't return because the building's unsanitary and unsafe.
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At 23, new treasurer works to save Harrisburg
Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 2:29pm MST
In the battle to repair the tattered finances of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, residents have turned to an unlikely city treasurer: a 23-year-old college student. -
Posthumous US asylum bid highlights gang debate
Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 2:28pm MST
Josue Rafael Orellana Garcia fled his impoverished neighborhood in Honduras for the United States as a teenager, to escape what began as teasing over his disabilities and escalated into what his mother said were threats to kill him if he did not join a gang.
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Thunderstorms, tornadoes possible in southern U.S.
Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 2:28pm MST
Twisters downed trees and powerlines in Arkansas leaving thousands without power late Sunday, as forecasters warned that tornadoes and heavy storms could mete out damage to several southeast states into Monday. -
LA detective in Simpson-Goldman murders dies at 70
Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 2:09pm MST
Philip Vannatter, the Los Angeles police detective who served as a lead investigator in the 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, has died in Southern California, according to his brother. He was 70.
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Price of gas up 3.5 cents in the past two weeks
Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 2:08pm MST
The average price of gasoline in the United States rose again in the past two weeks, gaining nearly 3.5 cents to about $3.39 a gallon, due in part to higher crude oil prices, according to the nationwide Lundberg Survey. -
No simple explanation in AF Academy sex crime data
Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 2:06pm MST
Nine years after a sexual assault scandal at the Air Force Academy sent shock waves across the military, the Defense Department last month announced a spike in reported assaults at the school — and days later the Air Force filed sex-crime charges against three cadets.
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Giffords says she's resigning from Congress
Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 12:14pm MST
Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords announced Sunday that she'll be stepping down this week. -
Video: Onlookers help family after sea plane crashes
Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 11:31am MST
Video captures a Texas family being assisted by onlookers immediately after their sea plane crashes. (NBC News)
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First Thoughts: What we learned from Gingrich's 12-point victory
Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 8:38am MST
The day after a Gingrich win in South Carolina, two things are cemented: Romney hasn't yet closed the deal with conservative voters and this contest can still change in the blink of an eye. -
Paterno loses battle with lung cancer
Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 8:18am MST
Joe Paterno, the longtime Penn State coach who won more games than anyone in major college football but was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal that scarred his reputation for winning with integrity, died Sunday. He was 85.
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Flash floods feared after Reno wildfire
Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 7:34am MST
The wildfire that destroyed 29 homes near Reno is contained. Thousands of evacuees are back home. And the family of the woman found dead says there's no point in prosecuting the remorseful man who accidentally started it.
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Police: Dad threatened to shock girl inside cage
Posted: January 21st, 2012, 10:49pm MST
A man is accused of punishing his 12-year-old daughter by binding her hands and feet with duct tape and sticking her in a dog cage, then threatening to electrify the crate. -
Who needs snow? LA crashes jump after rain
Posted: January 21st, 2012, 9:19pm MST
Crashes on Southern California’s wet roads Saturday morning jumped nearly sixfold compared to the same time last weekend when the roads were dry. -
Panetta: US won't cut carrier fleet to fix budget
Posted: January 21st, 2012, 7:50pm MST
The United States will not cut America's fleet of 11 aircraft carriers to help trim the budget deficit, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Saturday, citing tensions with Iran as an example of why the massive ships are so critical to national security.
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Texas family survives ocean plane crash
Posted: January 21st, 2012, 7:39pm MST
A tropical adventure turned into a terrifying fight for survival for a vacationing Texas family when their plane crashed into the ocean. -
Sheriff: Suicidal Ariz couple wanted deputies dead
Posted: January 21st, 2012, 5:19pm MST
An Arizona couple who committed suicide last month planned to lure sheriff's deputies to their remote, desert home and kill as many as possible before ending their own lives, a top local law enforcement official said, as an eerie series of videos the couple made was released this week. -
3 die in house fire near Marist College
Posted: January 21st, 2012, 4:22pm MST
An early-morning fire at a house near Marist College Saturday has left three dead and four others with smoke inhalation, authorities said. -
Gingrich, Romney battle it out in pivotal SC primary
Posted: January 21st, 2012, 3:20pm MST
Caps remarkable comeback for his presidential bid that reshapes the trajectory of the battle for the GOP nomination. -
Reno fire that claimed 29 homes is contained
Posted: January 21st, 2012, 2:16pm MST
Rain and snow helped firefighters surround a brush fire that destroyed 29 homes and forced thousands to flee near Reno, leading officials to declare the blaze contained early Saturday and lift all remaining evacuations.
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22 show horses killed in fast-moving NJ barn fire
Posted: January 21st, 2012, 12:03pm MST
Authorities say a fast-moving fire destroyed a barn, killing 22 show horses owned by a noted New Jersey equestrian family and worth tens of thousands of dollars each. -
Horrific murder no surprise in meth capital
Posted: January 21st, 2012, 11:30am MST
The Central Valley of California is a hub of the nation's methamphetamine distribution network, and law enforcement officials say widespread abuse is driving much of the crime in the vast farming region.
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Fast-moving snowstorm hits Northeast
Posted: January 21st, 2012, 10:47am MST
A weekend storm blanketed the Northeast with a few inches of snow Saturday, creating slippery conditions and some delays at airports, though the storm was expected to move out to sea overnight. -
SC GOP primary races to dramatic close
Posted: January 21st, 2012, 9:33am MST
Republicans Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are not ceding one inch of South Carolina as the unpredictable campaign for the South's first presidential primary concludes — and certainly not Tommy's Ham House.
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Woman's body found on stricken Italian cruise ship
Posted: January 21st, 2012, 7:26am MST
Italian Coast Guard divers on Saturday found a woman's body in a corridor of a submerged section of the capsized Costa Concordia, raising to at least 12 the number of dead in the cruise liner accident. -
Mild winter offers break from high heating costs
Posted: January 21st, 2012, 7:09am MST
Ashley Tatum was three months behind on utility payments after leaving her job at a coffee shop because of pregnancy complications. The mother of two owed $648, and the tough economy did not offer many options.
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Cougars extinct in East? No, say those who spot them
Posted: January 21st, 2012, 6:16am MST
Cougar sightings persist in the East nearly a year after the big predators were declared extinct in the region, a determination that some don't believe.
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US Pacific Fleet gets new leader; admiral retires
Posted: January 20th, 2012, 9:25pm MST
A new leader took over at the U.S. Pacific Fleet on Friday as Adm. Cecil Haney, former deputy of the U.S. Strategic Command, replaced Adm. Patrick Walsh, who is retiring.
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6 killed in Afghanistan were Hawaii-based Marines
Posted: January 20th, 2012, 4:59pm MST
All six Marines killed in the crash of a U.S. helicopter in Afghanistan were based in Hawaii, a Hawaii congresswoman says. -
New Penn State trustees installed after Sandusky scandal
Posted: January 20th, 2012, 4:06pm MST
A banking executive has been charged with guiding Penn State's board of trustees through the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.
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Abortion doctor facing murder charge free on bail
Posted: January 20th, 2012, 3:45pm MST
Lawyers for a Utah abortion doctor charged with murder for the death of a fetus in Maryland asked a judge Friday to throw out the charges, arguing she is immune from prosecution, -
Feds: Religious employers must cover the pill
Posted: January 20th, 2012, 3:43pm MST
Many church-affiliated institutions will have to cover free birth control for employees, the Obama administration announced Friday in an election-year move that outraged religious groups, fueling a national debate about the reach of government. -
Occupy protests target courthouses
Posted: January 20th, 2012, 3:22pm MST
Several hundred people gathered at courthouses across the nation Friday to protest a landmark U.S. Court decision that removed most limits on corporate and labor spending in federal elections.
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911 call: Frantic moments after propeller hit model
Posted: January 20th, 2012, 3:21pm MST
Recounted in chilling detail where minutes seem like hours, the 911 call from the aftermath of the plane propeller accident that nearly killed Lauren Scruggs has been made public.
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Stephen Colbert raises Cain in South Carolina
Posted: January 20th, 2012, 2:57pm MST
Late-night comedian Stephen Colbert brought his "exploratory committee," and satirical love for Super PACs, to South Carolina on Friday and teamed up with a familiar face — Herman Cain.