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In odd twist, Shell sues environmental groups to score drilling rights
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 9:27pm MST
Shell, the global oil and gas company, sued more than a dozen environmental groups that oppose offshore oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reported. -
Shell sues environmental groups over drilling rights
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 9:27pm MST
Shell, the global oil and gas company, sued more than a dozen environmental groups that oppose offshore oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reported. -
Man found guilty in Grand Canyon child abuse case
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 8:30pm MST
A grandfather who forced his grandsons on grueling, 19-month hikes in the Grand Canyon in August was found guilty of three counts of child abuse on Wednesday. -
School shooting victim never got first paycheck
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 8:15pm MST
Danny Parmertor, 16, was aiming to buy a car with his new job. His parents say his first paycheck will be buried with him. -
No-fly list grounds US Muslim aid worker again
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 7:20pm MST
U.S. citizen Jamal Tarhuni finally got home from Tunisia after the FBI delayed his flight for a month, but now he's been grounded while attempting to fly from Portland to Seattle.
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32 pet dogs killed in New Mexico rabies outbreak
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 6:32pm MST
Dozens of pet dogs around one New Mexico city have had to be euthanized since December because they were exposed to rabid animals and weren't vaccinated, health authorities say. -
Will gun owner in Ohio shooting be held accountable?
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 6:23pm MST
Ohio has no laws governing child access to guns on its books and there are not yet signs the shooting in Chardon will force a reassessment of the state’s gun laws. -
Leader of 'Texas 7' prison-break gang put to death
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 5:47pm MST
The leader of the fugitive gang known as the "Texas 7" was executed Wednesday for killing a suburban Dallas police officer during a robbery 11 years ago after organizing and pulling off Texas' biggest prison break. -
Online store clobbered over racist merchandise
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 5:32pm MST
CafePress, the online store where independent artists and merchants can sell T-shirts, mugs and other collectibles, has removed pages promoting anti-Mexican products.
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Another part of Arizona immigration law blocked
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 4:51pm MST
A federal judge blocked police in Arizona from enforcing part of the state's 2010 immigration enforcement law that prohibited people from blocking traffic when they seek or offer day labor services on streets. -
Mom: School wrong to put son in cardboard box
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 4:19pm MST
The mother of a fourth-grade special needs student has filed a claim for damages after her son was made to spend quiet time in a classroom cabinet and in a cardboard box. -
Air Force chief: Pentagon guided 9/11 remains disposal
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 3:39pm MST
The disposal of human remains from the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon, including the incineration and dumping of some portions in a landfill, was based on high-level Pentagon instructions, the Air Force's top general said Wednesday.
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Police: 'Creepy' embalmer sold corpses' gold teeth
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 2:37pm MST
A Colorado embalmer saw a golden opportunity in dead people’s teeth, police say.
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Lesbian: I was denied Communion at mom's funeral
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 1:42pm MST
Barbara Johnson says her grief at her mother's death was compounded by the priest's actions at the funeral. The priest has not apologized, but the archdiocese has.
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Twister 'devastation ... like we've never seen'
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 1:31pm MST
At least 12 people were killed and thousands were without power after a line of tornadoes marched across the Midwest. -
Criminalizing homelessness? Fallout feared from bill
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 1:26pm MST
Legislation passed by Tennessee lawmakers, apparently aimed at shutting the Occupy Nashville camp, could have a chilling effect on free speech and perhaps even criminalize homelessness, housing and civil liberties activists say.
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Ohio adoptive father accused of raping 3 children
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 12:19pm MST
An adoptive father in western Ohio has been accused of raping three children and allowing other men to have sex with one of them, allegations that a family services official on Wednesday called "heinous." -
Ohio adoptive father accused of raping 3 children
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 12:19pm MST
An adoptive father in western Ohio has been accused of raping three children and allowing other men to have sex with one of them, allegations that a family services official on Wednesday called "heinous." -
Body found in search for missing Fla. firefighter
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 12:14pm MST
A body has been found in Maine a day after a man was charged with murder in the case. The suspect allegedly owed money to the firefighter and had exchanged threats with him -
Body of slain Florida firefighter found in Maine
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 12:14pm MST
Authorities in Maine on Wednesday identified a body found in the woods near the town of Newburgh, just outside Bangor, as a Florida firefighter missing for more a week. -
Ex-mine security chief gets 3 years in W.Va. blast
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 12:04pm MST
A former security chief convicted of lying to investigators about the April 2010 explosion that killed 29 men at a West Virginia coal mine was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday. Prosecutors said it was one of the stiffest punishments ever handed down in a mine safety case. -
$279 million auto insurance fraud alleged in NY
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 11:46am MST
Authorities allege that the suspects took advantage of a state law enabling the driver and passengers to get up to $50,000 per person for injuries from an accident, regardless of fault. -
Arizona executes man for killing, dismembering mom
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 11:19am MST
Arizona executed an inmate Wednesday for killing and dismembering his adoptive mother while he was out of prison on furlough for another crime, despite a spate of last-minute appeals over his mental disabilities and how the state has changed and violated its own execution protocol.
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Twisters claim lives, destroy homes across Midwest
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 10:34am MST
At least nine people were killed and thousands were without power early Wednesday after a line of tornadoes marched across the Midwest. -
Gay Ariz. sheriff fends off new attack -- from sister
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 10:27am MST
An embattled Arizona sheriff who earlier denied he threatened to deport his ex-lover to Mexico is fending off new allegations – this time from his sister.
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13 killed as tornadoes rake Midwest states
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 9:35am MST
At least 13 people were killed and thousands were without power early Wednesday after a line of tornadoes marched across the Midwest. -
Murderer on the run after mistaken release
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 9:24am MST
Authorities are searching for a convicted murder with an "extensive" criminal history who was accidentally released from custody while awaiting a court appearance in South Carolina, media reports say. -
Mayor, 24, shies away from comparison to Obama
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 9:14am MST
Svante Myrick, the new 24-year-old mayor of Ithaca, N.Y., shies away from increasingly frequent comparisons to President Obama, but he admits the president’s journey certainly influenced his decision to enter politics. Kate Snow reports for Rock Center. -
Mom who posed girl nude on webcam is jailed
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 9:06am MST
A Massachusetts woman who says she was duped into posing her 10-year-old daughter nude over a webcam for a man she thought was a professional photographer has been jailed. -
Rodney King gets house arrest for reckless driving
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 8:53am MST
Rodney King has been sentenced to 20 days of house arrest and fined $500 for misdemeanor reckless driving in Southern California. -
Up to 5 feet of snow expected in Calif. mountains
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 8:47am MST
Late winter storms forced school and road closures from Seattle to upstate New York, but the snow was welcomed in California as it suffers through one of the driest winters in history.
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'Oh, my God': 911 calls from school shooting
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 7:24am MST
Police have released 911 recordings from the school shooting in Chardon, Ohio, revealing the chaos and fear from Monday’s incident that left three students dead and two others wounded. -
2 million to 1 odds: Mom, child born on leap day
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 7:01am MST
A New Jersey mother born on February 29 beat 2 million-to-1 odds when she had her daughter — who was also born on leap day. -
4 killed as tornadoes rake Midwest states
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 6:47am MST
At least six people were killed and thousands were without power early Wednesday after a line of tornadoes marched across the Midwest. -
One dead as tornadoes slam Kansas, Missouri
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 5:28am MST
At least one person was killed and thousands are without power early Wednesday after a line of tornadoes marched across the Midwest. -
Stockton, Calif., takes 'first step towards bankruptcy'
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 4:55am MST
The city of Stockton in California is on the brink of insolvency and could become the nation's largest city to fall into Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection. -
Coast Guard chopper crashes; 1 dead, 3 missing
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 3:01am MST
One crewmember died and three were missing after a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crashed off Alabama's coast on Tuesday. -
Va. repeals one-handgun-a-month law
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 1:44am MST
A Virginia law limiting handgun purchases to one per month was repealed Tuesday, over the opposition of gun control supporters and relatives of victims who survived the Virginia Tech massacre. -
Three missing after Coast Guard chopper crashes
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 1:03am MST
Three people were missing after a Coast Guard helicopter crashed off Alabama's coast on Tuesday, an official said. One crew member was injured. -
At least 8 injured as tornadoes slam Kansas, Missouri
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 12:58am MST
At least 8 people were injured when a tornado ripped through Harveyville, Kan., on Tuesday night, NBC News reported. -
Coach who chased Ohio shooter doesn't feel like a hero
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 8:19pm MST
"Hey!" yelled Coach Frank Hall when a student gunman opened fire on classmates in the Chardon, Ohio high school cafeteria on Monday. The startled shooter retreated, with the hulking football coach giving chase, in an act of bravery that may have saved lives. -
Rules aim to give FBI custody of terrorism suspects
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 7:46pm MST
The Obama administration, responding to restrictions imposed by Congress, issues guidelines on when the FBI can take custody of newly arrested terrorism detainees. -
Woman charged with burning 3,500-year-old tree
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 5:29pm MST
A central Florida woman has been charged with setting a fire that burned one of the world's oldest cypress trees, local media reported. -
Wyoming lawmakers reject doomsday bill
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 4:47pm MST
Wyoming lawmakers have voted down legislation to deal with a doomsday scenario, including plans to buy an aircraft carrier and create a state currency. -
Brewing storm could help Calif.'s water woes
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 4:34pm MST
A winter storm carrying up to five feet of snow for the Northern Sierra Nevada was expected to hit late Tuesday night and last through Wednesday, putting state road crews on alert while brightening the state's water outlook heading into spring. -
Child porn law could affect everyone's privacy
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 4:30pm MST
Rep. Lamar Smith says his proposed law will protect children from pornographers. But advocacy groups say it jeopardizes every American's online privacy by giving law enforcement easy access to an unprecedented cache of personal information. -
Evangelist apologizes for questioning Obama's faith
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 4:21pm MST
The Rev. Franklin Graham, the son of evangelist Billy Graham, says he regrets "any comments I have ever made" questioning the president's Christian faith, Religion News Service reported.
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'Laeping to Literacy': School officials red-faced
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 3:39pm MST
A St. Petersburg high school sign promoting a recent literacy event for parents apparently wasn't spell-checked, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
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Harvard: No posthumous degrees for gays expelled in 1920
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 3:25pm MST
Harvard University says it will not award posthumous degrees to seven students expelled from the Ivy League school in 1920 because they were gay or perceived to be gay. -
Is Obama dinner a fitting tribute to Iraq war vets?
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 2:53pm MST
A White House dinner to honor Iraq war veterans is no substitute for a national day when all Americans can welcome home returning troops, a veterans group said Tuesday. -
'Don't mess with Texas': New gunboat fleet
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 2:38pm MST
The Texas Ranger Division is getting new means to chase down bad guys: six 34-foot gunboats, outfitted with automatic weapons and bulletproof shielding. -
Clown College gets underway in New York's Grand Central Station
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 1:30pm MST
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Despite Ohio case, violent deaths down at schools
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 1:28pm MST
The high school shooting in Chardon, Ohio, that left three students dead culminated a month of bloody gun violence in America’s schools, but experts say it’s not necessarily a trend.
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Feds: $375 million health care scam is US' largest
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 12:32pm MST
The owner of a Texas-based medical service provider is among seven people indicted in what authorities say is the largest health care fraud scheme in U.S. history. -
Pentagon admits dumping 9/11 remains in landfill
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 12:19pm MST
The Defense Department acknowledges that some remains of victims of the terrorist attacks wound up in the same landfill where it previously dumped remains of service members.
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Missing SC executive found dead in garage
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 11:42am MST
Authorities say South Carolina Hospitality Association president Tom Sponseller killed himself in the parking garage of his office building. -
City: Chicken slaughter art project is cruel
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 11:14am MST
A Kansas artist says she’ll change her plan to publicly slaughter chickens as part of an art installation after city officials told her the plan would violate local ordinances and could result in a $1,000 fine. -
Third teen dies after Ohio school shooting
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 11:04am MST
The death toll in an Ohio school shooting rose to three as the suspect appeared at a hearing where a prosecutor said the victims appeared to have been chosen at random. -
Dating websites sued for using dead soldier's photo
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 10:34am MST
Army Lt. Peter Burks' parents have sued PlentyofFish.com and True.com. They say his photo was used in ads without their permission. -
Driver acquitted in deadly Megabus crash
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 10:00am MST
A bus driver was acquitted Tuesday of homicide charges in the deaths of four passengers killed when his double-decker crashed into an overpass in upstate New York.
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Near-blizzard conditions feared in Upper Midwest
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 9:30am MST
Up to a foot of snow was expected across the Upper Midwest on Tuesday, while severe weather in the central Plains could whip up some tornadoes.
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Woman denies broadcasting dorm kissing video
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 8:46am MST
A former Rutgers student told jurors she was “sad, overwhelmed” when police told her that Tyler Clementi might have committed suicide after a webcam captured his encounter with another man. -
Leaked emails shine rare light on Stratfor
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 7:10am MST
Private intelligence firm Stratfor sells what clients and subscribers consider some of the best geopolitical analysis that money can buy.
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Family back from vacation finds car in bedroom
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 6:56am MST
A Connecticut family has a big mess to clean up after a car crashed into their bedroom while they were away. -
Second teen confirmed dead after school shooting
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 5:06am MST
A second teen was declared brain dead after a shooting at a high school in Chandon, Ohio, the medical examiner's office said Tuesday. -
Utah pushes kid database in bid to end child ID theft
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 4:37am MST
A new program implemented by the Utah state attorney general's office and the credit bureau Trans Union may be able to protect children from being the victims of identity theft. -
Woman fined for faking cancer, raising money
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 4:04am MST
A suburban Richmond woman was fined $100 after admitting she faked cancer to raise money. -
Report: Suspect in Ohio shooting from violent family
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 3:03am MST
The teen who authorities believe was behind a shooting Monday in Chardon, Ohio, that killed one student and wounded four others had violence in his life from early on, Cleveland's Plain Dealer newspaper reported. -
Report: Suspect in Ohio shooting from violent family
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 3:03am MST
The teen who authorities believe was behind a shooting Monday in Chardon, Ohio, that killed one student and wounded four others had violence in his life from early on, Cleveland's Plain Dealer newspaper reported.
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'Tent City' jail gets number 'served' sign
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 5:35pm MST
Inspired by McDonald's, the sheriff of Arizona's Maricopa County on Monday had a sign made that touts the fact that more than 400,000 inmates have been "served" by his controversial "Tent City" jail.
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Florida man arrested in threat on Obama
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 4:46pm MST
A 20-year-old South Florida man was arrested for threatening the president of the United States during President Barack Obama’s trip to Miami, authorities said. -
Remembering students' birthdays, decades later
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 4:27pm MST
Former second grade teacher Lois Hayes has mailed hundreds of handwritten birthday cards to her former students.
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Wyoming lawmaker introduces doomsday bill
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 4:16pm MST
Fearing an economic and political collapse nationwide, Wyoming lawmakers are moving ahead with legislation to deal with a doomsday scenario -- complete with plans to create a state currency. -
Man accused of scamming nuns captured in Las Vegas
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 3:15pm MST
A New Jersey man who skipped town after he was accused of bilking money from nuns was captured in Las Vegas on Monday, the Philadelphia Daily News reported. -
Law would let parents see kids' text messages
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 2:59pm MST
Arizona is considering legislation that would let parents see the text messages on the phones of their children, if they're under the age of 18. -
UK arms-to-Iran suspect to face Texas court
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 2:41pm MST
A retired British businessman is to appear in a federal court in El Paso after being extradited last week on charges that he tried to sell missile batteries to Iran in 2006.
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Sketchy reports emerge on alleged high school gunman
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 2:07pm MST
A student who was nicked in the ear Monday during a shooting in a high school cafeteria in Chardon, Ohio, has identified the teen gunman as a fellow student who had “got into a gothic phase” in recent years. -
3 big cats seized from home of Tarzan actor
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 1:48pm MST
Steve Sipek was arrested for having two tigers and a leopard without a federal permit and having them as pets.
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Report: Safety device disabled on deadly NYC elevator
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 1:00pm MST
Investigators say an important elevator safety mechanism was apparently turned off when an advertising executive was crushed to death at a Manhattan office building. -
Former defendant takes stand in US webcam spy case
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 12:22pm MST
A key prosecution witness in the trial of a former university student accused of watching his roommate's intimate encounter via webcam testified Monday that she agreed to keep it a secret because it was so shocking to see the images — but that it wasn't under wraps for long. -
Death of girl, 11, in fight ruled homicide
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 12:06pm MST
An 11-year-old girl who died in a fight in Long Beach on Friday suffered blunt force trauma to her head, and her death was ruled a homicide, coroner’s officials said. -
Part of Keystone pipeline to go ahead, company says
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 11:27am MST
The company behind the controversial Keystone oil pipeline between Canada's Alberta oil fields and the United States on Monday said it would start construction of a southern leg while studying ways to address environmental concerns in the key central portion. -
Official: 1 dead, 4 hurt in Ohio school shooting
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 10:17am MST
One student was killed and four were injured in a shooting Monday morning at Chardon High School in Chardon, Ohio, according to Cleveland television station WKYC. -
Mysterious onion, garlic odor sickens Phoenix residents
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 9:37am MST
A strong smell that triggered 250 emergency calls Sunday night in the west Phoenix area is baffling residents and officials alike. "It just blanketed the neighborhood," resident says. -
BP trial postponed as settlement talks progress
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 9:05am MST
BP and lawyers for tens of thousands of businesses and individuals hit by the 2010 gulf oil spill were trying to work out a settlement on Monday after a judge delayed the start of the trial by a week.
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Official: 5 hurt in Ohio high school shooting
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 9:02am MST
At least five students were injured in a shooting Monday morning at Chardon High School in Chardon, Ohio, according to Cleveland television station WKYC. -
Last GI slain in Iraq killed by Iran-backed group
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 8:53am MST
A Shiite extremist group handed over a simple wooden casket containing the remains of the last U.S. soldier missing in Iraq, a prominent Iraqi lawmaker said Monday, drawing a close to a case that has anguished the American's family since his 2006 disappearance.
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Town says it owes its life to the auto bailout
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 7:18am MST
The resurrection of U.S. automakers has done little to resolve a deep political divide over the bailout.
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Report: 4 hurt in Ohio high school shooting
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 6:55am MST
At least four students were injured in a shooting Monday morning at Chardon High School in Chardon, Ohio, according to Cleveland television station WKYC. Police have contained two shooters, the TV station reported. -
Bulldozed: Romney's boyhood home
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 6:51am MST
The Detroit, Michigan house where Mitt Romney grew up was torn down two years ago. Now all that's left is an empty lot and the memories.
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Top military pilots grounded by F-35 mess
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 6:49am MST
The best fighter pilots from the Air Force, Marines and Navy arrived in the Florida Panhandle last year to learn to fly the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. They are still waiting.
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Girl, 11, dies within hours of after-school fight
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 4:12am MST
The Los Angeles County coroner's office was investigating how Joanna Ramos, 11, could leave an alley near her Long Beach elementary school with a bloody nose and end up dying in an intensive care unit. -
Fugitive Hells Angel arrested over funeral slaying
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 3:03am MST
A Hells Angels member missing since October has been arrested on suspicion of gunning down a fellow member of the biker gang at their local chapter president's funeral, police said. -
WikiLeaks publishes intelligence firm's emails
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 12:41am MST
WikiLeaks began publishing on Monday more than five million emails from a U.S.-based global security analysis company that has been likened to a shadow CIA.
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1 dead, 19 hurt after nightclub gunbattle
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 12:14am MST
One man was killed and 19 other people injured after a shooting at a nightclub, police in West Tennessee said Sunday. -
Drought-weary Texans welcome rains, flowers
Posted: February 26th, 2012, 3:59pm MST
As spring approaches, recent rains across much of the state are giving drought-weary Texans hope that the devastation may be over.
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Candidates debate Muslim student surveillance
Posted: February 26th, 2012, 3:44pm MST
Potential candidates for New York City mayor are taking stands on the police department’s surveillance of Muslim students, ranging from support to worry that the police department may be violating civil liberties. -
Army IDs remains of last missing soldier in Iraq
Posted: February 26th, 2012, 2:30pm MST
Staff. Sgt. Ahmed Kousay al-Taie was an Army interpreter from Ann Arbor, Mich. He was born in Iraq and moved to the U.S. as a teenager. -
Tip leads officials to 50,000 dying chickens
Posted: February 26th, 2012, 1:35pm MST
Acting on an anonymous tip, authorities discovered nearly 50,000 abandoned chickens at an egg farm just south of Modesto, Calif. -
People close to case: Gulf oil spill trial delayed
Posted: February 26th, 2012, 1:15pm MST
A federal trial over the nation's worst offshore oil disaster has been delayed for a week to allow more time for settlement talks, according to two people close to the case. -
NYT: Prison dementia makes caregivers of killers
Posted: February 26th, 2012, 10:40am MST
Dementia is a fast-growing phenomenon in prisons that many are not prepared to handle. The California Men’s Colony is using convicted killers to care for inmates who can no longer care for themselves.
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Van crushes small car at Redneck Yacht Club
Posted: February 26th, 2012, 10:37am MST
A Fort Myers man was arrested at the Redneck Yacht Club in Florida for driving over a small car several times early Saturday morning. -
US cites Harvard medical research facility
Posted: February 26th, 2012, 10:16am MST
A dehydrated squirrel monkey died at a Harvard Medical School research facility in December, the third monkey to die at the New England Primate Research Center in 19 months. -
Carnival Magic rescues crew worker who fell off ship
Posted: February 26th, 2012, 10:06am MST
A crew member jumped off the Carnival Cruise ship Magic Saturday night. The ship was off the coast of Galveston when the accident happened. -
More Calif. teachers accused of sex crimes
Posted: February 26th, 2012, 10:00am MST
Allegations of teachers committing sex crimes against California children increased last year, even though total teacher misconduct complaints declined, according to figures compiled by the state's Commission on Teacher Credentialing. -
Apple tops list of the most profitable stores in America
Posted: February 26th, 2012, 9:26am MST
The past few years have been challenging for the retailing industry, and there are signs that 2012 will be no different. One key metric used to judge the health of a store is annual sales per square foot.
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From Negro Creek to Wop Draw, place names offend
Posted: February 26th, 2012, 9:19am MST
Thousands of places across the United States still saddled with names that are an insight into our divisive past, when demeaning names given to areas settled by ethnic or racial minorities were recorded on official government maps and often stuck. -
Marine credits karma for $2.9 million jackpot
Posted: February 25th, 2012, 7:24pm MST
Marine Cpl. Alexander Degenhardt is crediting karma for landing a $2.9 million progressive slot jackpot in Las Vegas. -
Strip club spammed us with texts, lawsuit alleges
Posted: February 25th, 2012, 7:15pm MST
The plaintiffs say they thought they were entering a contest to win a Rolex watches, but instead they got a deluge of spam texts to their cell phones. -
California snowpack at '30 percent' of normal
Posted: February 25th, 2012, 6:39pm MST
Snowpack levels in the Sierra mountains are at 30 percent of normal, according to reports, which could spell setback for farmers and municipal users in 2012. -
At least three dead in huge Pennsylvania pileups
Posted: February 25th, 2012, 5:03pm MST
At least three people died in two crashes each involving 20 or more vehicles in winter conditions on interstates in northwestern Pennsylvania, authorities said. -
Boys Town founder touted for sainthood
Posted: February 25th, 2012, 3:15pm MST
The Omaha Archdiocese is launching a campaign for sainthood for Father Edward J. Flanagan, the Catholic priest who founded Boys Town and whose story was immortalized by an Academy Award-winning movie. -
Avalanche danger at a high this season
Posted: February 25th, 2012, 2:22pm MST
Business is lagging this year at the Boulder Outdoor Center, where adventurers come to book and buy equipment for ski trips into the backcountry.
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Naked man steals fire truck, kills pedestrian
Posted: February 25th, 2012, 1:36pm MST
Authorities say a naked man stole a fire truck at an apartment complex and sped away, killing a pedestrian who was walking on a sidewalk. -
Girl loses - and finds - the horse she loved
Posted: February 25th, 2012, 10:59am MST
The saga of the remarkable life and near-death of a thoroughbred horse called Burma's True Love lifts a veil on the equine industry and some of its practices while at the same time tracing the devotion of the mare's young owner.
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5th graders accused of plotting to poison teacher
Posted: February 25th, 2012, 10:57am MST
Police in Fresno, Calif., are investigating shocking allegations that three elementary school students plotted to poison their teacher. -
Doc: Teens with tic-like illness recovering
Posted: February 25th, 2012, 10:55am MST
For the first time since more than a dozen teens and one adult came down with a mysterious illness in LeRoy, there's good news about the case. -
DA: Cop shoots other police officer, then kills self
Posted: February 25th, 2012, 1:50am MST
An off-duty police sergeant shot a police officer from a nearby town in Northeastern Massachusetts Friday night, then returned to the scene and killed himself, the local district attorney said. -
Police: RFK son arrested in NY maternity unit clash
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 9:22pm MST
The son of Robert F. Kennedy is charged with harassment and endangering a child after trying to take his 2-day-old boy from a Westchester maternity unit, NBC New York has learned. -
Marine found not guilty in hazing suicide case
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 6:33pm MST
A military jury has decided a Marine is not guilty of hazing a fellow lance corporal who killed himself in Afghanistan.
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22 Carnival cruise passengers robbed in Mexico
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 6:29pm MST
Twenty-two passengers on Carnival Splendor were robbed at gunpoint Thursday while on a ship-sponsored tour in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. -
Police say Ohio mom injected teen kids with heroin
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 6:19pm MST
Authorities say an Ohio mother has been arrested on charges accusing her of injecting her teenage children with heroin before sending them to school. -
White supremacist found guilty in Arizona bombing
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 5:58pm MST
A federal jury finds one of two white supremacist brothers guilty in the 2004 bombing of a black city official in suburban Phoenix, but stopped short of deciding it was a hate crime.
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Suspicious powder sent to Al Gore's office
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 5:52pm MST
Authorities are investigating the contents of a threatening letter sent to the office of former Vice President Al Gore on Nashville’s south side Friday afternoon. -
Shooter in spa killings acquitted in US shootings
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 5:22pm MST
The man authorities say killed his sisters, their husbands and himself at a suburban Atlanta spa appears to be the same person acquitted in 1989 of killing three men in Louisiana. -
Spa shooter was acquitted in earlier slayings
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 5:22pm MST
The man authorities say killed his sisters, their husbands and himself at a suburban Atlanta spa appears to be the same person acquitted in 1989 of killing three men in Louisiana. -
Black 'complexion' pageant brings protests
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 5:19pm MST
St. Louis residents expressed outrage this week about a "Battle of the Complexions" contest scheduled for Friday night.
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Man tries to steal Secret Service car at Obama school
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 3:50pm MST
U.S. Secret Service officers arrested a man who allegedly tried to steal a Secret Service car outside the school where President Barack Obama’s children attended classes, officials said. -
Jury: White supremacist guilty in Arizona bombing
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 3:22pm MST
A federal jury on Friday found one of two white supremacist brothers guilty in the racially motivated bombing of a city official in suburban Phoenix in 2004. -
Reports: 9/11 terrorist appears in ad on Facebook
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 3:00pm MST
Reports that an insurance advertisement on Facebook featuring the face of 9/11 terrorist Mohamed Atta is not the type of publicity the site wants ahead of its initial public offering. -
United bows to public growling, alters pet-travel rule
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 2:28pm MST
News of United’s decision to change their fee policy for servicemen and women comes as a great relief, Mary Seward-Yamada, owner of a dog kennel in Okinawa, Japan, said Friday. -
Bomb squad investigates San Francisco airport terminal
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 1:50pm MST
Officials at San Francisco International Airport have shut down part of a terminal after a suspicious package was found. -
Time's Latino voters cover features non-Latino
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 1:21pm MST
Time magazine has apologized for its cover this week featuring portraits of 15 Latino voters in Arizona after it emerged that one of them isn't Latino.
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Calif. lawyer sentenced in baby-selling scam
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 12:38pm MST
A California lawyer who was a respected reproductive law specialist was sentenced Friday to five months in prison and nine months of home confinement for her role in what prosecutors say was a baby-selling scheme. -
In legislatures and courtrooms, busy weeks ahead for voter ID
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 12:33pm MST
New voter ID laws are being proposed almost exclusively by Republican legislators and governors in states throughout the nation, spawning both litigation and angry rhetoric from Democrats. -
Woman accused of helping killer of Wash. trooper
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 12:18pm MST
A former girlfriend of a man who killed a Washington state trooper has been arrested for trying to help him evade capture, the Kitsap County sheriff's office said Friday. -
Oklahoma congressman apologizes for gun comments
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 12:14pm MST
An Oklahoma congressman apologized on Friday for suggesting that "killing a couple" of U.S. senators may be the only way to get a budget passed through Congress.
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17 tons of Nuestra Senora silver head for Spain
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 11:37am MST
Two military planes carrying 17 tons of silver coins recovered from the Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes, a Spanish ship sunk in 1804, have taken off from Florida.
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Strong winds, possible tornadoes set to hit South
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 11:11am MST
Damaging strong winds and some isolated tornadoes are likely to strike the South later Friday as part of a large storm system moving across the eastern half of the country that's dumping snow in the Midwest, the National Weather Service said. -
Thunderstorms rake South, spawning tornado
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 11:11am MST
Damaging winds and at least one tornado strike the South as part of a large storm system moving across the eastern half of the country, the National Weather Service says. -
Prosecutor: Rutgers webcam spying was 'malicious'
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 10:25am MST
Opening statements in the trial of a formers Rutgers student accused of spying on his roommate's encounter with another man focused on whether the defendant was malicious.
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Malicious or childish? Rutgers webcam trial opens
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 10:25am MST
Former Rutgers student is accused of spying on his roommate's encounter with another man.
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NBC: Feds launch criminal probe in Sandusky case
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 10:23am MST
Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed documents and computer hard drives from Penn State University as part of a new criminal probe into what school officials and board members may have known about alleged child sex abuse by former football defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, three sources familiar with the case tell NBC News.
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Cops: Thieves sucked fuel from gas station tanks
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 10:04am MST
As gasoline prices rise at the pump, so apparently does the brazenness of some thieves trying to steal it. -
Cops in riot gear break up Nike shoe ruckus
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 9:59am MST
More than 100 law enforcement officers in riot gear broke up an out-of-control crowd waiting to buy the new basketball shoes timed to be released during the NBA All-Star Game in Orlando. -
Cops: Robber drops gun, tries to buy it back
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 9:53am MST
An armed man barged into a Florida motel room, scuffled with his victims, and then dropped his gun -- only to return later to try to buy back his own firearm for $40, according to published reports.
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Cops: Thieves sucked fuel from gas station tanks
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 9:26am MST
As gasoline prices rise at the pump, so apparently does the brazenness of some thieves trying to steal it. -
Coach suspended for Facebook slur of Houston
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 9:05am MST
CHICAGO -- The president of a suburban youth baseball organization has been suspended for posting a racist rant on Facebook regarding the death of singer Whitney Houston. -
Kin mourn Marine killed in copter crash
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 8:33am MST
Outside the Everett family home stands a large photo of their son Justin, a Marine who died in a training exercise when two helicopters collided around the California-Arizona border in one of the Corps' deadliest aviation training accidents in years. Sgt. -
Opening arguments due in Rutgers webcam trial
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 8:12am MST
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.
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What now for boy whose gun shot classmate?
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 7:44am MST
Scene in Washington state courtroom raised questions the court must decide: Did the boy know what he did was wrong? And is anyone else responsible?
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7 arrested in US for rhino horn trafficking
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 7:15am MST
Seven people have been arrested in the United States on charges of trafficking in endangered rhinoceros horns, federal officials said. -
Records detail mosque spying; NYPD defends it
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 7:02am MST
The New York Police Department targeted Muslim mosques with tactics normally reserved for criminal organizations, according to newly obtained police documents that showed police collecting the license plates of worshippers, monitoring them on surveillance cameras and cataloging sermons through a network of informants. -
Senators meet Cuba leader over detained US man
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 6:34am MST
Two senior U.S. senators met with Cuban President Raul Castro in the first such high-level meeting between the Cold War enemies in nearly a year, Cuban state media reported Friday. -
Cops in riot gear break up Fla. shoe fracas
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 6:30am MST
More than 100 law enforcement officers in riot gear broke up an out-of-control crowd waiting to buy a new basketball shoe timed to be released during the NBA All-Star Game in Orlando. -
Winter storm slams Midwest; NY, New England up next
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 5:29am MST
A winter storm left a "stripe of snow" across the Midwest before heading toward upstate New York and northern New England on Friday morning, weather.com reported. -
'Milkshake murderer' Kissel seeks fresh appeal
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 5:03am MST
An American woman convicted twice in Hong Kong of drugging her wealthy banker husband with a laced strawberry milkshake and bashing him to death wants to appeal her latest conviction.
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Which GOP candidate boasts most online buzz?
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 4:22am MST
Rick Santorum is coming under much closer — and skeptical — scrutiny since he jumped to the top of Republican presidential polls this month, according to a computer-assisted analysis of social media data. -
Setup or sleaze? Candidate caught with lap dancer
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 3:35am MST
A married mayoral candidate in Sunland Park, New Mexico, who was secretly filmed having a lap dance, claims he was setup by a rival.
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Oil tank explosion shakes Galveston, Texas
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 1:05am MST
A crude oil tank exploded and burned at a biodiesel plant on the waterfront docks in Galveston, Texas, rattling the island city Thursday. -
Winter storm hits Midwest; NY, New England up next
Posted: February 24th, 2012, 12:36am MST
A winter storm was expected to leave a "stripe of snow" across the Midwest before moving into upstate New York and northern New England on Friday morning, weather.com reported. -
Man accused of posting ads offering sex with ex-girlfriend
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 6:08pm MST
A Portland man is charged with identity theft after his victim told police he put ads on Craigslist, asking men to come over and have sex with her. -
Girl shot: 9-year-old in jail jumpsuit cries in court
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 6:01pm MST
A 9-year-old wearing an orange jail jumpsuit cried as he faced a judge who will determine whether he'll face criminal charges in a school shooting that left a classmate wounded. -
Girl shot: 9-year-old in jail jumpsuit cries in court
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 6:01pm MST
A 9-year-old wearing an orange jail jumpsuit cried as he faced a judge who will determine whether he'll face criminal charges in a school shooting that left a classmate wounded. -
Maryland lawmakers pass gay marriage bill
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 4:57pm MST
State senators approved a gay marriage bill 25-22, moving Maryland closer to becoming the eighth state in the U.S. to legalize same-sex marriages. -
Va. lawmakers halt anti-abortion 'personhood' bill
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 3:48pm MST
Virginia lawmakers on Thursday shelved until next year a measure ultimately aimed at outlawing abortion by granting individual rights to an embryo from the moment of conception. -
7 states sue over Obama contraception rule
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 3:33pm MST
Seven states are asking a federal judge to block an Obama administration mandate that requires birth control coverage for employees of religious-affiliated hospitals, schools and outreach programs. -
Alaska releases last batch of Palin emails
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 3:16pm MST
The state of Alaska has released what officials say are the last of Sarah Palin's emails from her time as governor, according to the Associated Press, which was among the news organizations requesting the records, along with msnbc.com. -
LA schools to report all teacher misconduct cases
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 2:53pm MST
The Los Angeles Unified School District will report all teachers accused of misconduct to the California teacher credentialing commission, the Los Angeles Times reports. -
Edwards' ex-mistress gets ownership of sex tape
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 2:25pm MST
John Edwards' former mistress has settled a lawsuit and won ownership of a purported sex tape of the former presidential candidate during his bid for the White House. -
Stepmom gives birth after arrest in girl's running death
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 2:21pm MST
An Alabama woman is under guard at a hospital after she gave birth following her arrest in the death of her 9-year-old stepdaughter.
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Kidnapped kids safe, but mom can't see them
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 1:56pm MST
Two young children kidnapped by a man who offered to help when the family car broke down in the middle of the night are safe, but Georgia authorities won't return them to their mother just yet.
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Gay judge won't perform straight marriages
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 1:43pm MST
Dallas County Judge Tonya Parker says she won't perform marriage ceremonies until homosexuals can be wed. -
Ala. man acquitted in wife's honeymoon death
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 1:16pm MST
A judge has acquitted the man accused of drowning his newlywed wife during a honeymoon diving trip to Australia, ruling that prosecutors failed to present enough evidence of a crime to send the case to jurors. -
No haircut for anti-gay marriage governor
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 1:13pm MST
A Santa Fe hairdresser is denying service to the governor of New Mexico because she opposes gay marriage.
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Bradley Manning defers plea in WikiLeaks case
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 12:14pm MST
An Army private has deferred his plea to charges he was behind the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history. -
Police: Man cooked own burger, fries at Denny's
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 11:58am MST
America’s diner is always open, but a 52-year-old man toting a briefcase and packing a stun gun is accused of taking the slogan too far when he walked into a Denny’s restaurant.
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Dozens of homes damaged in Georgia tornado
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 11:34am MST
A tornado touched down near Rome, Ga., damaging homes, knocking out power and forcing schools to close, local media reported, citing authorities. -
US tornado chasers prepare for high season
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 11:14am MST
With the month of March looming, United States tornado chasers are already watching the Southeast as a nasty storm brews with the potential to spin off a batch of tornadoes.
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4 kids, grandma killed in New Jersey house fire
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 9:50am MST
Fire swept through an old two-family house early Thursday in norther New Jersey, killing four children and a grandmother, local media reported. -
Manhunt on after Wash. state trooper killed
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 9:33am MST
A suspect in the shooting death of a Washington state trooper has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Fla. agency returned kids to 'monster' dad
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 9:28am MST
The two children of a Florida man who stabbed his entire family in a Deerfield Beach RV park earlier this month were allowed to return to him and his wife despite a troubled history, according to the Department of Children and Families. -
4 kids, grandma killed in New Jersey house fire
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 9:11am MST
Fire swept through an old two-family house early Thursday in norther New Jersey, killing four children and a grandmother, local media reported. -
Gov. Christie: I'm with Obama on gay marriage
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 8:53am MST
Following his veto of a bill allowing gay marriage in his state, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie accused Democrats of playing politics with the issue and said his stance is no different than President Obama's. -
Fla. lawmaker suspected of stalking US attorney
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 7:16am MST
The text messages, described as creepy and disturbing, originated from a Yahoo! screen name "itsjustme24680," and were sent to a married, assistant U.S attorney, Marlene Fernandez-Karavetsos. -
LA high school coach held over student sex
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 6:54am MST
A 27-year-old athletic assistant at Poly Tech High School was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of having an inappropriate relationship with a student, police said. -
7 Marines killed after helicopters collide in Ariz.
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 6:41am MST
Seven Marines were killed when their two helicopters collided Wednesday night near Yuma, Ariz., defense officials told NBC News. -
Bystanders catch toddler tossed from burning home
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 6:34am MST
A desperate mother threw her baby out the second-floor window of a Queens, N.Y., home that was engulfed by a suspicious blaze early Thursday, fire authorities and witnesses said. -
State trooper shot dead near Bremerton, Wash.
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 5:27am MST
A Washington state trooper was found shot to death following a traffic stop early Thursday. -
Red Tape: 'Facebook score' to screen employees?
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 4:50am MST
You already have an "insurance score." You have an "Employment Credit Score." Now that a "Facebook score" has been invented, I expect a "Grocery Habits score" and a "Music Taste" score to arrive any time now. -
Cops: 2 on murder charges after girl runs for 3 hours
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 4:19am MST
Authorities say 9-year-old Savannah Hardin died after being forced to run for three hours as punishment for having lied to her grandmother about eating candy bars. -
World on brink of carbon trade war over flights?
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 3:01am MST
Countries opposed to an EU law forcing the world's airlines to pay for greenhouse gas emissions have agreed on a basket of retaliatory measures. -
Romney, Gingrich back arming Syria's rebels
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 1:48am MST
U.S. Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich lent their support to the idea of arming the Syrian opposition in its fight to topple President Bashar Assad. -
Two reported shot at Connecticut hospital
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 6:11pm MST
Two people were shot Wednesday at a long-term-care hospital in New Britain, Conn., the city's mayor said. -
Scientist admits he tricked climate skeptics
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 5:10pm MST
In the field of climate science, when someone did something ethically questionable or misrepresented facts, scientist Peter Gleick was usually among the first and loudest to cry foul. -
Huguely found guilty in Virginia lacrosse slaying
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 4:47pm MST
Jurors find former University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely V guilty of second-degree murder in the death of his ex-girlfriend, NBC News reported. -
Newark mayor: NYPD spying on Muslims 'offensive'
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 4:42pm MST
The mayor and police director of New Jersey's largest city said Wednesday the New York Police Department misled their city and never told them it was conducting a widespread spying operation on Newark's Muslim neighborhoods. Had they known, they said, they never would have allowed it.
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Unruly airline passenger yelled bin Laden's name
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 4:08pm MST
A flight out of the Portland International Airport returned to the terminal Tuesday after the flight crew had a problem with a belligerent passenger who was yelling about terrorism. -
Third-grader shot at Wash. elementary school
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 3:07pm MST
A third-grade girl was wounded and a second student was detained Wednesday at an elementary school in Bremerton, Wash. -
Letters claim 'pathogens' sent to senators, media
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 2:54pm MST
The FBI and the New York Police Department are investigating threatening letters that claim to contain dangerous pathogens and were sent to media companies and U.S. senators. -
Virginia sheriff: Wal-Mart worker shoots boss, kills self
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 2:48pm MST
DINWIDDIE, Va. -- An employee at a Wal-Mart distribution center shot his manager in her leg, then fatally shot himself Wednesday afternoon, the Dinwiddie County Sheriff's Office told NBC station WWBT of Richmond. -
Police release 'baby-sitting while white' video
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 2:11pm MST
Austin police release video of a white grandfather being handcuffed in an effort to disprove his claim that officers treated him improperly as he walked with his 5-year-old black granddaughter. -
Va. governor opposes ultrasound abortion bill
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 1:58pm MST
State Republican legislators have scrapped a bitterly contested proposal to require women seeking abortions to undergo invasive ultrasound imaging. -
Parents slam Army in soldier's rabies death
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 1:34pm MST
The parents of a U.S. soldier who died from rabies after being bitten by a dog in Afghanistan are accusing the Army of “criminal negligence,” the Army Times reports. -
Most Americans agree with Santorum: Satan is real
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 1:28pm MST
Rick Santorum is far from alone in professing a belief in Satan. In fact, most Americans believe in the devil too.
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3 teens stranded in blizzard burn snowmobile
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 1:20pm MST
When three boys ran out of firewood while trapped in a Colorado blizzard, they turned to the next flammable thing they could think of, NBC station KUSA of Denver reports. -
Marine makes last stand in foreclosed home
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 11:30am MST
Arturo de los Santos lost his home to foreclosure more than a year ago and was evicted. Now he's facing forcible removal and arrest after moving back into the home to protest what he says is unfair treatment by lender Freddie Mac.
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Are Latino voters a missed 2012 opportunity for Republicans?
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 10:40am MST
Hard-hitting immigration rhetoric is popular with conservative GOP primary voters, but may be costly in the fall because Latinos seem likely to account for a bigger share of the electorate than four years ago. -
Report: LA sub kept teaching after 3 abuse allegations
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 10:26am MST
A substitute teacher was investigated three times for allegations of sexual misconduct with students before he quit and started teaching in another district, the Los Angeles Times reported. -
Boys dying to be thin: the new faces of anorexia
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 9:54am MST
For boys suffering from anorexia and other eating disorders, the stigma of having a ‘girls’ disease’ often stymies their recovery.
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Mom: 2 kids abducted by would-be good Samaritan
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 9:20am MST
Authorities say two young children reported kidnapped after a stranger offered to help when their family car broke down have been found safe. -
Pet dog chases mountain lion up a tree
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 9:08am MST
A dog chased a cat up a tree Tuesday morning in Los Altos. Normally that wouldn't be a big deal, but this cat is a rather large mountain lion. -
Trouble on the ranch: Rustling on rise in Texas
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 8:51am MST
Ranchers who have had to try to get their cattle through a rough drought have a new battle: cattle rustlers. -
Why Samuel Jackson can't get a job
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 8:42am MST
Samuel M. Jackson, of the Chicago area, already has it rough it enough when it comes to name recognition. But comparisons with the same-named famous actor likely sounded wonderful to him after three other Samuel Jacksons got mixed up into his criminal background report. -
Chicago sheriff: Mental health cuts mean more prisoners
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 7:39am MST
Chicago’s Cook County Jail, a harsh holding cell stuffed with up to 11,000 prisoners at any given time, is about to become even more crowded, according to The Chicago News Cooperative.
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Mine boss charged with fraud after deadly blast
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 7:19am MST
Federal prosecutors have charged the superintendent of a southern West Virginia mine with conspiracy to defraud the federal government. -
Boy brings unloaded gun to Ohio day care
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 7:04am MST
Police say a 5-year-old boy in Ohio brought an unloaded handgun to the day care he attends after finding it in the grass at his apartment complex. -
Church offers drive-thru for Ash Wednesday
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 6:40am MST
In an effort to reach parishioners too busy to sit through an Ash Wednesday service, some ministers are bringing the ashes to them. -
Feds: Activist sought hit man to kill fur-wearer
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 6:05am MST
An Ohio woman has been charged with soliciting a hit man to fatally shoot or slit the throat of a random fur-wearer, federal authorities said.
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5 dead following shooting at Ga. spa
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 5:43am MST
A gunman opened fire at a spa in an Atlanta suburb on Tuesday, leaving five people dead in what authorities described as a murder-suicide. -
Student loans are a ticking 'debt bomb'
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 5:37am MST
It’s a vicious cycle. Many families in this country cannot afford the skyrocketing cost of higher education without student loans. But many graduates can't find a job to pay off the loans. -
Ex-'Amazing Race' producer found dead in Uganda
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 3:40am MST
An American television producer has been found dead in mysterious circumstances while working in Uganda, his brother-in-law told msnbc.com on Wednesday. -
'ID thieves have bounced back': Big jump, survey says
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 11:42pm MST
Identity thieves have regained the upper hand, suggests a new survey released Wednesday by fraud research firm Javelin Strategy & Research. The firm's annual survey of 5,000 consumers suggests a rise in the rate of ID theft during 2011, reversing a drop in identity-related that was found in last year's survey. The main cause of the new increase: A return to old-fashioned credit card fraud. -
5 dead in shooting at health spa outside Atlanta
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 9:08pm MST
Five people were killed in an apparent murder-suicide Tuesday night at a Norcross, Ga., health spa, northeast of Atlanta, local police said. -
Rogue bullet shot across Mexico border hits El Paso woman
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 8:34pm MST
A woman has become the first victim of bullets flying across the border from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, into El Paso, Texas, the Associated Press reported. -
License loss ordered in Kansas abortion case
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 7:57pm MST
A state administrative judge has ordered the revocation of a Kansas doctor's license over her referrals of young patients to the late Dr. George Tiller for late-term abortions. -
Texas man convicted in bondage, torture case
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 7:29pm MST
Jeffrey Maxwell, former vice president of his local Kiwanis chapter, faces up to life in prison after being found guilty of kidnapping his former neighbor and torturing her for 12 days. -
Ga. sheriff charged with beating inmates resigns
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 6:57pm MST
The sheriff of a small Georgia county resigned Tuesday after he and his son were released on bond on federal charges of abusing inmates and lying to the FBI to cover it up.
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New Orleans revels in Mardi Gras celebrations
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 5:25pm MST
Bathed in spring-like warmth and showered with trinkets, beads and music, New Orleans reveled in the excesses of Fat Tuesday. -
'No-fly' Muslim takes case to court of public opinion
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 5:00pm MST
Mustafa Elogbi is by nature a private person. But when he finally arrived home in Oregon after an ordeal at the hands of U.S. security officials that cost him six weeks and thousands of dollars, he chose the spotlight.
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Rutgers suicide trial: Do you really have the facts?
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 4:38pm MST
What you think you know about 18-year-old Tyler Clementi’s suicide after a roommate's webcam caught him with another man and the facts may be far apart.
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Texas man guilty of abducting, raping ex-neighbor
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 4:33pm MST
A Texas man who abducted his former neighbor and tortured the woman while holding her captive for nearly two weeks was convicted Tuesday. -
Bill on pre-abortion 'transvaginal' ultrasound delayed
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 4:02pm MST
The Virginia House of Delegates now plans to vote Wednesday on a controversial bill that would require women to receive a "transvaginal" ultrasound prior to an abortion. -
Indiana lawmaker says Girl Scouts target 'family values'
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 2:39pm MST
There's an agenda behind those cookies the Girl Scouts sell, one bent on promoting communism, lesbianism and subverting "traditional American family values," according to an Indiana lawmaker.
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Gay marriage in California on hold for review
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 2:36pm MST
Same-sex couples in California will have to wait a while to find out if they have regained the right to get married, after the backers of the state's gay marriage ban petitioned a federal appeals court to review a split decision by three of its judges that struck down Proposition 8. -
11 kids, some tied to beds, removed from home
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 1:51pm MST
Texas authorities say they removed 11 children from a home used as an address by registered sex offender after they found eight in a small bedroom with restraints tying some to their beds. -
US Marine convicted in Iraq killings ends service
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 1:33pm MST
The U.S. Marine Corps has discharged the lone Marine convicted in the 2005 killings of unarmed Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha, a spokesman said Tuesday. -
Man arrested after 'fight' in front of Disney ride
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 1:19pm MST
A man was arrested over the weekend after workers said he attacked them in front of the Tower of Terror ride at Disney's California Adventure Park in Anaheim. -
Jury pool shrinks in Rutgers webcam case
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 11:58am MST
The jury pool for the trial of a former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another man was cut. -
Teen falls 46 stories down garbage chute
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 11:42am MST
A 16-year-old boy apparently was doing chores when he fell to his death Chicago high-rise, police said. -
Kids fishing for (and catching) success
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 11:00am MST
An after-school fishing program is helping kids from low-income areas learn the thrill of the catch while also teaching them how to avoid peer pressure. NBC's Mark Potter reports.
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Rev. Graham: Obama seen as 'son of Islam'
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 10:39am MST
Rev. Franklin Graham, the son of evangelist Billy Graham, waded into contentious waters Tuesday when asked for his views on the religious beliefs of President Obama and the GOP hopefuls. -
Latino group: Investigate gay Ariz. sheriff
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 10:07am MST
A Latino rights organization has asked for a federal investigation into an Arizona sheriff who was forced to confirm he is gay amid allegations of misconduct made by a Mexican immigrant with whom he had a relationship. -
BMW going 100 mph crashes into KFC
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 9:02am MST
One person is dead and four others injured after a vehicle crashed into a KFC in Landover, Md., Monday night. -
Race-based admissions? Supreme Court to hear case
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 8:27am MST
The Supreme Court will once again confront the issue of race in university admissions in a case brought by a white student denied a spot at the flagship campus of the University of Texas. -
Race-based admissions? Supreme Court to hear case
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 8:27am MST
The Supreme Court will once again confront the issue of race in university admissions in a case brought by a white student denied a spot at the flagship campus of the University of Texas. -
4.0 earthquake in Missouri shakes 9 states
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 8:21am MST
Residents got an early morning jolt Tuesday after an earthquake rumbled at least nine states, causing minor damage and a big stir in the town of East Prairie, near the quake's epicenter.
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LA teacher accused of lewd conduct heads to court
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 7:50am MST
The former Miramonte Elementary School teacher accused of taking bizarre photos of youngsters pleaded not guilty Tuesday. -
Slain soldier's dad burns NJ flag in Whitney protest
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 7:30am MST
A western Michigan man whose son was killed while serving in the military has burned a replica of New Jersey's flag to protest that state's decision to lower it in honor of performer Whitney Houston. -
6-year-old sleeps through theft of dad's running car
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 6:52am MST
Police in upstate New York say a 6-year-old boy snoozing in his father's car never woke up while the vehicle was being stolen after it was left running outside a store.