Oops: Teacher Puts Sex Clip of Self on Students' DVD
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:42:33 EST
A Northern California elementary school teacher sent her students home for the summer with a video of class memories, only the DVD included six seconds of her having sex on a couch.
Ex-College Basketball Star on the Run After Bar Killings
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:54:35 EST
A manhunt is under way for a former Slippery Rock University basketball player in the deadly shootings of a pizzeria manager and a college student in North Carolina.
Standoff With Gunman Barricaded in Detroit Hotel Ends
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:06:16 EST
A standoff with a gunman who barricaded himself in a room at a Detroit airport hotel ended peacefully after he turned himself in to police Friday morning, FOX's WJBK-TV reported.
Mo. Cops Ask Students to Help Solve Murder Mystery
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:36:47 EST
The case is getting new attention after students in Columbia College's Cold Case Homicide class chose to focus on it during the last semester.
Released Child Killer Moves to N.H. Town, Outrages Residents
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:27:16 EST
New Hampton, N.H., residents are outraged they weren't told convicted child killer Raymond Guay moved to town two months ago.
Neb. Cops Hunt for Man Accused of Pistol-Whipping Son
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:22:45 EST
The child was taken by ambulance to an Omaha hospital with a head injury, but he is expected to recover. Officials say the child had a cut under one eye.
4 Missing Fishermen Rescued After Boat Flips in Lake Erie
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:17:15 EST
The U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian authorities are scouring Lake Erie for four fishermen whose 19-foot boat sailed from a Michigan park a day earlier.
Abortion Doc Murder Supect Says Killings Justifiable
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:36:02 EST
Prosecutors are taking possible threats made by the man accused of killing abortion provider George Tiller seriously.
Soldier Found Dead in Ga., Baby Discovered Miles Away
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:35:55 EST
Police say a 21-year-old soldier from Hunter Army Airfield was found dead on Savannah's Hutchinson Island, not long before his 1-year-old child was discovered unharmed in an abandoned car seat several miles away.
Small Plane Crashes in Iowa, Killing 1
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:52:46 EST
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Corey says the plane went down just after 1:30 p.m. Friday near Latimer in Franklin County.
1,000 Immigrants Take U.S. Citizenship Oath at Disney
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:46:30 EST
More than 1,000 immigrants gathered to take the Oath of Allegiance to the United States at a citizenship ceremony at Walt Disney World on Friday morning.
Texas Officials Hunt for Serial Palm Tree Arsonist
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:25:33 EST
Officials in Texas are investigating the torching of 30 palm trees in the last two months.
Air Force Pilots Get Certified to Fly Firefighting Missions
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:09:20 EST
The Air Force reservist at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs is one of about 100 Air Force Reserve and National Guard pilots nationwide certified to fly firefighting missions in C-130s.
Statue of Liberty's Crown Reopens to Public July 4
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:20:32 EST
The Statue of Liberty's crown reopens to the public July 4.
Madoff 'Feeder' Merkin: Clients Knew About Investments
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:44:07 EST
A former New York hedge-fund manager who is under fire for steering billions of dollars of his clients' money to Bernard Madoff, said in a Wednesday court filing that his clients were aware their money was being invested with Madoff.
Sketch Released of Suspected Serial Killer in 4 Murders
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:15:32 EST
Police released a sketch Friday of the serial killer on the loose who they believe murdered four people in six days in rural South Carolina.
Apple Store Employee Shot by Suspect With Fake Beard
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:30:10 EST
An employee at an Apple store in a posh D.C. suburb was shot Friday by a man reportedly wearing a fake beard, FOX's WTTG reported.
GPS Leads Man to Border Crossing, Marijuana Charge
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:15:42 EST
Authorities say a Michigan man was arrested on a marijuana possession charge at the Blue Water Bridge after his GPS mistakenly led him onto the span connecting the U.S. and Canada.
MySpace Mom: I Never Should Have Gone to Trial
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:07:10 EST
A Missouri mother said she never should have been prosecuted for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old girl who ended up committing suicide.
Palin resigns as governor, leaves plans secretCompare
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:12:34 +0000
WASILLA, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012....
AP Source: Detroit mayor firing police chiefCompare
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:12:34 +0000
DETROIT (AP) -- The mayor of Detroit is firing the city's police chief, a person familiar with the situation said Friday....
Powerful sedative found in Michael Jackson's homeCompare
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:12:34 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson's home, a law enforcement official said Friday as the city planned for a massive crowd at the singer's memorial service....
Serial killer has South Carolina residents on edgeCompare
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:12:34 +0000
GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) -- Terrified residents canceled Fourth of July plans and holed up in their homes Friday as investigators hunted a serial killer believed to have shot four people to death....
Communities bug out over cuts to mosquito controlCompare
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:12:34 +0000
Millions of mosquito eggs laid across southern Texas after Hurricane Ike hit the coast last summer are waiting for the little bit of rain and hot summer days they need to hatch. That's got the man whose job it is to fight the bugs worried - he's already running out of money....
4 decades later, freedom rider returns to Miss.Compare
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:12:34 +0000
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Corey Carter could hear snippets of music in his head - a calm and subtle melody that hadn't found its shape. The 19-year-old college student simply needed a hero to visualize before he could finish his composition for wind ensemble....
SC residents mixed over fate of cheating govCompare
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:12:34 +0000
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- After a week that offered the world a glimpse into the conflicted mind of philandering South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, his constituents differed Friday on whether he should leave office....
Pachyderms outdo people in cross-species chow boutCompare
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:12:34 +0000
NEW YORK (AP) -- In the fight of pachyderms vs. people - the pachyderms now have the upper trunk....
Job seekers seek solace with fellow faithfulCompare
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:12:34 +0000
BEVERLY, Mass. (AP) -- Her fellow job seekers offer knowing groans as Diane Castro recalls the day she was laid off: The fear of being summoned to the front office. The phones in nearby cubicles going off like grenades. Finally, a ring at her desk....
Abortion doc murder suspect advocates via mailCompare
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:12:34 +0000
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- A man charged with shooting a prominent Kansas doctor who performed late-term abortions has been advocating through mailings from his jail cell that such killings are justifiable and communicating with individuals on the fringes of the anti-abortion movement, weeks after suggesting others might be planning similar attacks....