The Afghan Taliban say they are ready to hand over a U.S. soldier held captive since 2009 in exchange for five of their senior operatives being held at the Guantanamo Bay prison.More >>
The Afghan Taliban are ready to free a U.S. soldier held captive since 2009 in exchange for five of their senior operatives imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay as a conciliatory gesture, a senior spokesman for the group said...More >>
A tropical depression has formed off the coast of Belize and forecasters say it is expected to bring as much as five inches of rain to parts of Belize, Guatemala and northern Honduras.More >>
Tropical Storm Barry bore down on Mexico's Gulf Coast early Thursday as civil defense workers readied emergency shelters and forecasters warned of the possibility of deadly flash floods and mudslides.More >>
Singapore urged people to remain indoors amid unprecedented levels of air pollution Thursday as a smoky haze wrought by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia worsened dramatically. Nearby Malaysia closed 200 schools...More >>
Singapore urged people to remain indoors amid unprecedented levels of air pollution Thursday as a smoky haze wrought by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia worsened dramatically. Nearby Malaysia closed 200 schools and...More >>
One potential juror in George Zimmerman's second-degree murder trial belongs to the National Rifle Association. Another says she was the victim of a violent crime that is constantly on her mind. A third is a...More >>
One potential juror at George Zimmerman's second-degree murder trial belongs to the National Rifle Association. Another says she was the victim of a violent crime that is constantly on her mind. A third is a competitive...More >>
Farm-state lawmakers are scrambling to win bipartisan votes for a five year, half-trillion dollar farm bill on the House floor this week.More >>
The House voted late Wednesday to delay sweeping food safety rules that would require farmers and food companies to be more vigilant about guarding against contamination.More >>
Thursday, June 20 2013 12:27 AM EDT2013-06-20 04:27:54 GMT
JEFFERSON COUNTY, CO (KMGH/CNN) – Massive plumes of smoke continued to burned from a Colorado wildfire in Lime Gulch on Wednesday. The wildfires prompted immediate evacuations for some residents in JeffersonMore >>
Massive plumes of smoke continued to burned from a Colorado wildfire in Lime Gulch on Wednesday.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:18 PM EDT2013-06-20 03:18:30 GMT
(RNN) - Celebrity chef and southern food connoisseur Paula Deen was back in a controversial spotlight Wednesday, alleged of using racial slurs as jokes in her restaurants in front of employees. AccordingMore >>
Celebrity chef and southern food connoisseur Paula Deen was back in a controversial spotlight Wednesday, alleged of using racial slurs as jokes in her restaurants in front of employees.More >>
Vince Flynn, a best-selling author of political thriller novels, has died at age 47 after a two-year battle with prostate cancer.More >>
Best-selling author Vince Flynn, who wrote the Mitch Rapp counterterrorism thriller series and sold more than 15 million books in the U.S. alone, died Wednesday in Minnesota after a more than two-year battle with prostate...More >>
FBI Director Robert Mueller (MULL-er) says the law enforcement agency uses drones for surveillance but does so rarely.More >>
The FBI uses drones for surveillance of stationary subjects, and the privacy implications of such operations are "worthy of debate," FBI Director Robert Mueller said Wednesday.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 5:14 PM EDT2013-06-19 21:14:11 GMT
National Beef Packing Co., a Liberal, Kan., establishment, is recalling approximately 22,737 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The problem was discoveredMore >>
National Beef Packing Company - a Liberal, KS, establishment - is recalling approximately 22,737 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 4:58 PM EDT2013-06-19 20:58:02 GMT
The man suspected of kidnapping three women and holding them captive for years inside his west side is due in court this morning. Ariel Castro will go before Judge Michael Russo at 8:30 a.m. on nearlyMore >>
With his head hanging down, suspected kidnapper Ariel Castro went before a judge on Wednesday morning.
Castro refused to make eye contact with anyone, but did answer the judge when questioned. He provided a simple answer of 'yes' when asked normal questions about the proceedings. More >>
President Barack Obama's 26-hour whirlwind visit to Berlin caps three days of international summitry for the president, and marks his return to a place where he once summoned a throng of 200,000 to share his...More >>
Summoning the harsh history of this once-divided city, President Barack Obama on Wednesday cautioned the U.S. and Europe against "complacency" brought on by peace, pledging to cut America's deployed nuclear weapons by...More >>
The Taliban have claimed responsibility for an attack in Afghanistan that killed four U.S. troops just hours after the insurgent group announced it would hold talks with the Americans on finding a political solution...More >>
Hopes dimmed for talks aimed at ending the Afghan war when an angry President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday suspended security negotiations with the U.S. and scuttled a peace delegation to the Taliban, sending American officials...More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 1:47 PM EDT2013-06-19 17:47:57 GMT
DENVER (KUSA/CNN) - A military widow wants to know why another woman's name is engraved on her husband's headstone. She discovered the mistake while visiting his grave at Fort Logan Cemetery in Denver. "IMore >>
A military widow wants to know why another woman's name is engraved on her husband's headstone.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:30 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:30:48 GMT
NORMAN, OK (KWTV/CBS) - The former patient of a doctor convicted of possession of child pornography expressed outrage that he is still practicing medicine and possibly treating children. According to court papers,More >>
According to court papers, Dr. Kim Floyd had videos and pictures of children engaged in intercourse on his computer, and he is still on probation. More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 10:23 AM EDT2013-06-19 14:23:12 GMT
(CNN) – More than 23,000 pounds of ground beef products are being recalled on fears they may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria. The recalled cases come from the National Beef Packing Company, basedMore >>
More than 23,000 pounds of ground beef products are being recalled on fears they may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 10:14 AM EDT2013-06-19 14:14:02 GMT
(CNN) – The American Medical Association now classifies obesity as a disease. The LA Times reports the group voted to approve that decision Tuesday. The declaration recognizes obesity as a medical conditionMore >>
The American Medical Association now classifies obesity as a disease.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 9:29 AM EDT2013-06-19 13:29:19 GMT
NEW WEST MINISTER, CANADA (WAVE) - A second grader with a disability was seemingly shunned during a class picture. For Anne Belanger, the photo was completely unacceptable. Her son, Miles, was pushedMore >>
A second grader with a disability was seemingly shunned during a photo shoot at his elementary school.More >>
Republican lawmakers have a message for those who want the party to soften its emphasis on social conservatism in hopes of reaching a wider national audience: "Not so fast."More >>
Republican lawmakers have a message for those who want the party to soften its emphasis on social conservatism in hopes of reaching a wider national audience: Not so fast.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 2:47 AM EDT2013-06-19 06:47:22 GMT
A man in Thailand wearing a pink raincoat leaped over a convenience store counter and stole $71 – only to return moments later to return 32 cents.More >>
A man in Thailand wearing a pink raincoat leaped over a convenience store counter and stole $71 – only to return moments later to return 32 cents.More >>
The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says it appears the much-criticized national electronic surveillance program foiled "dozens" of terrorist plots.More >>
The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on...More >>
Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings has died in a car accident in Los Angeles.More >>
Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings, whose unflinching reporting ended the career of a top American army general, died early Tuesday in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:04 PM EDT2013-06-19 03:04:57 GMT
(CNN) - The different branches of the U.S. military could soon share common combat uniforms. Each branch of the military has different patterns of camouflage for their combat uniforms. Some lawmakers wantMore >>
Each branch of the military has different patterns of camouflage for their combat uniforms.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 10:34 PM EDT2013-06-19 02:34:44 GMT
Four people have charged for holding a mother and her child captive for years. Jordie Callahan, Jessica Hunt, Daniel J. Brown and a fourth person are accused of engaging in human trafficking. AccordingMore >>
Four people have been arrested for holding a mother and her child captive for years in Ashland.
According to the charges, the suspects used beatings, threats of death and threats of attacks from pit bulls and large snakes to hold a woman and her child against their will for two years.More >>
The abortion wars return to Congress in a big way with House legislation to ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20 weeks.More >>
The Republican-led House on Tuesday passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that conservatives saw as a milestone in their 40-year campaign against legalized abortion and Democrats characterized as yet another example of a...More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 8:22 PM EDT2013-06-19 00:22:22 GMT
Police have identified two men accused of stealing thousands of pounds of watermelons from local grocery stores. Beaverton police were called out to the WinCo Foods store on Cedar Hills Boulevard theMore >>
Police have identified two men accused of stealing thousands of pounds of watermelons from local WinCo Foods stores.More >>
Military leaders are ready to begin tearing down the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding thousands of combat and special operations jobs near the front lines.More >>
Declaring "the days of Rambo are over," a top general said Tuesday that cultural, social and behavioral concerns may be bigger hurdles than tough physical fitness requirements for women looking to join the military's...More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 2:29 PM EDT2013-06-18 18:29:48 GMT
A Camas man accused of attacking a city worker is facing a first degree assault charge. Police responded calls of a disturbance with a weapon in the 1400 block of NE Dallas Street on Monday afternoon. WitnessesMore >>
Police say a Camas man attacked a city water employee because he wanted to keep the fire hydrant outside his home red, rather than yellow.More >>
Mel Wymore (WEYE'-mohr) is a typical city council candidate in many ways. He's campaigning in New York as a community board appointee, ex-PTA chair and founder of local organizations.More >>
Mel Wymore is a typical city council candidate in many ways, campaigning as a community board appointee, ex-PTA chair and founder of a roster of local organizations. But Wymore's community-leader resume has an unusual...More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:23 AM EDT2013-06-18 13:23:30 GMT
A 5-year-old girl set up a lemonade stand across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church compound, and now the group is targeting her. Jayden Sink raised nearly $200 on Friday while she sold lemonadeMore >>
A 5-year-old girl set up a lemonade stand across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church compound, and now the group is targeting her.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 9:59 PM EDT2013-06-18 01:59:19 GMT
LYNCHBURG, VA (RNN) – Kimberly Burke is used to capturing emotion. As a wedding photographer, she has an eye for tender moments, like the photo she snapped of a Marine and his bride praying that has goneMore >>
A quiet moment captured before a couple wed has brought collective "awws" by millions on the internet.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 9:54 PM EDT2013-06-18 01:54:17 GMT
Last night was the 62nd annual Miss USA pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contestants from all 50 states and territories of the Unites States went heel to heel on stage at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. Miss Connecticut, Erin Brady, ended up walking away with the grand title of Miss USA, but it was Miss Utah who really stood out from the rest of the competitors.More >>
Last night was the 62nd annual Miss USA pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contestants from all 50 states and territories of the Unites States went heel to heel on stage at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. Miss Connecticut, Erin Brady, ended up walking away with the grand title of Miss USA, but it was Miss Utah who really stood out from the rest of the competitors.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 9:22 PM EDT2013-06-18 01:22:37 GMT
(CNN) - General Motors is recalling nearly 194,000 vehicles because of a fire danger. GM said water can get into an electronic module in the door, causing it to short circuit and catch on fire. The recallMore >>
GM said water can get into an electronic module in the door, causing it to short circuit and catch on fire.More >>
The Supreme Court says states cannot require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system designed to make signing up easier.More >>
States can't demand proof of citizenship from people registering to vote in federal elections unless they get federal or court approval to do so, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a decision complicating efforts in...More >>
A former hitman who admits killing 20 people is expected to take the stand at the trial of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger (BUHL'-jur).More >>
An ex-gangster who admitted killing 20 people was unemotional Monday when describing his line of work at the trial of his former partner, James "Whitey" Bulger, but called himself heartbroken when he learned that Bulger had...More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 4:00 PM EDT2013-06-17 20:00:50 GMT
(RNN) – Edward Snowden gave a clear warning to the U.S. government Monday: Neither his incarceration or death would prevent the release of information he gathered on "unconstitutional acts." "Truth isMore >>
Edward Snowden, the source of NSA leaks on PRISM and other American surveillance programs, gave answers for nearly two hours in a live online chat with The Guardian Monday.More >>
North Korea's top government body is proposing high-level nuclear and security talks with the United States days after a planned meeting with rival South Korea collapsed.More >>
After months of threatening to wage a nuclear war, North Korea did an about-face Sunday and issued a surprise proposal to the United States, its No. 1 enemy: Let's talk.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 12:55 PM EDT2013-06-17 16:55:22 GMT
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, MI (WDIV/CNN) - There's another potential clue in the search for missing Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa. FBI agents on Monday searched a Michigan field - north of Detroit- for his remains. "TheMore >>
There's another potential clue in the search for missing Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa.More >>
The Guardian newspaper says the British eavesdropping agency GCHQ repeatedly hacked into foreign diplomats' phones and emails when the U.K. hosted international conferences, even going so far as to set up a...More >>
A newspaper report that British eavesdropping agency GCHQ repeatedly hacked into foreign diplomats' phones and emails has prompted an angry response from traditional rival Russia and provoked demands for an investigation...More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 11:13 AM EDT2013-06-17 15:13:15 GMT
(CNN) - The deaths of five infants and dozens of injuries or falls have led federal regulators to stop the sales of a popular baby recliner. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said it got numerousMore >>
The deaths of five infants and dozens of injuries or falls have led federal regulators to stop the sales of a popular baby recliner.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 10:57 AM EDT2013-06-17 14:57:21 GMT
XALAPA, MEXICO (ELCANDIDGATO.COM /CNN) - Politics has really turned into an animal fight in one Mexican town. Residents who want to get rid of the so-called political "rats" have chosen a cat to run forMore >>
Politics has really turned into an animal fight in one Mexican town.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 9:57 AM EDT2013-06-17 13:57:30 GMT
(CNN) - According to a new CNN/ORC poll, just 45 percent of Americans believe the President is doing a good job. President Obama can't seem to get out from under his dark cloud- fueling the fall in hisMore >>
The drop in President Barack Obama's popularity comes on the heels of a leak that revealed the NSA has been conducting a large data-mining operation on American citizens.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 8:26 AM EDT2013-06-17 12:26:23 GMT
(RNN) - Good news for the fans of eHarmony, Match.com and Christian mingle.com A new study by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) says marriages thatMore >>
A study says marriages that began online are more successful than marriages that began traditionally. More >>
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer A Boston hospital is starting the world's first hand transplant program for children, and doctors say it won't be long until face transplants...More >>
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer A Boston hospital is starting the world's first hand transplant program for children, and doctors say it won't be long until face transplants and other...More >>
A group of 51 beauty queens from every U.S. state and the District of Columbia are preparing to smile and strut their way toward the 62th Miss USA title.More >>
A 25-year-old accountant from Connecticut with a secret glamorous side is the new Miss USA.More >>
Northern Ireland police commanders says they're optimistic that the G-8 summit will pass peacefully, with only 2,000 protesters expected to travel to the remote lakeside venue for the main demonstration.More >>
Police are expected to outnumber protesters Monday at the G-8 summit in Northern Ireland, where leaders will seek to narrow their differences on Syria's civil war and promoting freer trade between Europe and North America.More >>
Restless residents displaced by Colorado's most destructive wildfire ever are returning to previously closed neighborhoods as firefighters continue to tame the blaze.More >>
With evacuees anxious to return, firefighters worked Sunday to dig up and extinguish hot spots to protect homes spared by the most destructive wildfire in Colorado's history.More >>
Sunday, June 16 2013 6:28 PM EDT2013-06-16 22:28:08 GMT
(CNN) - Kim Kardashian is a mom. People magazine is reporting the reality TV and boyfriend Kanye West welcomed their new baby girl into the world on Saturday. Kardashian gave birth at a Beverly Hills'More >>
By JENNIFER AGIESTA Associated Press A recent Associated Press-WE tv poll found more than 8 in 10 men said they have always wanted to be fathers or think they'd like to be one someday.More >>
By JENNIFER AGIESTA Associated Press A recent Associated Press-WE tv poll found more than 8 in 10 men said they have always wanted to be fathers or think they'd like to be one someday.More >>
Saturday, June 15 2013 10:14 PM EDT2013-06-16 02:14:20 GMT
SAN FRANCISCO (KTVU/CNN) - One buyer paid top dollar for a small slab of concrete in San Francisco. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, someone paid $82,000 for a parking spot in a condo building. TheMore >>
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, someone paid $82,000 for a parking spot in a condo building.More >>
Authorities say a fire that engulfed a sprawling building near downtown Indianapolis has prompted the evacuation of a five-block area and rattled surrounding neighborhoods with exploding propane tanks.More >>
A fire engulfed a sprawling mixed-use building near downtown Indianapolis filled with tires and wooden pallets Saturday, producing a towering pillar of black smoke that prompted the evacuation of a five-block area.More >>
Iran's reformist-backed presidential candidate surged to a wide lead in early vote counting Saturday, a top official said, suggesting a flurry of late support could have swayed a race that once appeared solidly...More >>
Wild celebrations broke out on Tehran streets that were battlefields four years ago as reformist-backed Hasan Rowhani capped a stunning surge to claim Iran's presidency on Saturday, throwing open the political order...More >>
By JESSE WASHINGTON AP National Writer Focus on the details, and the cases seem very different. One was killed by virulent white racists, the other by a part-Hispanic neighborhood watchman who...More >>
By JESSE WASHINGTON AP National Writer Focus on the details, and the cases seem very different. One was killed by virulent white racists, the other by a part-Hispanic neighborhood watchman who insists he...More >>
Saturday, June 15 2013 8:03 AM EDT2013-06-15 12:03:07 GMT
(RNN) - If you have formed no hardcore beliefs in life you can at least believe this - people will find a way to complain about anything. I mean, what's the big deal with the NSA snooping on folks? IfMore >>
If a man in a horse mask playing drums on the street isn't the highlight of your day, what's wrong with you?More >>
Facebook's top attorney says after a week of negotiations with national security officials, the company is allowed to make new revelations about government orders for user data.More >>
Facebook and Microsoft Corp. representatives said Friday night that after negotiations with national security officials their companies have been given permission to make new but still very limited revelations about...More >>
Google is launching Internet-beaming antennas into the stratosphere aboard giant, jellyfish-shaped balloons with the lofty goal of getting the entire planet online.More >>
Wrinkled and skinny at first, the translucent, jellyfish-shaped balloons that Google released this week from a frozen field in the heart of New Zealand's South Island hardened into shiny pumpkins as they rose into the...More >>
Iran's top leader gave a salty rebuke Friday to U.S. questions over the openness of the presidential contest in the Islamic Republic, telling Washington "the hell with you" after casting his ballot in a race...More >>
Iran's reformist-backed presidential candidate surged to a wide lead in early vote counting Saturday, a top official said, suggesting a flurry of late support could have swayed a race that once appeared solidly in the...More >>
The transit police officer who survived a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects has been discharged from the hospital.More >>
The police officer who survived a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects left the hospital Friday and headed home with a bullet still in his body, nearly two months after the gun battle that severed one of his...More >>
Friday, June 14 2013 7:58 PM EDT2013-06-14 23:58:19 GMT
For six months, the town of Newtown has done what it can to move forward after the tragedy inside Sandy Hook Elementary School while remembering and honoring the victims. More >>
For six months, Newtown has done what it can to move forward after the tragedy inside Sandy Hook Elementary School while remembering and honoring the victims. More >>
The House is heading toward passage of a sweeping defense bill that reflects the outrage among lawmakers over the growing number of sexual assaults in the military.More >>
The House overwhelmingly passed a sweeping, $638 billion defense bill on Friday that imposes new punishments on members of the armed services found guilty of rape or sexual assault as outrage over the crisis in the military...More >>
Friday, June 14 2013 11:15 AM EDT2013-06-14 15:15:28 GMT
LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS/CNN) - A California husband accidentally sold his wife's $23,000 wedding ring for mere dollars at a garage sale. The couple is hoping the buyer realizes the accident and returnsMore >>
A California husband accidentally sold his wife's $23,000 wedding ring for mere dollars at a garage sale. More >>
Friday, June 14 2013 9:55 AM EDT2013-06-14 13:55:46 GMT
(CNN) - The past 12 months have been bad for gun violence, but good for one gun maker. According to its latest earnings report, Smith & Wesson hit a record $588 million in sales for the fiscal year thatMore >>
According to its latest earnings report, Smith & Wesson hit a record $588 million in sales for the fiscal year that ended April 30.More >>
Friday, June 14 2013 9:48 AM EDT2013-06-14 13:48:52 GMT
HAMPTON, NH (CNN) - A driver passed out behind the wheel and woke up to find his truck up a toll booth. Chris Desjardins said he blacked out while driving along Interstate 95 in Hampton, NH. He remembersMore >>
A driver passed out behind the wheel and woke up to find his truck up a toll booth.More >>
Friday, June 14 2013 9:13 AM EDT2013-06-14 13:13:19 GMT
(RNN) - A chemical plant caught fire in Baton Rouge, LA, on Thursday. At least one person has died and more than 70 were injured in the explosion. George Zimmerman was in court for the selection of theMore >>
The trial of George Zimmerman, the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government and the U.S. government's hunt for the NSA whistle-blower are a few of the stories that caught our eye this week.More >>
A popular Communist Party-backed newspaper is urging China's leadership to get more information from former defense contractor Edward Snowden rather than send him back to the U.S., because his revelations about...More >>
A popular Communist Party-backed newspaper urged China's leadership to milk a former U.S. contractor for more information rather than send him home, saying his revelations about secret American surveillance programs...More >>
US officials say the Obama administration has concluded that Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime has used chemical weapons against the opposition seeking to overthrow him, crossing what President Barack Obama...More >>
President Barack Obama has authorized sending weapons to Syrian rebels for the first time, U.S. officials said Thursday, after the White House disclosed that the United States has conclusive evidence President Bashar...More >>
Thursday, June 13 2013 5:57 PM EDT2013-06-13 21:57:24 GMT
Lawyers for Aurora shooting suspect James Holmes say they might withdraw his not guilty by reason of insanity plea after they see the results of his mental evaluation.More >>
Lawyers for Aurora shooting suspect James Holmes say they might withdraw his not guilty by reason of insanity plea after they see the results of his mental evaluation.More >>
Thursday, June 13 2013 5:51 PM EDT2013-06-13 21:51:14 GMT
ST. LOUIS (RNN) – Multiple people have been shot inside of a business in St. Louis Thursday afternoon, according to CNN. Police told KTVI shots were fired in the Cherokee Place Business Incubator. ThereMore >>
Four people - two men and two women - have been killed after what police called a murder-suicide shooting inside of a business in St. Louis on Thursday afternoon.More >>
An official says an inspector who surveyed a Philadelphia building before it collapsed last week, killing six people, has committed suicide.More >>
A veteran Philadelphia building inspector who apparently committed suicide had inspected the site of a deadly building collapse twice in February, and an adjacent, related project in mid-May.More >>
Washington, DC, Baltimore metro areas under gun from tornadoes
Thursday, June 13 2013 5:10 PM EDT2013-06-13 21:10:12 GMT
(RNN) - Washington, DC, is under a tornado warning and more than 2.5 million are in the path of a major storm system. Tornadoes have already touched down in the suburbs of the nation's capital. One twisterMore >>
Tornadoes have touched down near Washington, DC, and the National Weather Service advised residents to take cover. More than 2.5 million people are in the path of the storm.More >>
Gannett says it's reached a deal to buy TV station owner Belo for about $1.5 billion in cash.More >>
Gannett Co., the publisher of USA Today, is buying TV station owner Belo Corp. for about $1.5 billion. If approved, the all-cash deal will make Gannett the fourth-largest broadcast group in the U.S.More >>
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that companies cannot patent parts of naturally-occurring human genes, a decision with the potential to profoundly affect the emerging and lucrative medical and biotechnology...More >>
The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously threw out attempts to patent human genes, siding with advocates who say the multibillion-dollar biotechnology industry should not have exclusive control over genetic information...More >>
Thursday, June 13 2013 3:52 PM EDT2013-06-13 19:52:24 GMT
(RNN) - Two people have been injured and several are unaccounted for after a natural gas explosion leveled two homes in Westminster, Co Thursday afternoon. Evacuations were ordered, but the city of WestminsterMore >>
Two people have been injured and several are unaccounted for after a natural gas explosion leveled two homes in a Denver suburb. More >>
Rural America is losing population for the first time ever, largely because of waning interest among baby boomers in moving to far-flung locations for retirement and recreation, according to new census estimates.More >>
Living in a rural Nevada town, Moe Royels recalls a more bustling time years ago when retirees poured in to enjoy the warm desert climate, nearby casinos and quiet community. But soon boom turned to bust, and years after the...More >>
Thursday, June 13 2013 10:51 AM EDT2013-06-13 14:51:13 GMT
WASHINGTON (RNN) – Rep. Trent Franks, R-AZ, has scrambled to recover from a controversial and untrue statement he made Wednesday regarding rape and abortion. "Before my friends on the left side of theMore >>
"Before my friends on the left side of the aisle here tried to make rape and incest a subject because you know – the incidence of rape resulting in pregnancy are very low," Rep. Trent Franks said.More >>
Thursday, June 13 2013 10:49 AM EDT2013-06-13 14:49:33 GMT
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – A 16-year-old boy may be arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and kidnapping after his ex-girlfriend told police he told her to cut an apology into her skin and tried toMore >>
A 16-year-old boy may be arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and kidnapping after his ex-girlfriend told police he told her to cut an apology into her skin and tried to make her eat sticks.More >>
Thursday, June 13 2013 9:49 AM EDT2013-06-13 13:49:57 GMT
The man responsible for a suspicious backpack scare at Portland International Airport Tuesday night spoke to Fox 12 about his simple mistake that played out in a very public way. More >>
A Portland-area man says he got home, opened the back door of his car and said, "Oh no, where's my backpack?" "I really didn't know it was going to turn into what it did," he said. More >>
The editor of a Hong Kong newspaper that published an interview with the former CIA employee who leaked top-secret information about U.S. surveillance programs says the man remains in the Chinese autonomous region.More >>
The former CIA employee who leaked top-secret information about U.S. surveillance programs remains in Hong Kong, where activists rallied in his support Thursday outside the American Consulate.More >>
Thursday, June 13 2013 6:30 AM EDT2013-06-13 10:30:05 GMT
(RNN) – The highly anticipated U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act and the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8 may come by the end of the week. The arguments and subsequentMore >>
A decision - or no decision at all - on same-sex marriage could be announced by the end of the week.More >>
Thursday, June 13 2013 5:35 AM EDT2013-06-13 09:35:03 GMT
(RNN) – A threat of severe weather could emerge Wednesday into Thursday stretching from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic, affecting up to 10 states in all. The line of powerful thunderstorms predicted toMore >>
Tornado sirens sounded in several states as strong storms barrelled through the Midwest. More >>
An official says six Afghan policemen have been found shot dead at their checkpoint in the country's south. Two other policemen were missing, raising suspicions they killed their comrades.More >>
Six Afghan policemen were found shot at their checkpoint in the country's south and two other policemen were missing, raising suspicions they killed their comrades, an official said Thursday.More >>
Australian endurance athlete Chloe McCardel jumped feet-first into calm, balmy waters off Cuba on Wednesday and began stroking steadily out to sea in a bid to make a record swim from Havana to Florida without a...More >>
Australian endurance swimmer Chloe McCardel ended her attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida after 11 hours in the water when she was stung by a jellyfish Wednesday night.More >>
The 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl whose efforts to qualify for a transplant drew public debate over how organ donation should be done is getting a new lung.More >>
A 10-year-old girl whose efforts to qualify for an organ donation spurred public debate over how organs are allocated underwent a successful double-lung transplant on Wednesday, the girl's family said.More >>
A 72-year-old Southern California grandmother who shot at - and narrowly missed - a man trying to break into her home said Tuesday she was shocked at the attention her action was getting but does not regret defending...More >>
Jan Cooper could see the would-be burglar's dark silhouette through a crack in the vertical blinds as he tried to slide open her porch door.More >>
Attorneys trying to narrow down a pool of potential jurors for George Zimmerman's high-profile murder trial are getting closer to being allowed to ask the candidates more detailed questions about their lives.More >>
Attorneys trying to seat a jury in George Zimmerman's trial for shooting an unarmed teen stopped questioning a white man in his 20s Wednesday after he gave answers that indicated he wouldn't be impartial.More >>
The Southern Baptist Convention is expected to take a stand against the Boy Scouts of America's acceptance of gay members at the denomination's annual meeting in Houston.More >>
The Southern Baptist Convention approved a resolution Wednesday expressing its opposition to the Boy Scouts of America's new policy allowing gay Scouts, though it doesn't explicitly call for churches to drop all ties...More >>
Wednesday, June 12 2013 6:10 PM EDT2013-06-12 22:10:07 GMT
The infamous Carnival Triumph is returning to the seas, nearly four months after the ship spent several days floating adrift in the Gulf of Mexico after an engine fire crippled the ship. According toMore >>
According to Carnival, the Triumph arrived at her homeport of Galveston, TX on Tuesday for her return to service.More >>
Wednesday, June 12 2013 5:18 PM EDT2013-06-12 21:18:25 GMT
A reading tutor for the Chapel Street Elementary School in Stratford was arrested Monday after reports surfaced he was offering young students money in exchange for kisses. More >>
A reading tutor for the Chapel Street Elementary School in Stratford was arrested Monday after reports surfaced he was offering young students money in exchange for kisses.More >>
The long-awaited trial of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger is set to get under way with opening statements to the jury.More >>
Reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger was a "hands-on killer" responsible for "murder and mayhem" in Boston for almost 30 years, a federal prosecutor told a jury Wednesday as Bulger's highly anticipated racketeering...More >>
The director of the National Security Agency says he wants to provide as much public detail as possible on the agency's surveillance programs, arguing that they protect America while also guarding the...More >>
The director of the National Security Agency says he wants to provide as much public detail as possible on the agency's surveillance programs, arguing that they protect America. More >>
Activists say Syrian rebels have attacked a village in the country's east, killing dozens of Shiites there, mostly pro-government fighters.More >>
Syrian rebels, including Sunni extremists, stormed a village and battled pro-regime militiamen, killing more than 60 Shiite fighters and civilians in an attack steeped in the sectarian hatreds that increasingly characterize...More >>
Wednesday, June 12 2013 4:12 PM EDT2013-06-12 20:12:55 GMT
The man suspected of kidnapping three women and holding them captive for years inside his west side home made a brief appearance in court Wednesday morning.More >>
The man suspected of kidnapping three women and holding them captive for years inside his west side home made a brief appearance in court Wednesday morning.
With his head hanging down, Ariel Castro went before Judge Deena Calabrese on nearly 330 charges, including murder.More >>
Wednesday, June 12 2013 1:20 PM EDT2013-06-12 17:20:10 GMT
Doctors are sick less often than restaurant workers, accountants miss more work than managers, and barbers, waiters and police officers miss the most of all, about one day every two months. A survey byMore >>
Everybody has to take a sick day every now and then. But a recent study shows that often the sickest workers are least likely to take off from work because of illness.
A new Triple-A study says using voice commands to send text messages and emails from behind the wheel, which is marketed as a safer alternative for drivers, actually is more distracting and dangerous than simply...More >>
Dashboard technology that lets drivers text and email with voice commands - marketed as a safer alternative - actually is more distracting than simply talking on a cellphone, a new AAA study found.More >>
Wednesday, June 12 2013 10:37 AM EDT2013-06-12 14:37:18 GMT
Jacqueline Trousdale. (Source: Maricopa County Sheriff's Office)
A Phoenix mom was arrested Sunday on suspicion of injected her 5-year-old daughter with methamphetamine and amphetamine, Tolleson police said. Jacqueline Trousdale, 30, was booked into the Fourth AvenueMore >>
Jacqueline Trousdale, 30, was booked into the Fourth Avenue Jail after a crime lab report showed a urine sample collected from the victim came back positive.More >>
Officials say a motorcycle bomb has exploded in southern Afghanistan, killing an Afghan soldier and a civilian.More >>
Georgia said Wednesday that the country has closed two of its bases in Afghanistan after 10 of its soldiers were killed by militant attacks within the last four weeks, but it will not reduce the number of troops serving...More >>
Wednesday, June 12 2013 7:00 AM EDT2013-06-12 11:00:20 GMT
When a woman we'll call "Caroline" looked at her 11-year-old daughter's phone and saw a man with a beard had friended her, Caroline got mad. When he asked for a nude picture of her little girl, Caroline decided to get even.More >>
When a woman we'll call "Caroline" looked at her 11-year-old daughter's phone and saw a man with a beard had friended her, Caroline got mad. When he asked for a nude picture of her little girl, Caroline decided to get even.More >>
Lawmakers voiced their confusion and concern, and some called for the end of sweeping surveillance programs by U.S. spy agencies after receiving an unusual briefing on the government's yearslong collection of...More >>
Lawmakers voiced their confusion and concern, and some called for the end of sweeping surveillance programs by U.S. spy agencies after receiving an unusual briefing on the government's yearslong collection of phone...More >>
The world's oldest person has died at the age of 116. Japan's Jiroemon Kimura had been recognized by the Guinness World Records as the oldest living person, the oldest living man and the oldest man ever.More >>
Japan's Jiroemon Kimura, who had been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living person and the oldest man ever, died Wednesday of natural causes. He was 116.More >>
The National Weather Service was tracking a so-called derecho weather pattern in the Midwest on Tuesday that could spawn severe windstorms in major metropolitan areas with gusts as strong as 100 mph.More >>
The National Weather Service was tracking a so-called derecho weather pattern in the Midwest on Tuesday that could spawn severe windstorms in major metropolitan areas with gusts as strong as 100 mph.More >>
Tuesday, June 11 2013 10:46 PM EDT2013-06-12 02:46:02 GMT
A 16-year-old boy who was struck by a car lost at least two liters of blood while lying in the bushes for 90 minutes Monday morning. Justin Carey, a Battle Ground High School sophomore, suffered two brokenMore >>
The mom of a 16-year-old boy struck by a car says a tow truck driver saved her son's life when he heard the boy's faint cry for help 90 minutes later.More >>
Senators are preparing to cast the first votes in the full Senate on a landmark immigration bill that offers the best chance in decades to remake the nation's immigration system and offer eventual citizenship to...More >>
In Spanish and English, the Senate pushed contentious immigration legislation over early procedural hurdles with deceptive ease on Tuesday as President Barack Obama insisted the "moment is now" to give 11 million immigrants...More >>
The American Civil Liberties Union sued the Obama administration Tuesday, asking the government to halt a phone-tracking program that collects the telephone records of millions of Americans.More >>
The American Civil Liberties Union sued the Obama administration Tuesday, asking the government to halt a phone-tracking program that collects the telephone records of millions of Americans and that it says is...More >>
The projections paint an unsettling picture of New York's future: A city where by the 2050s, 800,000 people could be living in a flood zone that would cover a quarter of the land, and there could be as many...More >>
Removable floodwalls would be erected in lower Manhattan, and levees, gates and other defenses would be built elsewhere around the city under a nearly $20 billion plan Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed Tuesday to protect New...More >>
After setting off a storm of criticism from abortion rights groups, upset that a Democratic president had sided with social conservatives, the Obama administration says it will comply with a judge's order to...More >>
The Obama administration's appeal in the legal fight over morning-after pills has been officially put on hold until a judge weighs a new plan to allow girls of all ages to buy the contraceptives without a prescription,...More >>
A major federal study has found that minority renters and homebuyers who test the housing market for discrimination were told about and shown fewer homes and apartments than their equally qualified white counterparts.More >>
Minority renters and homebuyers deployed to test for housing discrimination did not run into the blatant discrimination of four decades ago, but were told about and shown fewer homes than their white counterparts with...More >>
The district attorney in Las Vegas says environmental activist Erin Brockovich will face a misdemeanor charge of operating a boat while intoxicated following her arrest at Lake Mead.More >>
Environmental activist and movie namesake Erin Brockovich will face a misdemeanor charge of operating a boat while intoxicated at Lake Mead, the district attorney in Las Vegas decided Tuesday.More >>
Former South African President Nelson Mandela is spending a fourth day in a hospital, where he is being treated for a recurring lung infection.More >>
Doctors are doing all they can to improve Nelson Mandela's health as the 94-year-old icon spent a fourth day in the hospital for a recurring lung infection, South Africa's president said Tuesday, as two of...More >>
Syrian state-owned Al-Ikhbariya TV is reporting that two suicide bombers have blown themselves up in a central Damascus square, causing casualties.More >>
Twin suicide bombers targeted a police station in the center of Damascus Tuesday, killing 14 people as regime forces aggressively pressed ahead with an offensive on rebel strongholds elsewhere in the country. The rush hour...More >>
Tuesday, June 11 2013 9:47 AM EDT2013-06-11 13:47:28 GMT
Dozens of frustrated Allegiant Air passengers bound for Phoenix on Sunday belted out a 90's hit song after being stuck in Las Vegas for hours, and it was caught on camera.More >>
Dozens of frustrated Allegiant Air passengers bound for Phoenix on Sunday belted out a '90s hit song after being stuck in Las Vegas for hours, and it was caught on camera.More >>
The journalist who exposed classified U.S. surveillance programs leaked by an American defense contractor says there will be more 'significant revelations' to come from the documents.More >>
The journalist who exposed classified U.S. surveillance programs leaked by an American defense contractor said Tuesday that there will be more 'significant revelations' to come from the documents.More >>
George Zimmerman's attorney doubts he will be able to find jurors who haven't heard about the Trayvon Martin fatal shooting. He just wants to pick people who haven't already made up their mind about the...More >>
On the first day of his trial Monday, George Zimmerman got a look at some of the people who might decide whether he committed second-degree murder when he fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.More >>
China's astronauts have braved the tension of docking with a space station and performed delicate tasks outside their orbiting capsule, but now face a more down-to-Earth job that is perhaps equally challenging:...More >>
China's astronauts have braved the tension of docking with a space station and performed delicate tasks outside their orbiting capsule, but now face a more down-to-earth job that is perhaps equally challenging: Talking...More >>
The man who gave classified documents to reporters, making public two sweeping U.S. surveillance programs and touching off a national debate on personal privacy, has revealed his identity.More >>
The man who gave classified documents to reporters, making public two sweeping U.S. surveillance programs and touching off a national debate on privacy versus security, has revealed his own identity. He risked decades in...More >>
The Tony Awards will be a real drag this year: The two top musicals battling it out have leading men dressed as women and the night's biggest celebrity will be Tom Hanks, who reminded everyone of his...More >>
The feel-good musical "Kinky Boots," with songs by pop star and Broadway newcomer Cyndi Lauper, strutted away with a leading six 2013 Tony Awards on Sunday, including best musical, best original score and best leading man.More >>
The Guardian newspaper in London says a 29-year-old American who works as a contractor at the National Security Agency is its source of leaks about the U.S. government's surveillance programs.More >>
A 29-year-old intelligence contractor who claims to have worked at the National Security Agency and the CIA allowed himself to be revealed Sunday as the source of disclosures about the U.S. government's secret...More >>
North Korea on Friday proposed holding low-level government talks with South Korea this weekend as the rivals look to mend ties that have plunged during recent years amid hardline stances by both countries.More >>
North and South Korea agreed Monday to hold senior-level talks this week in Seoul, a breakthrough of sorts to ease tensions after Pyongyang's recent threats of nuclear war and Seoul's vows of counterstrikes.More >>
George Zimmerman's attorneys will be walking a fine line as they attempt to convince a jury that their client fatally shot a 17-year-old teen out of fear for his life and that he didn't trail him in the...More >>
George Zimmerman's lead attorney will be walking a fine line as he tries to convince jurors that his client didn't murder Trayvon Martin: He needs to show why Zimmerman felt threatened by the African-American...More >>
Tuesday, June 4 2013 8:05 AM EDT2013-06-04 12:05:38 GMT
The violence in Turkey has been real, but these photos, which were taken between Saturday and Monday, show more of the protest than just the police clashes.More >>
The violence in Turkey has been real, but photos that were taken between Saturday and Monday show more of the protest than just the police clashes.More >>
Tuesday, June 4 2013 1:38 AM EDT2013-06-04 05:38:14 GMT
NEAR SIERRA VISTA, AZ (Tucson News Now) - A man is under investigation and possibly facing charges in connection with a weekend brush fire that burned 25 acres and several cars in a salvage yard. CochiseMore >>
Investigators say animal cruelty may have played a role in connection with a weekend brush fire near Sierra Vista.More >>
Monday, June 3 2013 7:01 PM EDT2013-06-03 23:01:34 GMT
A picture of an unidentified Taco Bell employee licking a stack of 31 empty taco shells surfaced on the fast food franchise's Facebook page Monday morning.More >>
A picture of an unidentified Taco Bell employee licking a stack of 31 empty taco shells surfaced on the fast food franchise's Facebook page Monday morning.More >>
Monday, June 3 2013 12:41 PM EDT2013-06-03 16:41:38 GMT
(RNN) – Actor Michael Douglas has been cancer-free for more than two years. In a recent interview, he talked about his belief that the disease was a result of oral sex. In his account to The Guardian,More >>
In his account to The Guardian, the star of Wall Street and the new Liberace biopic, Behind the Candelabra, said the human papillomavirus caused his stage four throat cancer.More >>
Monday, June 3 2013 7:53 AM EDT2013-06-03 11:53:42 GMT
Oklahoma will need money from the federal government to recover. But if recent disasters are any indication, providing federal disaster relief can serve as a long-term investment.More >>
Oklahoma will need money from the federal government to recover. But if recent disasters are any indication, providing federal disaster relief can serve as a long-term investment.More >>
Sunday, June 2 2013 3:28 PM EDT2013-06-02 19:28:38 GMT
(RNN) - After another day of stormy weather, weather authorities say the recipe for further mayhem exists Friday in America's midsection. Four tornadoes were reported Thursday in Arkansas and Oklahoma,More >>
Ten people are confirmed dead after a series of violent storms tore through the Midwest on Friday, taking aim at Oklahoma City and St. Louis.More >>
Saturday, June 1 2013 6:05 PM EDT2013-06-01 22:05:53 GMT
All in the Family star Jean Stapleton died Friday at her New York City home, her family announced Saturday. Stapleton died from natural causes.More >>
Jean Stapleton, the actress America came to know as Edith Bunker in the sitcom All in the Family, died Friday at her New York City home, her family announced Saturday.More >>
Friday, May 31 2013 5:11 PM EDT2013-05-31 21:11:29 GMT
John Eastman
A 45-year-old Waterbury man has been accused of posing as a member of the boy band One Direction online in an attempt to entice young girls to perform sex acts.According to the Waterbury Republican-American,More >>
A man from Waterbury was arrested after police said he posed as a member of the boy band One Direction online in an attempt to entice young girls to perform sex acts.More >>
Friday, May 31 2013 11:12 AM EDT2013-05-31 15:12:55 GMT
(RNN) - A freight train in Maryland derailed and exploded, injuring one. The train reportedly hit a tractor-trailer. Officials said the train was carrying a hazardous material that caused some of the carsMore >>
A ricin letter sent to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the reunion of President Barack Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and a controversial congresswoman not seeking another term are some of the headlines from this week.More >>
Friday, May 31 2013 6:12 AM EDT2013-05-31 10:12:54 GMT
WASHINGTON, DC (RNN) - Another potentially harmful and threatening letter was sent to President Barack Obama on Thursday. The writer said in the letter to the president "you'll have to kill me and familyMore >>
Another potentially harmful and threatening letter was sent to President Barack Obama on Thursday.More >>
Friday, May 31 2013 5:25 AM EDT2013-05-31 09:25:24 GMT
(RNN) - Oklahoma had its bout with tornadoes last week, and now surrounding states have to deal with more dangerous weather. The tornado threat is highest in Kansas, and the National Weather Service issuedMore >>
So far, there have been no fatalities to report from the outbreak of dangerous weather that has been taking aim at the nation's midsection all week.More >>
Thursday, May 30 2013 8:04 PM EDT2013-05-31 00:04:54 GMT
(WMC-TV) – A Memphis family claims all they wanted was a new ice cream cone, but all they got was a beat down.Surveillance video shows a beat down at a Frayser Burger King. Now, customers Diane DunlapMore >>
A Memphis family claims all they wanted was a new ice cream cone, but all they got was a beat down.More >>
Thursday, May 30 2013 1:45 PM EDT2013-05-30 17:45:32 GMT
A Linwood man has been arrested after police say he was found in his neighbor's dryer not wearing any clothes. Shaun Welsh, 39, is charged with disorderly conduct while intoxicated. According to courtMore >>
A Linwood man has been arrested after police say he was found in his neighbor's dryer not wearing any clothes.More >>
Thursday, May 30 2013 1:26 PM EDT2013-05-30 17:26:56 GMT
(RNN) - Looking for a new exercise program? Well, put on your Sunday's best, grab your ankle weights, and get ready to prance yourself into shape! Joanna Rohrback invented a revolutionary workout calledMore >>
Looking for a new exercise program? Well, put on your Sunday's best, grab your ankle weights, and get ready to prance yourself into shape!More >>
Thursday, May 30 2013 12:38 PM EDT2013-05-30 16:38:21 GMT
19 Action News has exclusive video - the first "real-time look" at Ariel Castro's backyard on Cleveland's west side where three women were held against their will for years. Investigative Reporter ScottMore >>
19 Action News has exclusive video - the first "real-time look" at Ariel Castro's backyard on Cleveland's west side where three women were held against their will and sexually assaulted for years.More >>
Thursday, May 30 2013 12:41 AM EDT2013-05-30 04:41:52 GMT
(CNN) - A letter addressed to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg have tested positive for ricin, according to the New York Times. A second letter sent to a building in Washington that houses Mayors AgainstMore >>
A letter addressed to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has tested positive for ricin, according to the New York Times.More >>
Wednesday, May 29 2013 7:42 PM EDT2013-05-29 23:42:30 GMT
Cody Shaefer is a curious 10 year old who likes to look for lost money or tickets left behind.But neither he nor his father could have ever imagined he would find $10,000 left behind in a bureau drawerMore >>
A 10-year-old boy found $10,000 left behind inside a Hilton Hotel near the Kansas City International Airport. The boy and his father turned the money over to police, who say the owner hasn't come forward to claim it yet.More >>
Wednesday, May 29 2013 10:04 AM EDT2013-05-29 14:04:30 GMT
An entire 29 person wedding party took a plunge into Lake Lanier and the video is going viral.It happened on May 18, after the ceremony during a photo shoot on one of the boat docks.Some are claiming theMore >>
An entire 29-person wedding party took a plunge into Lake Lanier and the video is going viral.More >>
Wednesday, May 29 2013 8:42 AM EDT2013-05-29 12:42:15 GMT
Jennifer Lowery was charged with prostitution. Richard Burford was charged with patronizing a prostitute
A woman that called police on her pimp was arrested after allegedly being caught in a motel room with a john when they arrived.West Haven police said they received a call from Jennifer Lowery on Sunday,More >>
A woman that called police on her pimp was arrested after allegedly being caught in a motel room with a john when they arrived.More >>
Tuesday, May 28 2013 6:23 PM EDT2013-05-28 22:23:15 GMT
WHITE MARSH, MD (RNN) – A cargo train has derailed north of Baltimore in White Marsh, MD, according to Baltimore County Police and Fire Department. WBAL reports a hazmat team has been called to the sceneMore >>
Hazmat crews responded to the scene of a cargo train that derailed north of Baltimore. More >>
Tuesday, May 28 2013 9:10 AM EDT2013-05-28 13:10:41 GMT
(RNN) - Two-year-old girls rule the world. If you in any way doubt that statement, you obviously do not have nor have ever had a 2-year-old girl. One thing that Matt Clarke made abundantly clear in a video heMore >>
Two-year-old girls rule the world. If you in any way doubt that statement, you obviously do not have nor have ever had a 2-year-old girl.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 7:00 AM EDT2013-05-25 11:00:14 GMT
(RNN) - An active six months is predicted for the 2013 North Atlantic hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center has called it an "extremely active"More >>
An active six months is predicted for the 2013 North Atlantic hurricane season.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 7:16 PM EDT2013-05-24 23:16:39 GMT
(RNN) – When faced with a cleaver-wielding killer who'd just murdered someone, what would you do? For Ingrid Loyau-Kennet, the answer was obvious. Instead of running for her life, she engaged him inMore >>
A British woman voluntarily put herself face-to-face with an alleged terrorist and may have saved lives. More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 3:00 PM EDT2013-05-24 19:00:41 GMT
A baby who was born with a serious medical condition that stopped him from breathing is now able to breathe on his own after doctors created a new device with the aid of a 3D printer.More >>
A baby who was born with a serious medical condition is able to breathe on his own after doctors created a new device with the aid of a 3D printer.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 4:38 AM EDT2013-05-24 08:38:10 GMT
(RNN) - A bridge in Washington has collapsed and at least two cars are in the water, according to KING 5 TV out of Seattle. The bridge is part of Interstate 5. There is no word on injuries. Copyright 2013More >>
A photo from the scene showed a man sitting on top of his car, which was partially submerged.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:55 AM EDT2013-05-23 15:55:08 GMT
(RNN) - Dozens of Cleveland restaurants have pledged to give the man who rescued three Ohio women from captivity, free burgers for life. Charles Ramsey, the guy who famously stopped eating his Big MacMore >>
More than a dozen of Cleveland restaurants have pledged to give the man who rescued three Ohio women from captivity, free burgers for life.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:21 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:21:24 GMT
It's not abnormal for lawmakers to begin a political meeting with a prayer. But in Arizona, an atheist state representative began the daily session with a quote from a well-known atheist.More >>
It's not abnormal for lawmakers to begin a political meeting with a prayer. But in Arizona, an atheist state representative began the daily session with a quote from a well-known atheist.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:38 PM EDT2013-05-23 01:38:14 GMT
MOORE, OK - The trembling, mud-spattered dog whose photo went viral on Tuesday was not actually standing watch over her owner's body - her name is Susie, her owner is named Curtis Collins, and he's alive.ThanksMore >>
There's a happy ending to the story of the little dog who was found standing guard over a body after the EF-5 tornado that decimated her neighborhood in Moore, OK. Her owner is alive, and they have been reunited thanks to the viral photo. More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:32 PM EDT2013-05-23 01:32:31 GMT
ORLANDO, FL (RNN) – A man with possible ties to a Boston Marathon bombing suspect was shot and killed after the FBI interviewed him early Wednesday. The FBI confirmed a special agent fatally shot a manMore >>
A man killed Wednesday during questioning by the FBI said he and Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev were accomplices in a 2011 slaying. More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:56 PM EDT2013-05-22 23:56:01 GMT
(RNN) – Of the 24 killed in the EF-5 tornado that decimated Moore, OK, 10 are children - two of which are infants according to a release by the Oklahoma City Medical Examiner's Office. All the childrenMore >>
The last of the missing from Monday's massive tornado that tore through the town of Moore, OK, have been accounted for. More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:21 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:21:12 GMT
(RNN) - British officials are saying one man is dead and two others were injured in a possible terrorist attack in London on Wednesday.According to BBC News, eyewitnesses said man was attacked in a streetMore >>
One man is dead after two men attacked him in broad daylight with knives and meat cleavers. More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:13 AM EDT2013-05-22 04:13:11 GMT
A British woman who claimed to have hit a cyclist while driving her car and then driving off tweeted about driving off and not caring much about it. But then the cops tweeted back.More >>
The first rule of Twitter - it's not smart to tweet about a crime. More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:16 PM EDT2013-05-22 02:16:08 GMT
Residents in tornado-stricken Moore, OK, await news on missing love ones Tuesday, a day after a massive tornado devastated the city, killing at least 51. Rescuers worked all night, with particular attentionMore >>
The tornado, with winds up to 200 mph, cut a 20-mile stretch as wide as two miles through the Oklahoma City metro area. The medical examiner's office reported 24 people died, including nine children. More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:16 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:16:48 GMT
MOORE, OK - The Oklahoma County Sheriff's office tweeted a photo of a frightened, muddy dog Monday after the deadly EF-5 tornado ripped through the town.The comment accompanying the photo said, "scared,More >>
A heartbreaking photo of a little dog guarding the body of his owner, who was killed in the Moore, OK, tornado, is going viral.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:50 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:50:22 GMT
MOORE, OK (RNN) – In one of the few positive stories to come from the deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma, an elderly woman was reunited with a four-legged friend she thought was dead. Barbara Garcia, a residentMore >>
Elderly resident Barbara Garcia frantically called for her dog after the tornado had leveled her house, but with no success.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:17 AM EDT2013-05-21 15:17:00 GMT
People affected by the massive tornado that killed at least 51 people and destroyed parts of Oklahoma still do not know where their loved ones are, but many of them are using social media to find out.More >>
People affected by the massive tornado that killed at least 51 people and destroyed parts of Oklahoma still do not know where their loved ones are, but many are using social media to find out.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:36 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:36:49 GMT
(RNN) – A day after long track tornadoes devastated Shawnee and Edmond, OK, another round has begun near Oklahoma City.KOCO broadcast a slow rotating cloud that slowly extended down towards the groundMore >>
Dozens of people have died after a second day of tornadoes twisted through Oklahoma, this time taking aim at the town of Moore, south of Oklahoma City.More >>
An entire school in Missouri is rallying for a young classmate battling a life-threatening illness. Their goal is to fulfill his wish of going to Walt Disney World.More >>
A judge in Ohio told a 35-year-old man he can't have any more kids because he owes almost $100,000 in back child support for the children he already has. More >>
Millions of Americas pay to have their bodies tanned. If you think spray tans are a safer alternative to sunbathing outdoors or crawling into a tanning bed, what America Now just learned may change your mind.More >>
Millions of Americas pay hundreds of dollars each year to have their bodies tanned. If you think spray tans are a safer alternative to sunbathing outdoors or crawling into an indoor tanning bed, what America Now just learned may change your mind.More >>
A 13-year-old boy was arrested and charged with second degree murder after his 5-year-old sister died Sunday. Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Detectives say the boy admitted to practicing "WWE" moves on theMore >>
A teen boy was arrested and charged with murder after his younger sister died. Detectives say he admitted practicing "WWE" moves on her, even after she said she was in pain.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:38 PM EDT2013-06-20 03:38:42 GMT
From LSU Sports BATON ROUGE – The LSU Athletics Department received and confirmed Wednesday the signed Southeastern Conference scholarship papers for transfer men's basketball player Keith Hornsby fromMore >>
LSU received the signed SEC scholarship papers for transfer men's basketball player Keith Hornsby, who is the son of Grammy-award winning artist Bruce Hornsby.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:18 PM EDT2013-06-20 03:18:30 GMT
(RNN) - Celebrity chef and southern food connoisseur Paula Deen was back in a controversial spotlight Wednesday, alleged of using racial slurs as jokes in her restaurants in front of employees. AccordingMore >>
Celebrity chef and southern food connoisseur Paula Deen was back in a controversial spotlight Wednesday, alleged of using racial slurs as jokes in her restaurants in front of employees.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 7:10 PM EDT2013-06-19 23:10:09 GMT
The National Weather Service says there is some minor damage on Grand Isle after a waterspout Wednesday afternoon. WWL-TV in New Orleans says that the Grand Isle Fire Department is reporting a powerMore >>
The National Weather Service says there is some minor damage on Grand Isle after a waterspout Wednesday afternoon.More >>
In a move that has the medical world buzzing, The American Medical Association has changed its stance on obesity, officially declaring it a disease instead of a "public health issue." The new distinctionMore >>
In a move that has the medical world buzzing, The American Medical Association has changed its stance on obesity, officially declaring it a disease instead of a "public health issue."More >>
