BOSTON (AP) -- The Massachusetts medical examiner's office determined that cyanide poisoning killed an alleged extortion victim of Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger who had hoped to... READ MORE »
Police: Pa. man fathered 4 children with relative
BUTLER, Pa. (AP) -- Authorities in western Pennsylvania say a man fathered four children with a relative whom he repeatedly raped and... READ MORE »
OCEANSIDE, Calif. (AP) -- For the second time in less than a week, a 'sea serpent' attracted gawkers on a Southern California beach.
This time the rare, snakelike oarfish washed up Friday... READ MORE »
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) -- A dog that became an Internet sensation after crashing an Indiana half marathon has died just a week after receiving a medal for completing the race.
The 100-pound... READ MORE »
READING, Pa. (AP) -- Emergency responders rescued a hiker who fell about 30 feet down a cliff along the Appalachian Trail in eastern Pennsylvania.
Authorities say the woman lost her... READ MORE »
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) -- For 25 years Marcos Alonso Zea lived in America, working most recently as a clerk at a home improvement store on New York's Long Island.
But federal authorities... READ MORE »
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Police say a substitute teacher at a Pittsburgh-area high school took heroin before work and passed out in class.
KDKA-TV reports that Bellevue Police Sgt. Mike Hudson... READ MORE »
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A 26-year-old accuser in the latest priest-abuse case in Philadelphia has died of what his lawyers called a suspected drug overdose.
The man's death this past weekend... READ MORE »
UPPER DARBY, Pa. (AP) -- Six teenagers are facing charges stemming from a fight in their suburban Philadelphia high school during which a teacher was knocked unconscious.
The melee was... READ MORE »
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Two convicted killers serving life in a Florida prison were mistakenly freed recently after forged court documents reduced their sentences, authorities said.
Joseph... READ MORE »
