Bullet leaves hole in Boston boy's Celtics shirt
A 9-year-old Boston boy says divine intervention saved his life when a bullet fired in the street outside his home came through his bedroom wall and left a smoking hole in the Boston Celtics jersey he
New Zealand woman's Coca-Cola habit cited in death
Experts say a New Zealand woman's 2-gallon-a-day Coca-Cola habit probably contributed to her death, a conclusion that led the soft-drink giant to note that even water can be deadly in excessive amount
Court in shock as Norway gunman describes massacre
In testimony too graphic for any parent to hear, Norwegian far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik shocked an Oslo courtroom on Friday as he calmly described hunting down teenagers on an island sum
US executes man who fatally stabbed teen in 1985
Ohio on Wednesday executed a man for fatally stabbing the 15-year-old son of his former employers during a 1985 farmhouse burglary, marking the state's first execution in six months and signaling a po
Dick Clark, TV and New Year's Eve icon, dies at 82
Dick Clark stood as an avatar of rock ‘n’ roll virtually from its birth and, until his death Wednesday at age 82, as a cultural touchstone for boomers and their grandkids alike.
His identity as ‘the
North Korea missile carrier likely from China
The enormous, 16-wheel truck that North Korea used to carry a missile during a recent parade likely came from China in a possible violation of UN sanctions meant to rein in Pyongyang's missile program
Prostitution scandal ricochets through Washington
The Secret Service prostitution scandal escalated on Tuesday with the disclosure that at least 20 women had been in hotel rooms with U.S. agents and military personnel just before President Barack Oba
Brazil police arrest 3 for murder and cannibalism
Police have arrested three people for allegedly killing at least two women, eating parts of their bodies and using their flesh to make stuffed pastries known as empanadas that they sold to neighbors i
Distinctive salutes run the political gamut
After an Oslo courtroom guard removed Anders Behring Breivik's handcuffs on Monday, the far-right suspect in the massacre of 77 people in Norway pulled his right hand to his chest and then thrust his
As ice cap melts, militaries vie for Arctic edge
To the world’s military leaders, the debate over climate change is long over.