Home alone: Police say 11-year-old hit intruder with machete

MEBANE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say an 11-year-old armed with a machete thwarted a three-person home invasion in North Carolina. The Orange County Sheriff’s OfficeRead More

3rd suspected suicide in 9 days for New York City police

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police say a 29-year-old officer has died after shooting himself in the head, the department’s third suspected suicideRead More

5th woman accuses ex-UCLA gynecologist of sexual battery

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A fifth woman has accused a retired University of California, Los Angeles gynecologist of sexually abusing her. The suit filed FridayRead More

Man accused in New Zealand mosque killings pleads not guilty

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — The man accused of the New Zealand mosque attacks smirked as his lawyer entered not guilty pleas to terrorism, murderRead More

20 years after Columbine, a debate on bulldozing the school

DENVER (AP) — Two decades after the name “Columbine” became synonymous with a school shooting, the suburban Denver community surrounding the school is debating whetherRead More

Police: No DUI for drunken woman who took Power Wheels truck on joy ride

WALHALLA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina woman who police say was driving drunk will not be cited with a DUI because her vehicle ofRead More

Father of teenage girl attacked by shark shares rescue story

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The father of a 17-year-old girl who was attacked by a shark off the North Carolina coast earlier this month sharedRead More

NOAA: 279 dolphins dead on Gulf Coast, triple usual number

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities say at least 279 dolphins have stranded across the U.S. Gulf Coast since Feb. 1, triple the usual number. NationalRead More

3-year-old boy battling leukemia gets birthday cards from across country

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WHDH) — A 3-year-old boy battling cancer received birthday wishes from all over the country on Friday. Freddie Taylor, who also has DownRead More

Boy, 4, drives great-grandfather’s car to gas station during rush hour to buy candy

(WHDH) — Police in Minnesota were dumbfounded after they learned a 4-year-old boy had climbed into his great-grandfather’s SUV and drove to a gas stationRead More