Release of man from jail before murder, rape spurs outrage

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Only weeks before a nurse was slain and another woman was sexually assaulted on opposite sides of the country, a NewRead More

Uber driver accused of sexually assaulting college student

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Police have arrested an Uber driver accused of sexually assaulting a student at Brown University. The Providence Journal reports 29-year-old CarlosRead More

Good Samaritans rescue man from burning car

COLTON, Calif. (WHDH) — Good Samaritans jumped into action to pull a man out of his car that was engulfed in flames in California. TheRead More

Amber Alert issued for 12-year-old girl from China abducted at Reagan National Airport

ARLINGTON, Va. (WHDH) — An Amber Alert has been issued for a 12-year-old girl from China who was reportedly abducted at Ronald Reagan Washington NationalRead More

Parents of teen fatally shot fleeing traffic stop file suit

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The parents of an unarmed black teenager fatally shot while fleeing a traffic stop outside Pittsburgh filed a wrongful death lawsuit againstRead More

Back to rubble, some ‘lost everything’ in California fire

REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Carol Smith and her family walked into their hillside neighborhood Thursday to find her home reduced to mangled metal and pilesRead More

Remains from North Korea ‘consistent with being Americans’

WASHINGTON (AP) — The remains handed over by North Korea last week in 55 boxes are “consistent with being Americans,” based on an initial examination,Read More

Missing Iowa student’s mother pleads with potential abductor

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The mother of a missing Iowa college student pleaded Thursday with anyone who may know the whereabouts of her daughter,Read More

Police: Young child died after woman threw her from bridge in Tampa

TAMPA (WHDH) — Officials in Tampa say the body of a small child was recovered following a report that a woman threw the child fromRead More

Texas gymnastics coach arrested, accused of child sex abuse

DALLAS (AP) — A Texas gymnastics coach accused of sexually assaulting three girls has been arrested in Indiana. Fort Worth police say Skipper Glenn CrawleyRead More