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New Colorado wildfire prompts evacuations of homes

7:31 PM, Jun 19, 2013

A new wildfire in the foothills southwest of Denver is forcing the evacuation of dozens of homes.

3 Navy football players accused of sexual assault

6:09 PM, Jun 19, 2013

U.S. Naval Academy has charged three Navy football players with sexually assaulting a female midshipman more than a year ago.

TWA Flight 800: New documentary disputes official findings

3:54 PM, Jun 19, 2013

New documentary disputes the official findings into TWA 800 crash investigation.

Best Buy recalls batteries over fire risk

3:47 PM, Jun 19, 2013

Best Buy is recalling 5,100 replacement batteries for the MacBook Pro due to a fire risk.

Ex-BP employees face new indictments over spill

3:25 PM, Jun 19, 2013

Federal prosecutors have secured new indictments against a former BP engineer and a former BP executive

Tropical Storm Barry forms off Mexican coast

3:10 PM, Jun 19, 2013

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Barry has formed off the southeastern Mexican coast

FBI ends hunt for Jimmy Hoffa remains at Michigan site

1:22 PM, Jun 19, 2013

FBI said Wednesday that investigators have found no remains of former Teamster Boss Jimmy Hoffa

Police: Paraplegic castrated in assisted living facility

6:37 AM, Jun 19, 2013

A 41-year-old man is being held on $5 million bail after police say he castrated a paraplegic during a dispute.

One of FBI's most wanted nabbed in Mexico

4:50 AM, Jun 19, 2013

A state prosecutor says one of the FBI's 10 most wanted fugitives has been arrested in the resort city of Playa del Carmen.

Karzai suspends talks with U.S. over Taliban move

4:47 AM, Jun 19, 2013

Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he has suspended talks with the U.S. on a new security deal to protest the way the Americans are reaching out to the Taliban

Dish passes on making new offer for Sprint

7:57 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Dish Network Corp. says number of factors have made it impracticable for it to submit another offer to buy Sprint Nextel Corp

Maine governor says he won't talk to 3 newspapers

7:52 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Maine Gov. Paul LePage says the administration will no longer comment for stories published in three of Maine's daily papers

Google asks FISA court to lift gag order

6:15 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Google is asking the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to lift its long-standing gag order

Conn. chimp attack victim to appeal

5:48 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Nash was blinded, lost both hands and underwent a face transplant after being mauled in Stamford in 2009.

Tornado spotted near Denver airport terminal

5:12 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Tornado warning for Denver International Airport is over and no damage has been reported

Pa. mayoral candidate accused of filming sex

3:50 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Mayoral candidate and former City Council member in Bethlehem is being investigated for allegedly filming his girlfriend during sex

New NYC evacuation zones include almost 3M people

3:38 PM, Jun 18, 2013

More than a third of New York City residents' homes are now in evacuation zones that have been updated

Attorney: Judge in gay sex trial should step down

2:35 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Attorney for an 18-year-old Florida teen who was charged with a felony asking the judge to remove himself from the case.

Teenager recovering from shark bites on hand, leg

1:02 PM, Jun 18, 2013

A teenager is recovering after being bitten by as shark as he was standing in waist-deep water at a Texas beach.

Search resumes for Jimmy Hoffa remains

11:53 AM, Jun 18, 2013

FBI investigators continue search for body after new tip leads them to site.

NSA director: Surveillance programs foiled 50 plots

11:20 AM, Jun 18, 2013

National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander told a House committee Tuesday that 50 terror threats in 20 countries have been disrupted with the assistance of two secret surveillance programs.

Man charged with tossing wife off cruise ship

10:45 AM, Jun 18, 2013

A California grand jury has indicted a Florida man on charges he strangled his ex-wife and tossed her off a cruise ship in Italy.

US to begin peace talks with Taliban in Qatar

10:37 AM, Jun 18, 2013

Senior officials say the Taliban's move to open a political office in Doha is a stepping stone to full Taliban renouncement of al-Qaida.

Widow finds woman's name on husband's gravestone

10:13 AM, Jun 18, 2013

The military widow discovered the mistake while visiting her husband's grave over the weekend.

Teacher charged in alleged classroom body piercings

7:30 AM, Jun 18, 2013

A former teacher in central Pennsylvania is facing charges after police say she allowed a student to perform body piercings in class.

Feds end day of search for Hoffa's remains

7:23 AM, Jun 18, 2013

The location of former Teamsters head Jimmy Hoffa's body will apparently remain a mystery for at least one more night.

Instagram could make a video move

6:26 AM, Jun 18, 2013

Wildly popular photo app Instagram may be looking to grab some social status in the video arena.

Tropical depression forms off the coast of Belize

9:28 PM, Jun 17, 2013

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.

Investigators 'zeroing in' on Colo. wildfire start

9:23 PM, Jun 17, 2013

Investigators are getting closer to pinpointing where Colorado's most destructive wildfire started.

Boy thrown from car dies, mom charged with DUI

7:50 PM, Jun 17, 2013

A boy was killed after his mother wrecked her car and he was thrown out of the shattered windows of the vehicle.