
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Starry-eyed children writing letters to the jolly man at the North Pole this holiday season likely won't get a response from Santa Claus or his helpers. More>>
EDINBURG, Texas (AP) - A police department's gift of fruit to a Texas prison turned out to contain 25 pounds of marijuana. More>>
Quanah, Texas - He's called the Last Rustler... And now he finds himself back in the pokey. Roddy Dean Pippin is a professional cattle rustler who turned himself into Hardeman County. More>>
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's newest rocket successfully completed a brief test flight Wednesday, taking the first step in a back-to-the-moon program. More>>
AUSTIN, Texas - A 67-year-old unemployed man who lost out on a $1 million jackpot when a store clerk allegedly cashed in his winning lottery ticket and skipped town. More>>
FORT COLLINS, Colo. - A 6-year-old boy was found hiding in a cardboard box in his family's garage attic Thursday after being feared aboard a homemade helium balloon. More>>
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) _ A 6-year-old Colorado boy feared to have floated off in a helium balloon has been found safe at his home, hiding in a cardboard box in the garage attic. More>>
For the 16th straight year America's richest man is Bill Gates. However, the collective net worth of The Forbes 400 has declined, falling $300 billion in the past 12 months. More>>
CANTON, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio judge unhappy with repeated interruptions from a robbery suspect ordered a deputy to put duct tape over the defendant's mouth. Canton Municipal Court Judge Stephen Belden More>>
NEW YORK (AP) - Few if any of the deals retailers have offered online during the recession have been as good as Best Buy Inc.'s sale price of $9.99 on a 52-inch TV Wednesday. But it quickly turned out More>>
NEW YORK (AP) - Leona Helmsley's dog, Trouble, may be living quietly enough in Florida, but there's a lot of barking about the way the late hotel queen's millions are being given away. Three of the More>>
EASTPOINTE, Mich. (AP) - Authorities said a purse snatching suspect being chased by police near Detroit got his right leg tangled in his car's seat belt when he tried to bail out and ended up being dragged More>>
TAMPA, Fla. - An autopsy shows that cocaine use contributed to the heart disease that suddenly killed boisterous TV pitchman Billy Mays in June, officials announced Friday. More>>
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - So much for the stereotype. Texas librarians are baring their skin and revealing their tattoos - all to raise disaster relief money to help damaged libraries. Photos of the librarians More>>
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Police say a driver blamed a car crash in Hartford, Conn., on two pet baby snakes that he said escaped from his pants pockets as he was driving. Hartford police Sgt. Christene More>>
LEBANON, Maine (AP) - A Maine rescue department volunteer struck by a monster truck at a mud race avoided serious injuries thanks to a cocoon of mud. Jason Cole, assistant rescue chief in the southern More>>
CINCINNATI (AP) - Sharing a name with someone who lives in your area isn't usually a big deal - unless your name is Neil Armstrong. Thirty-eight-year-old Neil Allen Armstrong, a financial services professional More>>
DEARBORN, Mich. - Police say about 150 dead dogs were found packed in freezers in the basement of a Michigan home. More>>
ARVADA, Colo. (AP) - A land mine found in a suburban Denver Goodwill donation box forced the evacuation of a strip mall. The rectangular, olive-green box with the words "Front Toward Enemy" raised the More>>