Official: 4 Miami Airport Concourses Evacuated

A bomb squad investigated a report of a suspicious package after police evacuated four of six concourses at Miami International Airport for several hours on the eve of the Labor Day travel period, an airport spokesman said Friday.


Dallas-area man wounded in shooting in which 2 children are charged, wife was killed has died

Officials say a suburban Dallas man critically wounded in a shooting last month in which two children are charged has died.


Warrants: Man, pregnant wife stabbed to death at Calif. beach house while son hid behind couch

A 9-year-old boy ran to get cash from his mother's purse to appease an armed intruder, but when he returned the man was stabbing his parents with a kitchen knife in the bedroom, according to rec...


Judge Overturns Nebraska Ban on Mutilating Flags

Thursday's ruling is a victory for activists from a Kansas church who trample on the U.S. flag when they protest at military funerals


Mother of kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard may have to go to court to get state damages

The board that considers compensation for California crime victims is being advised to reject a claim by the mother of Jaycee Dugard, who authorities say was held captive for nearly two decades ...


Police: Hundreds of people across the globe could be victims of Phoenix airport thefts

A man who worked at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport was arrested Thursday on suspicion that he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of items from the luggage of passengers in a ...


Wildlife officers search for moose who trampled toddler in northern Colorado

A toddler was injured Thursday after being trampled by a moose in north-central Colorado.


Comfort Inn becomes hurricane hostel for those who choose to ride out Earl on Outer Banks

A two-story Comfort Inn has become a makeshift hurricane hostel on North Carolina's Outer Banks for those who want to stay close to their homes but know they need better shelter from the onslaug...


Here are some of the differences between the latest Gulf oil explosion and the blast in April

Here are some differences between the Deepwater Horizon rig disaster April 20 and the oil production platform explosion Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico: ...


Police: Discovery Channel hostages were ready to make a break for it when gunman was shot

Police had been negotiating with James Jae Lee for several hours and intended to keep him talking for as long as it took to safely resolve the standoff at the Discovery Channel's headquarters. I...


Ex-FBI informant refiles complaint against US government, local police, FBI supervisor

A former FBI informant who infiltrated a Southern California mosque has revised his lawsuit against the U.S. government and a local police department, saying they violated his civil rights and w...


Imam behind proposed NYC Islamic center due back in the US, says he will break silence soon

The spiritual leader of a group of New Yorkers planning to build a $100 million Islamic center near the World Trade Center site will return to the U.S. this weekend from a State Department-spons...


FBI says 6 accused in forced labor of 400 Thai workers is largest human-trafficking case in US

Six recruiters were accused Thursday of luring 400 laborers from Thailand to the United States and forcing them to work, according to a federal indictment that the FBI called the largest human-t...


Janitor company ABM Industries settles Calif. suit for $5.8M; women alleged rape, harassment

Federal authorities say a national janitorial services company will pay 21 female workers $5.8 million to settle a sexual assault and harassment lawsuit.


Phoenix man accused in Internet sex assault case pleads guilty to 3 charges

A Phoenix man accused of sexually assaulting his unconscious girlfriend and broadcasting the attack live on the Internet has pleaded guilty to three charges.


Gulf of Mexico Platform Explosion

An oil platform exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast; all 13 crew members were rescued


Because of trough, Earl is going where few hurricanes have gone before; but more may follow

Pushed by an ill-timed trough of low pressure, Hurricane Earl is heading uncomfortably close to an area relatively few hurricanes tend to go: the Northeast coastline.


Temporary Cap Removed From Blown-Out Gulf Well

Engineers have removed a temporary cap that stopped oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from BP's blown-out well in mid-July.


Video of vehicle chase shows man jumping from van, getting shot by sheriff's deputies in Ohio

Video shows sheriff's deputies in Ohio shooting a man who led them on a three-county chase but doesn't make clear whether he ignored warnings to show his hands or whether he indicated he had a g...


Fishing ban lifted for 5,130 sq. miles of northern Gulf, but 43,000 sq. miles still closed

Federal authorities have lifted a fishing ban in part of the northern Gulf of Mexico from the Florida Panhandle to the far eastern coast of Louisiana.