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Four kids die, 10 houses engulfed in Philadelphia fire

Fire raced through a row of two-story homes in southwest Philadelphia early Saturday, killing three 4-year-olds and a baby and engulfing at least 10 houses, officials said. A woman and three other children escaped through a second-floor window.

Ex-News of the World editor gets 18 months for hacking phones

Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson, a onetime aide to British Prime Minister David Cameron, was sentenced to 18 months in prison Friday for participating in a conspiracy to hack the phones of celebrities, politicians and crime victims.

Calif. Highway Patrol officer punching woman caught on video

The California Highway Patrol said Friday it is investigating video of one of its officers straddling a woman and punching her in the head as she lay on the shoulder of a Los Angeles freeway.

Obama pushes for ‘common sense’ immigration reform

Celebrating the ethnic diversity of America, President Barack Obama said more than two dozen foreign-born service members who became U.S. citizens at the White House on the Fourth of July are vivid reminders that welcoming immigrants “is central to our way of life.”

Mortuary field, funeral directing grows in number

The way a friend’s body looked at her funeral — thick cosmetics making the 19-year-old seem unnaturally tan for the time of year — prompted Melinda Coffman to rethink the work she was doing.

Kvitova wins Wimbledon women’s final

Petra Kvitova plays so much better at the All England Club than anywhere else, and now she owns two championships to prove it.