The New Hampshire police officer fatally shot by a man who later died in a roaring house fire was invited into the home by the gunman’s father during an argument and was immediately cut down, authorities said Tuesday.
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The widow of the man killed in the car crash involving actor Paul Walker last November is suing Porsche automaker, claiming design flaws caused both men to die in a fiery crash.
The centerpiece of the new Harry Potter-themed area at Universal Orlando Resort will take visitors into Gringotts bank to help retrieve a magical object and re-create a scene from the wildly popular book and movie series.
One of the professional hazards of being a defense attorney for despised terrorism suspects is the flack that comes with the territory, professionally and socially.
Two New York boys are hospitalized, one girl hurt after a strong gust of wind blew a bounce house high off the ground while they were playing inside it.
General Motors’ recall of 2.6 million small cars has shed light on an unsettling fact: Air bags might not always deploy when drivers — and federal regulators — expect them to.
Rutgers announced Tuesday that it has dismissed quarterback Philip Nelson from its football program after he was charged in connection with an assault that left another man critically injured in Minnesota.
The only surviving suspect from a Jan. 30 Utah police chase and shootout, Meagan Grunwald, 17, has pleaded not guilty in charges of murder, attempted murder and other charges related to the death of a Utah County sheriff’s sergeant
In an effort to reduce water usage 30 percent, Safford, Arizona residents “cannot refill swimming pools or spas, plant new grass or install sod and water at restaurants comes upon request only.”
Jillian and Jenna Thistlethwaite, twin Ohio girls born Friday with a shared amniotic sac and placenta, a condition occuring in one of every 10,000 pregnancies, are now breathing on their own.
The North Carolina entrepreneur who was locked in a too-close-to-call Democratic Party primary with former “American Idol” singer Clay Aiken died Monday, said the president of the textile company he founded.
Video gaming company Nintendo has apologized to the gay community after refusing to add same-sex relationship options to the game “Tomodachi Life.”
Technicians have finished installing solar panels on the White House roof, capping a project that President Barack Obama hopes will send a signal that renewable energy is feasible and environmentally shrewd.
A boat crowded with migrants sank Monday in the Mediterranean just beyond Libya’s territorial waters, leaving at least 14 people dead, said the Italian navy, which helped rescue more than 200 survivors.
Much of Interstate 80 in southern Wyoming was closed Monday after a spring storm brought up to 3 feet of snow to the Rockies and severe thunderstorms and tornadoes to the Midwest.