Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? Your Neighborhood Bear

(DUARTE, Clif.) -- April showers may bring May flowers, but in the foothills of Southern California, you can also expect bears. From May 1 to June 21, as grills fire up and tasty smells waft thr... Read More

List of Top New Species Includes Glow-in-the-Dark Cockroach, New Monkey

(PHOENIX) -- What's new in animal species? Plenty, according to the sixth annual Top 10 list by the Institute at Arizona State University that includes everything from a glow-in-the-dark cockroach... Read More

Teen Wins ‘Doodle 4 Google’ Contest with Heartfelt Reunion Drawing

(NEW YORK) -- The instructions were plain and simple: Draw your “best day ever.” Sabrina Brady did just that and it’s landed her quite literally front and center in all of Google&... Read More

Bridge Collapse over Skagit River in Washington Sends Cars, People into Water

(SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash.) -- A portion of an interstate highway bridge in Washington state collapsed Thursday night, sending cars and people into the water, authorities said. The collapse occurred... Read More

Jodi Arias Jury Cannot Decide on Death Penalty, Mistrial Declared

(PHOENIX) -- Jodi Arias will not be put to death -- at least not yet. A judge declared a mistrial in the sentencing phase of her murder trial Thursday, after the jury could not agree on... Read More

Boy Scouts Vote to End Ban on Gay Scouts

(DALLAS) -- The Boy Scouts of America Thursday voted to lift its longtime ban on admitting gay Scouts but will continue to exclude openly gay adults from leadership roles. The vote by it... Read More

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg Accused of Blackmail in Taxi Boss Battle

(NEW YORK) -- This is the case of the F-bomb that's landed New York City's mayor in federal court. One of the leaders of the Big Apple's taxi industry filed suit against Michael Bloomber... Read More

Texas Deputy, Shot in 'Evil Evan' Manhunt, Returning to Force

(BOWIE, Texas) -- The Texas deputy shot three times in March while chasing a paroled Colorado inmate suspected in the slaying of Colorado's prisons chief will be heading back to work this weekend,... Read More

‘Extremely Active’ Potential for Hurricane Season

(WASHINGTON) -- Get ready for an “extremely active” active Atlantic hurricane season, government forecasters said Thursday. Between now and the end of the Atlantic hurricane... Read More

Man Safe After 32 Days of Alleged Torture

(NEW YORK) -- A New York City businessman was rescued this week after being held for more than a month in an abandoned warehouse, where his alleged abductors tortured him for weeks in a plot to ext... Read More