Author Of Legendary "Headless Body In Topless Bar" Headline Dies
Vincent Musetto, a retired editor at the New York Post, died Tuesday in hospice care. He was 74.
Attorneys Say "Angola 3" Member Poses No Flight Risk, Needs Medical Care
The arguments were made in court papers filed Wednesday after federal court temporarily blocked a judge's order to release Albert Woodfox, whose conviction in the death of a prison guard 1972 has twice been overturned.
Up To 1,000 Piglets Presumed Killed In Ohio Truck Crash
The baby pigs either suffocated or were crushed when they were thrown from an overturned semitrailer Monday. Fire officials, though, say a few may have survived and fled the area.
Here Are The Likely Contenders For The Next President Of FIFA
Sepp Blatter, the president of the embattled world soccer organization, resigned in June, setting up a special election for his successor.
Death Toll From Capsized Chinese Cruise Jumps To 431
Rescuers lifted the cruise ship Friday as the search for missing passengers continued. The death toll had reached 431 people by Sunday.
Pentagon: Number Of Accidental Shipments Of Live Anthrax Reaches 51, Likely To Grow
The list of laboratories believed to have received the live spores from the U.S. Army has spread across 17 states and three foreign nations over the last ten years, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
Construction On Giant Hawaii Telescope To Restart On Sacred Summit
More than two months after halting work on a controversial telescope on Mauna Kea, construction on the Thirty Meter Telescope will start again on Wednesday, its backers announced.
Los Angeles Mayor Moves To Boost Minimum Wage To $15 An Hour
Lawmakers in the nation's second-largest city voted May 19 to forge ahead with increasing the minimum hourly wage to $15 by 2020. Update: Mayor Eric Garcetti signed the wage increase into law Saturday.
Boston Bombing Survivors, Victims' Families React To Tsarnaev Death Sentence
"In his own words, 'An eye for an eye.'"
Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Tossing 4-Year-Old Daughter To Death Over Sea Cliff
Cameron Brown threw his daughter over a 120-foot cliff in California to get revenge against the girl's mother and avoid paying monthly child support, prosecutors said.
Picasso Painting Sells For Nearly $180 Million, Smashing Auction Record
The 1955 cubist masterpiece "Les femmes d'Alger" (Version "O") sold at auction Monday for $179.3 million, beating the previous auction record of $142.4 million. A new world record for a sculpture sold at auction was also set.
Report: Suspected Connecticut Serial Killer Already In Jail For 2003 Killing
NBC on Tuesday identified the main suspect in the New Britain case as William Devin Howell. The remains of seven women have now been discovered in the wooded area behind a shopping center in the city.
Man Accused Of Shooting At George Zimmerman Was Fixated On Him: Police Report
Matthew Apperson had a "fixation" on Zimmerman and had been recently admitted to a mental institution. Apperson is the same man who accused Zimmerman of threatening to shoot him during a road rage incident last year, police confirmed.
Ellen Pao To Appeal Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Verdict
Pao is also seeking to have the nearly $1 million she owes Kleiner Perkins in legal fees stricken.
Blue Bell Creameries To Layoff 37% Of Workforce Amid Listeria-Related Shutdown
The cost-cutting move comes roughly one month after the company announced a nationwide recall and production shutdown because of the potential for listeria contamination.
Sheryl Sandberg Posts Moving Tribute To Her Late Husband On Facebook
"Even in these last few days of completely unexpected hell – the darkest and saddest moments of my life – I know how lucky I have been," the Facebook COO wrote Tuesday. Her husband, SurveyMonkey CEO Dave Goldberg, reportedly suffered severe head trauma Friday while using a resort's gym in Mexico.
Baltimore Mayor Calls For DOJ Investigation Of The City's Police Department
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake also said on Wednesday that all police officers will have body cameras by 2016.
This Sea Lion Pup Was Rescued After Found Wandering The Streets Of San Francisco
The malnourished sea lion, named Rubbish, was spotted early Thursday on a sidewalk in the city's Marina District and is now at a rescue and rehab center.
Baltimore Calls In National Guard As Unrest Pummels City
Demonstrators clashed with police in Baltimore on Monday just hours after funeral services were held for Freddie Gray, who sustained a fatal spinal injury while in police custody. BuzzFeed News reporters Joel Anderson and Nicolas Medina Mora are reporting from Baltimore.
Full-Page Ad Denying Armenian Genocide Rebuked On Eve Of 100th Commemoration
The ad, which ran on the back page of The Washington Post on Thursday, says there is no "academic consensus" that the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians should be labeled genocide.