University of Florida suspends fraternity over hazing incident

The University of Florida (UF) has suspended a fraternity after a "serious physical hazing" incident, school officials said Tuesday.

In 911 call social worker says Josh Powell 'exploded' home

Utah authorities have for at least six months investigated the disappearance of Susan Powell as a murder case. But without a body, they publicly held out hope that she would be found alive.

Details revealed of alleged torture suffered by Florida twins at hands of adoptive parents accused of daughter's murder

Prosecutors seeking the death penalty for a Florida couple accused of abusing and murdering their adopted 10-year-old daughter have released details of the tortures she and her twin brother were subjected to.

House GOP unveils insider trading ban bill

House Republicans have introduced their version of a bill to ban insider trading by thousands of federal officials and prevent lawmakers convicted of a crime from collecting their government pensions.

Alaska man accused of trying to extort gov't

Authorities in Alaska say a man threatened to teach "crackheads" how to make "electromagnetic distortion devices" unless the state paid him $85,000.

Organizers say they have enough signatures to restore University of South Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname

Is it the return of the Fighting Sioux? Supporters of the University of North Dakota's nickname turned in about 16,000 signatures Tuesday night to cap a petition drive to force a statewide vote on a moniker the NCAA says is insulting to American Indians.

Police arrest squatters after 10 grenades, drugs found in home

A man and a woman squatting in a Miami home were arrested Tuesday after police found 10 grenades, drugs and a pet pig at the premises they were illegally staying at, WTVJ-TV reported.

History expert pleads guilty to stealing documents

A memorabilia collector and self-styled expert on presidential history pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to steal thousands of documents signed by leaders throughout U.S. history.

CA man accused of killing Chihuahua with golf club

A California man has been charged with felony animal cruelty after authorities say he killed a Chihuahua by teeing off on the 6-pound dog with a golf club.

Gunman dead, 2 wounded at Texas transit station

A man suspected of wounding a police officer and two bystanders when he opened fire from the platform of a suburban Dallas transit station was found shot to death Tuesday after exchanging gunfire with other officers who pursued him, authorities said.

Officer testifies in LA detective's murder trial

The lead detective in the case of a newlywed slain 26 years ago concluded just after the death that she was killed by two burglars, a retired police officer testified Tuesday in the murder trial...

No charges against NYPD boss' son after rape claim

The police commissioner's TV host son won't face criminal charges of sexually assaulting a woman who said he attacked her after a date last fall, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Prosecutors decline to press rape charges against NYPD commissioner's son Greg Kelly

Prosecutors have declined to seek rape charges against Police Commissioner Ray Kelly's son Greg after what they termed a thorough, three-week investigation.

New York kung fu master convicted of sex abuse

A 68-year-old kung fu grandmaster has been convicted of sexually abusing girls during martial arts lessons in a New York suburb.

Jury pool narrows in ex-UVa lacrosse player case

Attorneys on Tuesday narrowed their pool of potential jurors in the trial of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend.

Former MLB player Clyburn killed in South Carolina

Police say former major league outfielder Danny Clyburn Jr. has been shot and killed in his South Carolina hometown.

Judge: Man cleared of murder deserves freedom

A federal judge is recommending the release of a 76-year-old Philadelphia man who remains behind bars nearly two years after his acquittal on murder charges stemming from the death of a police officer 41 years after he was shot.

Bystander dead in shootout at Dallas train station

A man suspected of starting a shootout with police at a suburban Dallas transit station that left a bystander dead Tuesday was himself found dead a short time later after a second gunfight with ...

Man faces charges in death of Arizona couple, four others arrested, police say

Police say a 31-year-old man has been arrested and faces charges in the death of an Arizona couple who were found tied up and burned beyond recognition.

Pennsylvania man gets two years for tainting yogurt of co-workers

A northeastern Pennsylvania man who injected his semen into the yogurt of two co-workers has been sentenced to two years in prison.