The White House has a new plan that aims to make more affordable diapers for low-income families. The initiative will give low-income families access to diapers that are up to 25% cheaper than the ones they currently buy.
Two California police officers, Manuel Ramos and Jay Cicinelli, who were videotaped in a violent struggle with a man during an arrest, were found not guilty of all four charges, ranging from murder to excessive use of force in the 2011 death of Kelly Thomas
Southwest Airlines on Monday grounded the two pilots who landed a passenger jet at the wrong Missouri airport, NBC News reported. The pilots were put on paid leave until a federal investigation into the incident is completed. It marks the second mix up with the airline.
A federal judge ruled on Monday that Chicago's blanket ban on all sales and transfers of firearms is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Edmond Chang stayed his ruled in order to give the city time to file an appeal.
A "polar vortex" of dense and frigid air descended upon much of the U.S. early Monday, which dropped temperatures in some parts of the country to near-record lows. The weather conditions prompted wind chill warnings from Montana to Alabama,
Prosecutors in Texas are trying for a second time to imprison 16-year-old Ethan Couch who was sentenced last week to 10 years probation for driving drunk his truck into four pedestrians, which killed all of them
The Mega Millions jackpot rose to $646 million on Monday night leading into Tuesday's night draw, as the winning tickets were sold in California and Georgia, according to FoxNews.com. Tuesday's draw represented the second largest in U.S. history, The Associated Press reported.
A mega-snowstorm has ravaged all parts of the U.S. over the weekend, with little sign of letting up. Thus far, the storm "blanketed some sports in a foot of snow, grinding highways to a halt, causing power outages and closing schools or delaying start times. The federal government was allowing working up to two hours later than normal Monday or take unscheduled leave as freezing rain fell."
Officer Jackie Len Neal denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a 19-year-old woman last Friday night after pulling her over for a traffic violation
Severe storms and tornadoes slammed the Midwest in the patt days, killing at least six people and injured dozens more as powerful winds destroyed homes and much of Washington, a small town Illinois, ABC News Radio reported. 81 reports of tornadoes went through at least five states in the Midwest. One tornado in New Minden, Illinois was estimated to have winds up to 200 miles-per-hour
25-year-old DeShawn Butler and his 7-month son DeShawn Kinard were shot and killed in an apparent ambush near a New Orleans bridge on Wednesday night. The authorities are offering a $15,000 reward for tips leading to whoever shot them
A seven-member jury acquitted 42-year-old Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski on charges that he groped a woman outside a Virginia bar, CBS News reported. The jury deliberated for about an hour after hearing closing arguments on Wednesday. A 23-year-old woman testified that Krusinski grabbed buttocks outside the Crystal City bar.
Authorities have responded to a possible shooting at Brashear High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, according to CBS Pittsburgh. Three students were wounded, and all have non-life-threatening injuries
Missouri's attorney general has dropped all charges against Ryan Ferguson who was convicted 10 yers ago of brutally beating and strangling Kent Heitholt, a newspaper editor on Halloween in 2011.The state said it will not retry the 29-year-old
20-year-old Richard Shoop fired at least six bullets at a crowded Westfield Garden State Plaza mall in Paramus, New Jersey on Monday night before shooting himself in the head in a back room,
Two men were killed as heavy rains triggered flash flooding in Central Texas, prompting dozens of rescues across a region that has been dealing with a drought, The AP reported on Thursday. The storm system "stretched across much of the nation, from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast'
Three people were killed Tuesday when a medical helicopter crashed in Fayette County Tennessee on its way to pick up a patient for treatment at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, NBC News reported. The helicopter was operated by Hospital a non profit air medical cooperative of hospitals in Tennessee. The crash occurred Tuesday morning at about 6:30 a.m. The crash was captured on amateur video
A student shot and killed a teacher and wounded two classmates before killing himself at Sparks Middle School in northern Nevada at about 7:15 Monday morning, law enforcement officials said.
A patron was killed and three others were wounded in a shooting outside a nightclub inside Bally's Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, police said. The suspect reportedly got into an argument with club security at Drai's Nightclub, demanding his cover charge be returned, but the security refused him.
It was then the suspect, who has yet to be identified, pulled out a gun. Las Vegas police said at least three people were shot, as one patron was killed by gunfire, while the manager and security guard were wounded by gunfire. Another security guard was possibly shot and injured, police said.
Nodaway County Prosecutor Attorney Robert Rice, the same man who closed the rape case involving Daisy Coleman, announced Wednesday that he will appoint a special prosecutor to review the investigation in Maryville Missouri.
