New York police arrested Frances Jasmin, charging her with leaving the scene of an accident. The two victims, Erinn Phelan and Alma Guerrero, were hit the morning of February 21. Phelan is an aide to Mayor Bloomberg and in critical condition. (March 10)
The man named a person of interest in the death of a 7 year old Fla. girl pleaded not guilty to child pornography charges in 2 separate cases. Jarred Harrell was arrested last month. He has not been charged in the Somer Thompson case. (March 10)
U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy has a withering assessment of news media coverage: 'despicable.' The Democrat says reporters are focusing '24/7' on sexual harassment allegations against a New York lawmaker while ignoring the war in Afghanistan. (March 10)
The crash of a Toyota Prius in New York caught the attention of federal regulators Wednesday after the driver said it accelerated on its own, then lurched down a driveway, across a road and into a stone wall. (March 10)
North Carolina police are looking at a residential burglary near where 62-year-old State Board of Education member Kathy Taft was assaulted. Taft was taken off life support Tuesday after she was found badly injured at a residence Saturday. (March 10)
The self-dubbed "Jihad Jane" who thought her blond, all-American profile would help mask her plan to kill a Swedish cartoonist is a rare case of a U.S. woman inciting foreign terrorism and shows the latest evolution of the global threat, authorities say.
Actor Corey Haim has died at age 38. He became a teen heartthrob with the 1987 film "The Lost Boys," but later in life was hampered by substance abuse problems. (March. 10)
Eric Massa resigned his House seat this week under a sexual harassment cloud, claiming fellow Democrats forced his ouster to keep him from voting against their health care bill. It's the latest claim in a changing stream of explanations. (March 10)
Police in Aberdeen, Wash. are investigating after a van crashed into a convenience store, injuring three people including a 2-year-old girl. According to a witness the van's engine began revving before it plowed through the front of the store. (March 10)
Police are looking for a man they say shot and robbed a minibus driver in New Jersey, taking the vehicle and running over the driver. The 48-year-old victim is now paralyzed. Some of the incident was captured by surveillance cameras. (March 10)
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday the scene at President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address was "very troubling" and that the annual speech to Congress has "degenerated into a political pep rally." (March 10)
Congress has bestowed the highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, to female World War Two pilots known as WASPs for their heroic service during the war. In 1942 and 1943, more than 1,000 women answered the call of duty. (March. 10)
Tension was running high in Nigeria's central Plateau state after a massacre of Christians Sunday. And demonstrators in the capital Wednesday demanded to see the country's ailing president. (March 10)
The self-described "Jihad Jane" who thought her blond hair and blue eyes would let her blend in as she sought to kill an artist in Sweden is a rare case of an American woman aiding terror suspects, authorities say.
The self-described "Jihad Jane" who thought her blond hair and blue eyes would let her blend in as she sought to kill an artist in Sweden is a rare case of an American woman aiding foreign terrorists, authorities say. (March 10)
President Barack Obama is renewing America's commitment to the recovery and reconstruction of earthquake-devastated Haiti, telling visiting President Rene Preval he understands the situation there "remains dire." (March 10)
Actor Corey Haim has been found dead at age 38. He became a teen heartthrob with the 1987 film "The Lost Boys," but later in life was hampered by substance abuse problems. (March. 10)
A Canadian tourist was beaten with a metal bar ripped from his own wheelchair at a Sydney train station on Tuesday night. Australian officials are protecting his identity as they search for one of his assailants. (March 10)
A pair of 911 calls spanning 23 minutes recounted the harrowing experience Jim Sikes went through as his Toyota Prius couldn't slow down. In the audio released, Sikes sounds panicked at times as he tells a dispatcher about a stuck accelerator. (March 10)
A 7-year-old boy talks to a 911 dispatcher in Los Angeles County as armed men break into his family's home. The boy locked himself and a sister in a bathroom. The men broke into the bathroom and fled when the boy said he called police. (March 10)
A pair of 911 calls spanning 23 minutes recounted the harrowing experience Jim Sikes went through as his Toyota Prius couldn't slow down. In the audio released, Sikes sounds panicked at times as he tells a dispatcher about a stuck accelerator. (March 10)
The parents of a pro-Palestinian activist killed by an Israeli bulldozer have filed suit against the Defense Ministry. Arguments were heard Wednesday in a Haifa court over the death of Rachel Corrie. (March 10)
It's an about face for Cuba, a country closely aligned with Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and a band of ever-macho, bearded rebels who long viewed being gay as illegal. The communist country is now are funding sex change operations. (March 10)
Parents, police and child care workers in Arkansas are concerned about a legal loophole that permits registered sex offenders live near schools and daycares. (March 10)
A Georgian television station says it has located the world's old woman. The station says that documents show that Antisa Khvichava was born in 1880, making her 130 years old. (March 10)
Pope Benedict's brother, the Rev. Georg Ratzinger, said in an interview that he slapped pupils as punishment after he took over a renowned German boy's choir in the 1960's. (March 9)
A former aide to John Edwards narrowly escaped jail time Tuesday over his handling of a videotape purportedly showing the two-time presidential candidate in a sexual encounter. (March 9)
Michelle Obama says she'll always cherish the moment she slipped into her inaugural ball gown, a one-shouldered, white chiffon design she wore for her first Cinderella-like spins on the dance floor as first lady. (March 9)
The government sent investigators to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the automaker dealt with a high-profile headache that raised questions about the safety. (March 3)
A Chinese student who slipped under a barrier at Newark Liberty International Airport to say goodbye to his girlfriend, prompting a security breach and worldwide flight delays, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge and apologized publicly. (March 9)
A former TV producer pressured by debt and riven by jealousy admitted Tuesday he tried to shake down David Letterman in a case that revealed the late-night icon's affairs with staffers. (March 9)
A decade-old probation report on a sex offender accused of murdering Southern California teenager Chelsea King says a psychiatrist concluded he had 'significant predatory traits' toward underage girls. (March 9)
The Seminole Indians in Florida are trying turn alligator wrestling into an extreme sport with international competitors. It's a tradition for Seminoles that goes back generations. (March 9)
Highway patrol trooper Todd Neibert managed to pull alongside the Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway and tell the driver to use the emergency and regular brakes and to turn off the car's engine. (March 9)
Construction workers hoping to speed up the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site chanted "Build it now!" at a rally Tuesday. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which controls the property, is battling the developer over the project's fina
Three men face assault charges following an ugly fight at suburban Detroit, Michigan bridal shop. The ugly incident was captured on store surveillance video. (March 9)
Tuesday was the first day that same-sex couples could get married in Washington DC. Dozens of DC's residents wasted no time in taking the plunge. (March 9)
Police in Ireland on Tuesday arrested seven people over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who depicted the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog. (March 9)
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden had hoped to promote a restart of talks between Israel and the Palestinians. But his visit to the region was being clouded by word that Israel was to build 1,600 more homes in disputed east Jerusalem. (March 9)
A television producer has pleaded guilty to trying to shake down David Letterman over the comic's sexual affairs. The case spurred the late-night TV icon to tell viewers he'd had affairs with women on his staff. (March 9)
A Texas-based nonprofit group that has been searching for a missing oil executive in New Orleans has found a body near where police say he may have fallen in the Mississippi River near a ferry boat dock. (March 9)
We can now hear the heated conversation between a handcuffed suspect and a former Milwaukee County sergeant who was sentenced last to 18 months in prison for punching the man in the face several times. (March 9)
After decades of decline, plans are taking root in Detroit to save it by shrinking it. Entire neighborhoods of gutted, burned-out houses could be replaced by fields or farmland, giving the city a 19th century appeal. (March 9)
Sex offender John Gardner, accused of murdering a 17-year-old girl and is under investigation in the death a 14-year-old girl appeared in court Tuesday, where a judge pushed back a preliminary hearing for him. (Mar. 9)
Ohio State University says an employee shot two co-workers in a campus maintenance building, killing one of them, and then fatally shot himself. (March 9)
Actress Lindsay Lohan is suing the financial company E*Trade for 100 million dollars claiming a commercial about a "milkaholic" baby named Lindsay is based on her. (Mar. 9)
