A Chicago man was shot to death Thursday night after he rushed to save his teenage niece from an assailant in her home, authorities said. The killer sneaked through a window of the 17-year-old's bedroom…

Alabama authorities issued a warrant Thursday for a man in the suspected of kidnapping the 19-year-old stepdaughter of UFC star Walt Harris. Ibraheem Yazeed, 30, was already out on bond for kidnapping and attempted murder…

A professional referee says in a lawsuit filed Thursday that disgraced doctor Richard Strauss masturbated in front of him in a shower after a wrestling match at Ohio State University, and he reported the encounter…

A small plane crashed into a house in Southern California on Thursday, killing the pilot, officials said. The single-engine Cirrus SR22 came down in the bedroom community of Upland, which is about 40 miles east…

A woman who worked at a Pennsylvania nursing home allegedly took and distributed photos of residents who died. Stephanie Thomas, 28, is facing three abuse of a corpse misdemeanor charges after she admitted taking the…

Scientists have confirmed the existence of an additional strain of HIV that has been around for decades, according to findings published Wednesday in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. The strain is not new;…

A University of Oklahoma freshman scored free tuition for a year after he sank a half-court shot during the school's home opener basketball game. Cale Montis was enjoying a game Tuesday at the Lloyd Noble…

When a deadly virus that killed tens of thousands of European harbor seals in the northern Atlantic Ocean in 2002 began threatening sea lions, seals and otters in the northern Pacific Ocean, scientists were initially…