Police search Oregon property for Powell remains
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Authorities investigating the disappearance of Utah mother Susan Powell spent two days this week searching a rural Oregon property for her remains, Powell's father said.
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Penalty phase begins in Jodi Arias murder trial
PHOENIX -- Jodi Arias returns to court for the final phase of her trial as the same jury that convicted her of first-degree murder last week now weighs whether the former waitress should...
Lawyer asks if boy mature enough to aid defense
VALLEY SPRINGS, Calif. -- Attorneys for a 12-year-old California boy charged with killing his sister said Wednesday they wonder if he is mature enough to aid his defense.
Deer smashes Pa. bus windshield, takes short ride
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- A deer has taken a ride on a western Pennsylvania bus.
Teen gets runover by Florida transit bus
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. -- Broward County Transit released surveillance video on Tuesday from cameras that were rolling inside its bus that ran over a teen last week.
NW Wisconsin wildfire consumes 8,700 acres
MILWAUKEE -- Authorities are investigating whether logging operations may have sparked a massive wildfire in northwestern Wisconsin that destroyed dozens of buildings and forced at least 60 people from their homes, state officials said Wednesday.
OJ Simpson testifies in bid for new Vegas trial
LAS VEGAS -- Appearing confident but sometimes emotional, O.J. Simpson testified Wednesday he did not know guns were involved in a confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers that led to his conviction for armed robbery and kidnapping, and a sentence that could keep him behind bars for life.
Powerball jackpot balloons to $360M in weeks
DES MOINES, Iowa -- After weeks of rolling without a winner, the Powerball jackpot has once again ballooned in time for its Wednesday drawing, an estimated $360 million jackpot considered the third largest Powerball jackpot and the seventh largest jackpot in history.
Teens assist crash victims on their way to prom
DAVIE, Fla. -- A group of South Florida teens on their way to prom rushed to aid the victims of a rollover wreck on Saturday night.
Lawyers: Ohio kidnap suspect will plead not guilty
CLEVELAND -- The attorneys for a Cleveland man accused of keeping three women in captivity for about a decade say he will plead not guilty.
Worker finds Civil War-era cannon ball in sewer
CANNELTON, Ind. -- It's unknown for sure, but it appears to be a relic from the Civil War and it has a lot of people around Cannelton, Indiana talking.
Tougher drunken driving threshold recommended
WASHINGTON -- States should cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half--from .08 blood alcohol level to 0.05--matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries, a U.S. safety board recommends. That's about one drink for a woman weighing less than 120 lbs., two for a 160 lb. man.
Wisconsin boy gets letter from Biden
MILWAUKEE -- It might not be unusual for schoolchildren to write to the president or vice president. But one Wisconsin boy got an unexpectedly personal response.
Minnesota Gov. Dayton signs gay marriage bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday signed a bill making gay marriage legal in Minnesota, the 12th state to take the step, as thousands of onlookers cheered.
US gov.: Frustration fueled weight-loss surgery
PRINCETON, New Jersey -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he underwent secret weight-loss surgery because he had been feeling frustrated and angry over his inability to slim down.
Abortion doc set for last court hearing amid deal
PHILADELPHIA -- A Philadelphia abortion doctor convicted of killing three babies born alive at his clinic will be formally sentenced in the death of one of the babies Wednesday, along with the overdose death of a patient and hundreds of abortion law violations.
Drunk ASU student left at hospital with Post-it
TEMPE, Ariz. -- An Arizona State University student who passed out and was left in a wheelchair in a hospital lobby with a Post-it note to tell doctors that he had participated in a drinking competition apparently put back about 20 shots of tequila.
Texas firefighters focused concern on toxic gases
WEST, Texas -- When they saw 30-foot flames licking the sky inside a massive fertilizer plant, firefighters in this tiny Texas town rushed to evacuate nearby buildings and raced to spray water on tanks of chemicals, hoping to prevent a catastrophe.
Boy accused in killing of his sister due in court
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A 12-year-old boy accused of fatally stabbing his 8-year-old sister in their Central California home is due in juvenile court Wednesday after his attorney said the boy had been charged with murder.
Floridians react to mayoral candidate endorsed by Jesus
NORTH MIAMI -- North Miami's race for mayor is making its way to the finish line, but not everybody is amped up.
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