Death

The mother of a boy killed and another wounded in a road rage incident in Colorado testified Wednesday at the other driver's trial. The driver who had yelled at Meghan Bigelow on a busy suburban street and then followed her and her three…

An Eaglecrest High School teacher in Colorado died after being stricken with bacterial meningitis. The Cherry Creek School District named the teacher as Maddie Schmidt, 24, who died over the weekend after exhibiting symptoms associated…

Police in Texas are literally leaving no stone unturned in their search for Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, age 6. On Monday, law enforcement removed an unpermitted and suspicious concrete patio behind the boy's Everman, Texas, residence, which…

The California dermatologist accused of poisoning her estranged husband with drain-clearing chemicals made the cocktail to kill ants, according to her lawyer. Last week, a grand jury indicted Dr. Yue "Emily" Yu, 45, of Irvine, on three…

A New York woman was sentenced to 25 years to life Tuesday for murdering her ex-8-year-old fiancé's son by forcing him to sleep in a cold, unheated garage. District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney of Suffolk County announced that 45-year-old…

According to the World Health Organization, a 56-year-old lady in southern China died after testing positive for H3N8 bird flu, making her the first human death from that strain of bird flu. The WHO said in a statement that the woman,…

A government spokesperson said two roadside bombs hours apart targeted police vehicles in volatile southwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing four and wounding 22, mostly civilian pedestrians. In the first attack in Quetta, the provincial…

A Texas doctor accused of tampering with IV bags claims he deserves bail because he shot his neighbor's dog for barking, not for helping his ex-girlfriend leave him. Dr. Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr., 59, has been held without bond since his…