Police in Michigan revealed on Wednesday that a substance found outside the Exxon Mobil gas station where Jessica Heeringa was believed to have been recently abducted is blood belonging to the missing woman.
Police in northern California have issued a nationwide manhunt for a Shasta County man who is a suspect in the triple homicide of his wife and two daughters.
Lawyers for James Holmes, the 25-year-old man accused of opening fire in a crowded movie theater in Colorado and as a result killing 12 people and injuring many more, say they intend to pursue an insanity defense at his trial.
It's been confirmed that the three women who were held captive by alleged kidnapper Ariel Castro, 52, have finally found freedom. Castro, along with his two brothers, have been arrested for a slew of crimes related to the kidnappings and details have since emerged on the ringleader about his personal life, painting a multi-faceted picture of the man's character.
"Girls Gone Wild" creator Joe Francis was convicted on Monday of a handful of misdemeanor charges, including assault and false imprisonment in connection with a previous altercation with three women. He faces up to five years in prison.
The Air Force officer in charge of a sexual assault prevention unit at the Pentagon was arrested early Sunday morning for sexually assaulting a woman after a night of drinking.
A Florida teenager is recovering at a hospital after suffering a shark attack over the weekend while surfing at a beach known to be well-populated by sharks.
A Pennsylvania teen was abducted from his home in the suburbs of Philadelphia on Sunday by a group of armed men who killed him and then dumped his body on the side of the road.
The Department of Public Safety (DPS) has issued an Amber Alert in Texas for a 14-year-old girl who was kidnapped from a church parking lot in Titus County on Sunday afternoon. Authorities believe the girl to be in grave danger.
Police in Broward County, FL were dispatched to a local home Saturday night in response to a 911 call that a teenage male had shot his 6-year-old sister.
A white supremacist living in California has been sentenced for 26 years-to-life for the murder of a child molester he befriended years earlier in prison. The man's wife, who was also charged with the murder, received a lesser prison sentence of eight years.
The Board of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum has approved a motion to charge a mandatory entrance fee to the underground Memorial Museum when it opens next year, sparking public outrage from prospective visitors.
When it comes to school closings due to inclement weather conditions it's usually because the weatherman has called for snow, sleet or hail. Usually. A school in Washington turned the tables on its students on Friday, excusing them from classes for the first ever "Sun Day."
