Michael Billera

NASA scientists investigating the Arctic Ocean have discovered blooms of microscopic plantlike organisms thriving beneath the barren tundra, which was previously hidden from scientists and the rest of the world.

Kelvin Santos, 2, was declared dead at 7:40 p.m. on Friday and his body was handing over to the family in a plastic bag after he stopped breathing during treatment for pneumonia a hospital in Belem, Brazil on Friday. However, during his wake, for a brief moment, the boy woke up, asked for water and then proceeded to pass away again.

Colton Harvey, 15, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to murdering his older sister, Candace, while she slept. He was sentenced to 45 years in prison for a crime in which there appears to be no motive. I don't know why I did it. It just happened, Harvey told state police in Arkansas

A homeless, allegedly high on bath salts and drunk on Four Loko, growled at police officers and attempted to take a bite at them after he was arrested for harassing customers at a fast food restaurant in Miami.

As the Zombie Apocalypse continues to wreak havoc across the United States, police in Louisiana arrested Carl Jacquneaux after he bit a chunk of the face of another man.

Hundreds of federal and state authorities conducted a drug sting at Puerto Rico's main airport on Wednesday in an attempt to shut down a major trafficking operation. Police arrested at least 33 people in connection with smuggling millions of dollars' worth of illegal narcotics aboard commercial flights.

On Tuesday, packages containing a human foot and hand were discovered at two schools in Vancouver in what could be the latest distorted scheme by the so-called Canadian Psycho, Luka Rocco Magnotta.

Scout Willis, the 20-year-old daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, was reportedly arrested in New York on Monday for using a fake ID and drinking beer in a subway station.

A Tennessee man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after shooting Rob Williams, a popular television weatherman, in the chest with a crossbow during a break-in.

The Canadian Psycho Luka Rocco Magnotta, who allegedly dismembered a Chinese student in Montreal before fleeing to Europe, will appear before a German judge in Berlin, a day after he was arrested. This will begin the first stage in extradition back to Canada.

After weeks of being stuck in Mexico because of an immigration issue, Elizabeth Olivas, a Frankfort High School honor student, first stepped off a plane at Indianapolis International Airport on Thursday and then delivered her speech as salutatorian to her graduating class on Saturday.

Luka Rocco Magnotta, known in the press as the Canadian Psycho who murdered his gay lover Jun Lin and mailed parts of the dismembered corpse to the Canadian government, is a ticking time bomb and must be apprehended immediately, a family friend said.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced Saturday that the country will shift most of its warships to the Asia-Pacific region by 2020 as part of a new military strategy.

As Queen Elizabeth reaches her diamond jubilee -- marking 60 years as head of the British monarchy -- the British government is hoping to honor her and her accomplishments by naming a key landmark after her. Several Members of Parliament have begun a campaign to rename the tower that houses Big Ben in honor of Queen.

Just days after John McDaniel was named teacher of the year at Texas' Colleyville Middle School, the band director was arrested after accusations emerged that he had sent nude pictures to a 15-year-old student.

On Thursday, hundreds of people gathered to say goodbye to Kalya Ferrante, who police say was murdered when someone fired a high-powered rifle into a car she was riding in with her boyfriend. She was 17 and had recently graduated from Memorial High School.

As Ian Stawicki indiscriminately shot five people at Café Racer during a shooting in Seattle on Wednesday, one man, Lawrence Adams, stood up and attempted to subdue the shooter by hurling bar stools at him. Stawicki aimed his gun at Adams, whose efforts created enough of a distraction to allow several customers to flee the scene.

Michael McKean was released from St. Luke's Hospital on Wednesday after he was hit by a car in Manhattan last week.

A shooting spree that left six people dead came to an end after the suspect killed himself after a massive manhunt that began when Ian Stawicki walked into Café Racer on Wednesday indiscriminately shooting at his victims.

A gunman opened fired at a café in Seattle's University section of the city on Wednesday. The gunman killed two people and critically wounded three others before fleeing the scene as police begin a massive manhunt to bring him to justice.

Investigators searching for the missing 22-year-old University of Louisiana at Lafayette student Mickey Shunick said they are analyzing her bicycle that was found on Sunday. Authorities said that the recovered bike appeared to have rear time damage when it is found by a fisherman about 27 miles from where she was last scene.

Mexican authorities arrested four members of the Mexican drug cartel the Knights Templar after a series of firebombings that damaged a potato-chip company factory owned by PepsiCo. The firebombings prompted Mexican authorities to beef up security at the factory. This was the first recorded attack on an American firm by a drug cartel in Mexico.

A severed human foot was mailed to Canada's Conservative Party headquarters on Tuesday, Canadian police said. Immediately after the incident, local police intercepted a second suspicious package, mailed to the same address, which also contained body parts.

Todd Bridges, the television actor famous for his portrayal of Willis Jackson in Diff'rent Strokes, filed for separation from his wife, Dori, after 14 years of marriage.

The notable and flamboyant former NBA star Dennis Rodman has been sentenced in Southern California to 104 hours of community service and three years of informal probation after he was convicted of contempt for failing to pay the proper amount owed in child support.

A suspected armed robber plummeted 150 feet from a crane to his death early Tuesday ending a 14-hour standoff on Southern Methodist University's Dallas campus.

If one lucky individual can afford to pay the price, then he or she can buy the original resting place of Elvis Presley, aka the King of Rock and Roll.

The U.S. must make every effort to be a nation worthy of your sacrifice, President Barack Obama said of the country's fallen troops as he paid tribute to them in a Memorial Day speech at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

Johnny Tapia, a five-time boxing champion, whose controversial personal life included several run-ins with the law along with cocaine and alcohol addiction, was found dead on Sunday in his home in Albuquerque, NM. He was 45 years old.