A man who was high on synthetic marijuana reportedly ate his family dog alive. Just as the zombie apocalypse hysteria began to subside, another man in a psychotic meltdown makes national news.
Two teen women who had a romantic relationship were shot in the small Texas town of Portland, Texas, on Saturday. One of the teens succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Nabisco, the makers of Oreo sandwich cookies, stirred controversy - and the wildest dreams of Oreo fanatics - when it posted a photo of a six-layer Oreo with cream in rainbow colors in an obvious support of gay pride. But will the Rainbow Oreo ever come to fruition?
Kate Upton has a new video out that is dominating the Internet.
A taped interview of Matt Sandusky speaking with police the night before Jerry Sandusky's trial has been obtained by NBC's Today show. In the 29-minute interview, Matt Sandusky, the adopted son of convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky, describes how he was allegedly molested by his foster father from age 8 to 15.
According to the Economic and Social Research Institute's latest Perinatal Statistics Report, Ireland's birth rate increased nearly 30 percent over the past ten years, equating to about 17,000 more births in 2010 than ten years prior.
Blue Ivy Carter, the child of hip-hop mogul Jay-Z and pop star Beyonce Knowles, has been granted honorary citizenship in Croatia.
79 teens were rescued over the weekend from a life of prostitution across America, and more than 100 pimps were arrested by the FBI.
A man dressed as Elmo, the fun loving character from Sesame Street, was hauled in cuffs from Central Park on Sunday afternoon after making anti-Semitic rants to pedestrians and tourists.
Michelle Smith had been walking down the street when Susarak Suwannachote approached her with a knife. He told police that he was only attempting to steal her purse.
Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social networking site saw its shares rise 4 percent Tuesday many of the 33 underwriters of its $16 billion initial public offering on May 17 will be free to publish stock recommendations.
Flash floods and mudslides in parts of China triggered by heavy rain have left 16 people dead and 8 million affected. Evacuation and relief operations are underway in affected areas where water levels in rivers and reservoirs crossed the danger level.
A landslide has struck three villages and killed at least 18 people in Budada, an eastern district of Uganda.
Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social networking site, said it had elected Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg to its board of directors.
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company, said it will acquire Yammer, a social network specialist, for $1.2 billion, to battle Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG).
Two Union Pacific Railroad freight trains Sunday collided head-on in the Oklahoma Panhandle.
The train crash, which left three crew members missing, occurred two miles east of Goodwell, Okla., when a westbound train with three locomotives and 80 rail cars collided with an eastbound intermodal train consisting of four locomotives and 108 rail cars, according to news reports.
The Denver police department arrested a man on murder charges in the shooting death of a policewoman, Celena Hollis, at City Park during a free jazz concert Sunday night.
Critics are firing back at Tennessee's controversial no holding hands bill saying it could lead to students not getting the comprehensive education they need to learn how to avoid teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.
Lonesome George, a giant tortoise thought to be the rarest creature in the world, has died at the Galapagos National Park in Ecuador. He was about 100 years old.
Tropical Storm Debby spurred a tornado that killed one and forecasters have predicted that it could strengthen during 48 hours.
The search for Janice Klein, a missing mother and wife from Plano, Texas has mobilized the local community after the police reached out to the public for help to find her.
Bath salts are reportedly behind 20-year-old Robert William White's attack on an elderly woman outside Los Angeles on Thursday, police said.
Four people died Saturday when a small plane crashed shortly after taking off from a private runway in a heavily-forested area of the Pacific Northwestern state.
Western wildfires have burned nearly 500,000 acres of land so far and new ones have been reported.
The competition was steep but Mugly, an 8-year-old Chinese Crested pooch was named the World's Ugliest Dog of 2012 at the annual contest held at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in California Friday. View the slideshow to see photos of Mugly, World?s Ugliest Dog 2012, and past winners
New Jersey woman Elizabeth Lloyd filed a lawsuit for more than $150,000 after an 11-year-old baseball player hit her with a ball during a Manchester Little League game two years ago. Lloyd was sitting at a picnic table near a bullpen which had a fence when she was hit in the face with a ball by the catcher, then 11-year-old Matthew Migliaccio. She is seeking $150,000 in damages for medical expenses and an undefined amount for pain and suffering.
A tropical storm warning is in effect for parts of Florida and Alabama Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Debby continues her northward crawl at 2 miles per hour. She is expected to strengthen in coming days, possibly to hurricane strength.
North Las Vegas was the fastest-growing large city in the United States five years ago, but now it's facing a more than $30 million budget gap and has declared a state of emergency.
Beverly Hills police said there was a murder-suicide at the Beverly Hilton Friday, hours before the 2012 Daytime Emmy Awards at the venue.
With all of its contradictions, Azerbaijan is a complex country to fully figure out: Its tangled friendships and autocratic policies are often puzzling as are its relations with the West. But its obsession with oil is as undiluted and unwavering as anything the country has ever done.
