"Prison Houdini" set to make first legal escape

Mark DeFriest, 54, "repeat escapist" from Florida prisons, set to be freed for real after 35 years behind bars

• Dec 19, 2014

How North Korea could have pulled off Sony Pictures hack

Sources describe elaborate route Pyongyang might have used to hide its involvement; White House got look at "The Interview" early-on, sources say

• Dec 19, 2014

Okla., Neb., sue to nullify Colo. marijuana law

Two states ask Supreme Court to turn back the clock to before Colorado approved recreational pot

• Dec 19, 2014

8 dead kids, stabbed woman found in Australia home

Victims ranged in age from 18 months to 15 years; police think woman is mother of 7 of them

• Dec 19, 2014

​8 children killed in northern Australian city

Victims range in age from 18 months to 15 years; police believe woman with serious stab wounds is mother of 7 of them

• Dec 19, 2014

Downtown L.A. fire was arson, investigators say

The massive fire destroyed an apartment complex that was under construction, causing $20 million to $30 million in damage

• Dec 19, 2014

Wrongful death lawsuits filed in SXSW crash that killed 4

Lawsuits allege safety lapses allowed drunk driver to crash into crowd at the Austin, Tex., music festival in March, leaving 4 dead

• Dec 18, 2014

Canadian gets prison after stopping car for ducks, causing 2 deaths

The wife and mother of the victims said the family was hoping for a significant sentence and got it

• Dec 18, 2014

Man guilty of murdering wife in plot to live S&M life

Sensational trial revealed secret life of Bob Bashara in tony Detroit suburb

• Dec 18, 2014

Report: NY boy, 5, abducted by men in ski masks

Amber Alert issued after authorities say two men forced their way into an Albany-area home Thursday

• Dec 18, 2014

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