Atheist group forces removal of Nativity scene from Nebraska Capitol

Atheist groups have reserved all the available space at the Capitol in the days leading up to Christmas

• Dec 11, 2015

Anti-Muslim attack in NYC charged as hate crime

Man allegedly swore at restaurant workers using anti-Muslim insults, hit one, and threw chairs at a glass food case

• Dec 11, 2015

Report finds scores of close encounters between pilots, drones

Report provides first comprehensive analysis of drone sightings by researchers outside aviation community

• Dec 11, 2015

Woman pleads guilty in killing of Army medic's wife

Hawaii woman admitted she stabbed her lover's wife and waited a half-hour "to make sure she was dead"

• Dec 11, 2015

Citadel punishes cadets wearing white hoods in photos

President of the military college in Charleston called the images "offensive and disturbing"

• Dec 11, 2015

Homeland Security gets involved in search for missing Afghans

Afghan men disappeared while training with U.S. military at south Georgia base

• Dec 11, 2015

Ferguson protester gets 8 years in QuikTrip arson

The fire was set amid protests over the killing of Antonio Martin, who was fatally shot last December by a police officer in Berkeley, Missouri, community bordering St. Louis

• Dec 11, 2015

San Bernardino shooting victims mourned

The first funerals for the 14 people killed in the Dec. 2 San Bernardino shootings took place in California, Dec. 10-12, 2015

• Dec 11, 2015
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NYC's SantaCon aims to put an end to naughty-or-nice debate

Organizers are making new efforts to convey that the costumed Christmastime bar hop is growing - not throwing - up

• Dec 11, 2015

Stranger allegedly threw liquid on man at Pa. bus stop

Victim says out of the blue a yellow liquid was thrown in his face, and it melted his jacket

• Dec 11, 2015

MLB star, heavy metal singer on list of Calif. water wasters

Former NL MVP and Motley Crue lead singer among those singled out for wasting water amid severe drought

• Dec 11, 2015

Slain autistic boy's family speaks out on marshals' indictment

Jeremy Mardis' grandmother says things have been "pure hell" after fatal shooting of 6-year-old boy

• Dec 11, 2015

Career criminal offers security tips from behind bars

Texas inmate gains fame with advice for homeowners; read on...

• Dec 11, 2015

State panel probes NYPD fatal shooting of unarmed man

Police say suspect who led them on high-speed chase from the Bronx into Westchester County ran from car and was killed by single shot to the chest

• Dec 11, 2015

Columnist suffers injury when basketball fans storm court

Iowa State fans rush court after fourth-ranked Cyclones come from behind to beat in-state rivals

• Dec 11, 2015

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