Stuffed "Minions" toy helped save girl's life, police say

A 5-year-old took a backwards tumble out of a third-story window in Colorado, and survived with just a broken arm

• Jul 19, 2015

2 adults, 3 kids found dead in Modesto, Calif., home

The father of one of the dead kids has been arrested on suspicion of murder; cops responding to a routine welfare check found bodies

• Jul 19, 2015

Limo crash kills four bridesmaids on Long Island

Drunk driver arrested; bridal party of seven had just left a winery when their limo was nearly cut in half; bride in critical condition

• Jul 19, 2015

Family of Chattanooga gunman offers condolences

"The person who committed this horrible crime was not the son we knew and loved," Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez's family says in statement

• Jul 19, 2015

Tracey Grissom: Battered woman or cold-blooded killer?

A young mother admits she pumped four bullets into her unarmed ex-husband in an Alabama parking lot -- what is up for debate is why

• Jul 18, 2015

In deposition, Bill Cosby says he paid women after sex

In ten-year-old deposition obtained by New York Times, Cosby testified under oath about extramarital affairs, including payments to women

• Jul 18, 2015

Melissa Calusinski: Was the day care worker coerced into a murder confession?

Can newly discovered evidence free a young Illinois woman serving 31 years in prison for killing a toddler in her care?

• Jul 18, 2015

​Banned FIFA official pleads not guilty to racketeering

Jeffrey Webb one of 14 charged in massive racketeering and bribery scandal that ricked international soccer

• Jul 18, 2015

Realistic-looking fake guns can have serious consequences

New York City sighting of what looks like some serious weaponry sparks massive response; other cities have seen deadly results

• Jul 18, 2015

Cops in Freddie Gray case: We gave statements under duress

3 of the 6 Baltimore officers charged say their initial statements were given under duress because they feared being fired

• Jul 18, 2015

​Friend: Woman "in good spirits" before jail cell death

Family and friends say 28-year-old Sandra Bland was excited about next chapter of her life, dispute claims she killed herself

• Jul 18, 2015

Chattanooga gunman talked of frequenting gun range

Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez's co-workers provide investigators with new information about shooter in deadly rampage

• Jul 18, 2015

Sailor wounded in Chattanooga shooting dies

Family confirms Navy sailor Randall Smith has died after being shot in rampage that killed 4 Marines

• Jul 18, 2015

Motorists flee cars to save lives from fire on highway

"We were surrounded by the flames," says motorist who watched rental car burn on traffic-jammed California highway

• Jul 18, 2015

Photos of the week

The most compelling photos from the week's news, July 11-17, 2015, including Pluto, protests in Greece and the President's visit to prison

• Jul 18, 2015
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