Zoo euthanizes 25-year-old lion, believed to be oldest in U.S.

The Philadelphia Zoo said 25-year-old Zenda had recently experienced a severe decline in mobility and behavior

• Dec 31, 2016

"It is delicious, we will miss it so much": NYC's legendary Carnegie Deli says goodbye

The iconic deli, featured in "Broadway Danny Rose," is closing its doors after 79 years

• Dec 30, 2016

NYPD officer on cell phone when prisoner escaped, sources say

The NYPD officer has been suspended after Daniel Ortiz escaped from Lenox Hill Healthplex in NYC

• Dec 30, 2016

Knotts Berry Farm ride traps 21 100 feet in the air, officials say

Firefighters lowered the passengers one-by-one, with some people being stuck in the air for more than five hours

• Dec 31, 2016

"Just stop daddy" children scream in 911 call from lawmaker's home

Republican Rep. Chris Corley is charged with first-degree criminal domestic violence and pointing a firearm at a person and if convicted, he could face up to 15 years in prison

• Dec 30, 2016

Holiday update on 2016's most unlikely friendship

Six months after losing his wife, Dan Peterson, 82, was waiting to die ... until a little girl said "Hi old person"

• Dec 30, 2016

Millions of new drones likely unregistered

More than 615,000 are registered, but the FAA expects as many 2.5 million drones to be sold this year alone

• Dec 30, 2016

Millions will ring in the new year with a raise

California’s minimum wage will rise 50 cents on New Year’s Day to $10.50 an hour; Arizona's is spiking 24 percent

• Dec 30, 2016

Prosecutor decides no charges in Minnesota football team sex assault case

Ten suspended Minnesota football players​ will not face criminal charges for their involvement in alleged sexual assault

• Dec 30, 2016

Ski area’s chairlift remains shut down as fatal fall investigated

Investigators were trying to determine how a Texas woman fell to her death from a chairlift at a small Colorado ski resort

• Dec 30, 2016

Couple together 17 years to marry on Rose Parade float

The unique setting is appropriate for the couple, who spent the past decade volunteering to decorate Rose Parade floats

• Dec 30, 2016

Mass. governor takes action on bill delaying pot shop openings

Massachusetts lawmakers passed bill delaying opening of marijuana shops during end-of-year sessions

• Dec 30, 2016

Court reinstates Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel's murder conviction

Skakel was convicted in 2002 of killing Martha Moxley in Greenwich, Conn. in 1975, where they were teenage neighbors

• Dec 30, 2016

Virginia lawmaker wants porn declared a public health hazard

Lawmaker's bill says pornography leads to problems including the "hypersexualization of teenagers"

• Dec 30, 2016

NFL players get surprise accessory for shotgun gifts from Philly QB

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz purchased shotguns for his offensive line this Christmas

• Dec 30, 2016

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