PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Authorities say a body found along the banks of Philadelphia's Schuylkill River has been identified as that of an award-winning teacher reported missing earlier in the... READ MORE »

This video, which apparently originated in Russia, has been making its rounds on the web over the past few days. It shows an attentive dog's reaction to seeing his owner doing a bit of a "... READ MORE »

HOUSTON (AP) -- Authorities say a man's plans to break into a Houston store fell through, after he crashed through the ceiling and landed in front of police. Houston police say the man... READ MORE »

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (AP) -- Police in a Dallas suburb say a drunken driver crashed into an empty squad car while officers were busy dealing with another drunken driver they had pulled... READ MORE »

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A Hillsboro, Oregon, man arrested after playing a violin while naked outside the federal courthouse in Portland last year is suing police. The Oregonian reports (... READ MORE »

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (AP) -- Police say a teenager hanging out at a suburban New York bar used an unusual form of fake identification -- a phony police ID. The Nassau County Police... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) -- In the quiet of a pre-dawn Saturday on a dead-end street, a father came home and shot his family in their heads, leaving women in three generations dead and a wounded 12-... READ MORE »

ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- A New Hampshire woman got a surprise at a Burger King drive-thru: a bag full of cash instead of food. Janelle Jones says she discovered on the way home that the bag... READ MORE »

DENVER (AP) -- A dispute over a cake in Colorado raises a new question about gay rights and religious freedom: If bakers can be fined for refusing to serve married gay couples, can they... READ MORE »

TOKYO (AP) -- Militants affiliated with the Islamic State group have posted an online warning that the "countdown has begun" for the group to kill a pair of Japanese hostages. The posting... READ MORE »