NEW YORK (AP) -- A blaze at a high-rise apartment killed a fire lieutenant in Brooklyn late Saturday.
Lt. Gordon Ambelas, 40, suffered multiple injuries on the 19th floor of the 21-story... READ MORE »
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- A man igniting illegal fireworks blew off both of his hands when a device exploded prematurely, police said.
The explosive went off in his hands as family members... READ MORE »
HELSINKI (AP) -- A Finnish couple has narrowly won the 19th World Wife Carrying Championships -- a quirky competition in which men race to be the fastest while carrying a female teammate.... READ MORE »
CLARION (AP) -- A woman with emotional problems is missing after she jumped from a car traveling at high speed on Interstate 80, authorities said.
Susan L. Bachman, 37, jumped from the car... READ MORE »
COOPERSVILLE, Mich. (AP) -- A performer gets a bang out of setting off 10,500 firecrackers attached to his body.
Over 16 years, John Fletcher, 51, has set off 600,000 firecrackers attached... READ MORE »
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The California Highway Patrol said Friday it is investigating video of one of its officers straddling a woman and punching her in the head as she lay on the shoulder of... READ MORE »
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- A south Arkansas woman celebrated her 116th birthday Friday with cake, a party and a new title -- she's now officially the oldest confirmed living American and... READ MORE »
NEW YORK (AP) -- High-ranking chowhound Joey "Jaws" Chestnut dropped to one knee and proposed to his longtime girlfriend before Friday's annual hot dog eating contest, then packed away 61... READ MORE »
NOME, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska wildlife officials have turned to an unusual source in efforts to persuade a herd of musk oxen to leave this Bering Sea coastal town for good.
Bear urine.
Some... READ MORE »
