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Snowstorm Hits Rockies to Midwest

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Snowstorm Hits Rockies to Midwest Snowstorm hits Rockies and blowing snow closes I-70 in Colo.; storm moving east toward Midwest


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Mother Informs on Escaped Bank Robbers

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Mother Informs on Escaped Bank Robbers The mother of one of the two bank robbers, who daringly escaped from a Chicago jail cell by breaking through the window and scaling down the building, notified the police that they'd visited her home.


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Juvenile Arrested for 'Swatting' Crimes

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Juvenile Arrested for 'Swatting' Crimes Police arrested the person they say was responsible for a string of "swatting" incidents at the homes of actor Ashton Kutcher and pop star Justin Bieber.


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Israel Advocates Attack Hagel

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Israel Advocates Attack Hagel Chuck Hagel will probably be nominated as the next secretary of defense, and some conservative Israel backers aren’t happy about it. A former Republican senator from Nebraska, Hagel could have expected some turbulence from Israel-backing groups after he opposed unilateral sanctions on Iran and supported...


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House Dems Urge Congress to Toughen Gun Laws

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House Dems Urge Congress to Toughen Gun Laws As the country mourns victims of last week’s massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and the debate over gun control takes on new urgency in Washington, House Democrats today called on Congress immediately to enact tougher gun legislation, particularly a ban on so-called “assault...


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Habitable Planet Found Near Star

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Habitable Planet Found Near Star Perhaps Earthlings aren’t alone in their celestial neighborhood. An international team of scientists has discovered at least one new habitable planet – and, considering the vastness of space, this planet is fairly close. A planet with conditions that can sustain life was one of five...


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Santa Delivers Dad to Soldier's Kids In Surprise Package

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Santa Delivers Dad to Soldier's Kids In Surprise Package Two children got an extra special surprise from Santa delivered to their grandparents’ doorstep last Friday. Andrew, 7, and Abby Durrer, 4, raced to the front door after the bell rang to find a huge, nearly 7-foot-tall wrapped present waiting outside for them. Clutching the...


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Bulletproof Backpack Sales Surge

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Bulletproof Backpack Sales Surge Body armor companies are having a surge of sales for bulletproof backpacks following the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.


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Soldier Accused of Afghan Massacre Gets Court Martial

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Soldier Accused of Afghan Massacre Gets Court Martial An American soldier will face a court martial where he could be given the death penalty if found guilty of murdering 16 Afghan civilians in a nighttime rampage earlier this year, the Army announced today.


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Obama Invokes Newtown on 'Cliff' Deal

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Obama Invokes Newtown on 'Cliff' Deal Invoking the somber aftermath of the Newtown massacre, President Obama appealed to congressional Republicans to embrace a standing "fair deal" on taxes and spending that would avert the fiscal cliff in 13 days.


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Photos: Comfort Dogs to the Rescue in Newtown

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Photos: Comfort Dogs to the Rescue in Newtown Groups with golden retrievers have come into town to comfort mourners.


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Woman Buried in Avalanche Survives

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Woman Buried in Avalanche Survives An experienced Washington skier was buried alive on Crystal Mountain Monday when more than 3 feet of snow triggered an avalanche in the area where she was skiing.


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US Warns School After ABC News Report

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US Warns School After ABC News Report A Boston area school for severely disabled children has received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over its use of devices that administer shocks to its students when they misbehave, a form of restraint that is at the extreme end of a practice that has lawmakers calling for nationwide reform. The devices "violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act because your facility has failed to obtain FDA clearance or approval," the Dec. 6 letter to the Judge Rotenberg...

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Man Stuck in Chimney Wasn't Santa

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Man Stuck in Chimney Wasn't Santa ABC News’ Salma Touma reports: The San Francisco Police Department found a 33-year-old man stuck in a chimney and, according to authorities, it wasn’t Santa Claus. People in the city’s Pacific Heights neighborhood heard their neighbor screaming for help and notified the San Francisco Police...


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Top 10 Celebrity Feuds of 2012

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Top 10 Celebrity Feuds of 2012 From Nicki and Mariah to Trump versus the world, 2012's biggest feuds.


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Scammers Could Profit Off Sandy Hook

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Scammers Could Profit Off Sandy Hook Scammers may be looking to cash in on the public's generosity following the Sandy Hook massacre, the Better Business Bureau warned.


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