Federal authorities say a doctor and his son were practicing touch-and-go landings when their small plane crashed in Connecticut, killing the father and seriously injuring the son
A New Jersey police officer who searched for a 3-year-old boy reported missing by his father has testified about finding the child's body in a creek
BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optioned RHP Stefan Crichton to Norfolk (IL). Recalled LHP Paul Fry from Norfolk. Sent OF Joey Rickard to Delmarva (SAL) for a rehab assignment. BOSTON RED SOX — Placed…
Officials in a Massachusetts city are trying to ban employees from using public funds to fly on United Airlines after a passenger was dragged off a flight in Chicago
Louisiana senators are moving ahead with a bill to end executions in the state, a rare proposal in a Republican-controlled region that tends to favor capital punishment
A federal appeals court has agreed to re-examine Ohio's new and twice-rejected lethal injection process as the state struggles to resume executions
An attorney for the family of Tamir Rice says he provided videotaped interviews of the two white officers involved in the fatal shooting of the black boy to news organizations to show inconsistencies in their statements
A military veteran living in North Carolina has been charged with cruelty to animals and conspiracy, accused in court documents of tying her service dog to a tree and fatally shooting it while a soldier filmed it
The attorney for a man investigators call the last of Miami's "cocaine cowboys" says he'll plead not guilty to drug smuggling after 26 years as a fugitive
Northwestern homegrown coaches Pat Fitzgerald, Chris Collins get long-term deals
Former federal security officer has pleaded guilty to killing two strangers and wounding two others during shooting rampage in Washington, D.C.'s suburbs
KIDZ BOP, the musical brand for children that's sold millions of CDs over the years, is launching its new tour in a big way with the help of juggernaut promoter Live Nation
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is highlighting a need to help children of military families transition to new schools as their parents move from one assignment to the next
More big businesses joined the earnings parade Tuesday, saying their profits were even larger in the first three months of the year than analysts were expecting, including Caterpillar and McDonald's
Bereft of hits, the Fox broadcasting network is having a tough time in the ratings