- Residents capture amazing videos in the face of tornadoes The Lookout - Fri, May 17, 2013
A series of 16 violent tornadoes ransacked north Texas this week, killing six people and flattening entire neighborhoods. Seven people who were reported missing early Friday morning have now been accounted for, but the storms … More »Residents capture amazing videos in the face of tornadoes
A series of 16 violent tornadoes ransacked north Texas this week, killing six people and flattening entire neighborhoods. Seven people who were reported missing early Friday morning have now been accounted for, but the storms aren't over yet. Severe thunderstorms are expected late Friday in Alabama and Mississippi, and …
- Police officer and good Samaritans lift SUV off trapped girl The Lookout - Fri, May 17, 2013
Harrowing dash-cam footage shows officer Steve Nunez of the New Mexico State Police and some good Samaritans lifting an overturned SUV off of a little girl last week. Nunez spoke with KOAT.com about the incident. "It's always … More »Police officer and good Samaritans lift SUV off trapped girl
Harrowing dash-cam footage shows officer Steve Nunez of the New Mexico State Police and some good Samaritans lifting an overturned SUV off of a little girl last week. Nunez spoke with KOAT.com about the incident. "It's always hard to see anybody in that situation, but especially children," he said. "And daddy mode kicked …
- Woman who lost limbs to flesh-eating bacteria gets bionic hands The Lookout - Fri, May 17, 2013
Aimee Copeland, the woman who lost her hands, one leg and her other foot to flesh-eating bacteria after a zip-line accident last year, spoke with WXIA.com and "Today" about her new bionic hands, which are helping her return … More »Woman who lost limbs to flesh-eating bacteria gets bionic hands
Aimee Copeland, the woman who lost her hands, one leg and her other foot to flesh-eating bacteria after a zip-line accident last year, spoke with WXIA.com and "Today" about her new bionic hands, which are helping her return to a normal life. Copeland, 24, is in the process of learning to use two state-of-the art [...]
- Hoarding disorder gets spotlight in DSM-5 The Lookout - Fri, May 17, 2013
Regular viewers of hoarding reality shows are used to being stunned by someone's clutter. But behind the sensationalistic stories of rooms buried in trash, kitchens filled with rotting food, and yards overrun by goats are … More »Hoarding disorder gets spotlight in DSM-5
Regular viewers of hoarding reality shows are used to being stunned by someone's clutter. But behind the sensationalistic stories of rooms buried in trash, kitchens filled with rotting food, and yards overrun by goats are people suffering from a serious mental illness –hoarding–that for many years was misdiagnosed. The …
- Parents of kids allegedly killed by nanny expecting a baby The Lookout - Thu, May 16, 2013
The parents of two young children killed last fall allegedly by their nanny announced on Thursday that they are expecting a baby this fall. Kevin and Marina Krim broke the news on a Facebook page established in the memory … More »Parents of kids allegedly killed by nanny expecting a baby
The parents of two young children killed last fall allegedly by their nanny announced on Thursday that they are expecting a baby this fall. Kevin and Marina Krim broke the news on a Facebook page established in the memory of their children, Lulu, 6, and Leo, 2, who were found stabbed to death in their [...]
- Tornadoes slam Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Okla. AP - 2 mins 18 secs ago
SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — Hearing on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, Lindsay Carter took advantage of the advanced warning, gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, … More »Tornadoes slam Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Okla.
- Arias returns to court for penalty phase of trial AP - 15 mins ago
PHOENIX (AP) — Jodi Arias returns to court Monday for the continuation of the penalty phase of her trial after being convicted of first-degree murder in the killing of her one-time lover as jurors consider a sentence of life … More »Arias returns to court for penalty phase of trial
- Quotations of the day AP - 43 mins ago
"Tomorrow's commute will be extremely challenging. Residents should plan for a week's worth of disruptions."— Conn. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, saying the aftermath of Friday's commuter train collision will cause traffic problems … More »Quotations of the day
"Tomorrow's commute will be extremely challenging. Residents should plan for a week's worth of disruptions."— Conn. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, saying the aftermath of Friday's commuter train collision will cause traffic problems in his state.
- Conn. derailment to cause 'greatly slowed' commute AP - 49 mins ago
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has a suggestion for commuters who manage to make it to work in New York City from southwest Connecticut: You might want to stay put in the Big Apple — all week. More »Conn. derailment to cause 'greatly slowed' commute
- Split-second choice ended with NY student dead AP - 54 mins ago
NEW YORK (AP) — The Long Island college student was being held in a headlock by a masked intruder with a loaded gun to her head, police said. Then the gunman took aim at an officer. More »Split-second choice ended with NY student dead
- How the Conn. train crash will affect commuters AP - 1 hr 0 mins ago
Two commuter trains collided just outside Bridgeport, Conn., on Friday evening, damaging the tracks and snarling travel in the Northeast. Here's a look at what commuters can expect Monday, as the work week gets under way, … More »How the Conn. train crash will affect commuters
- BC ceremony notable for who will attend, who won't AP - 1 hr 7 mins ago
BOSTON (AP) — This year's commencement at Boston College looks to be notable for who will be there, as well as who won't. More »BC ceremony notable for who will attend, who won't
BOSTON (AP) — This year's commencement at Boston College looks to be notable for who will be there, as well as who won't.
- Civil rights trial on NYPD tactic closing AP - 1 hr 10 mins ago
NEW YORK (AP) — The federal civil rights challenge to the contentious New York Police Department tactic of stop, question and frisk is closing after more than nine weeks of testimony from men who say they were wrongly stopped … More »Civil rights trial on NYPD tactic closing
NEW YORK (AP) — The federal civil rights challenge to the contentious New York Police Department tactic of stop, question and frisk is closing after more than nine weeks of testimony from men who say they were wrongly stopped because of their race and police officers and officials who believe the nation's largest force …
- NY town eyes limit on use of Plum Island AP - 1 hr 12 mins ago
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Selling an island where scientists have experimented with infectious animal diseases since the dawn of the Cold War was going to be difficult enough. But it now appears any prospective buyer won't be … More »NY town eyes limit on use of Plum Island
- United to restart 787 flights on Monday AP - 2 hrs 4 mins ago
United Airlines is getting its 787s back in the air. More »United to restart 787 flights on Monday
- Phoenix police officer dies in fatal hit-and-run AP - 2 hrs 39 mins ago
PHOENIX (AP) — A Phoenix police officer and firefighter both died Sunday after suffering critical injuries in separate accidents on the job, officials said. More »Phoenix police officer dies in fatal hit-and-run
- Insight: The road to a greener America is littered with road-kill Reuters - 2 hrs 40 mins ago
By Nichola Groom LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In October 2004, then California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger rolled up to a pioneering fueling station at Los Angeles International Airport in a hydrogen-powered metallic blue Hummer … More »Insight: The road to a greener America is littered with road-kill
By Nichola Groom LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In October 2004, then California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger rolled up to a pioneering fueling station at Los Angeles International Airport in a hydrogen-powered metallic blue Hummer loaned to him by General Motors Corp. The "California Hydrogen Highway," Schwarzenegger's vision …
- Tornadoes level homes in Okla., 1 dead AP - 2 hrs 47 mins ago
SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — Tornadoes ravaged portions of central Oklahoma on Sunday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body was found out in the open. More »Tornadoes level homes in Okla., 1 dead
- Okla. sheriff says 79-year-old man found dead at mobile home park severely damaged by tornado AP - 3 hrs ago
SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — Okla. sheriff says 79-year-old man found dead at mobile home park severely damaged by tornado. More »Okla. sheriff says 79-year-old man found dead at mobile home park severely damaged by tornado
SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — Okla. sheriff says 79-year-old man found dead at mobile home park severely damaged by tornado.
- 'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes AP - 3 hrs ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expec … More »'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes
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