5 killed in Conn. power plant blast are identified
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) -- Authorities have released the names of the five men killed in an explosion at a power plant that was under construction in a Connecticut town....
NYC man pleads guilty to killing girlfriend's cat
NEW YORK (AP) -- A New York City graphic designer accused of surreptitiously killing a series of his girlfriend's cats has admitted slaying one of them, a kitten found with a broken neck....
No cause yet for RI house fire that killed 5
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The Rhode Island Fire Marshal says officials have pinpointed the origins of a house fire that killed five people, including a 7-month-old baby, but still haven't figured out the cause....
Prosecutors seek gag order in sweat lodge case
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) -- Arizona prosecutors are asking a judge to issue a gag order in their manslaughter case against motivational speaker James Arthur Ray....
Government shut down as DC, region dig out of snow
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal workers and school children got a day off Monday as the Mid-Atlantic region dug out from as much as 3 feet of snow that made travel nearly impossible and knocked out power to tens of thousands of people....
Buffalo man accused of imprisoning 13-year-old
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- A 26-year-old Buffalo man has been accused of holding a 13-year-old runaway in his house for six months, having sex with her more than 100 times and making her baby-sit his 1-year-old son....