North Texas prosecutors try again to jail teen for drunken wreck that killed 4 pedestrians

FORT WORTH, Texas – North Texas prosecutors are trying again to put a teen behind bars who was sentenced last week to 10 years’ probation after acknowledging he killed four pedestrians while driving drunk.

North Texas prosecutors try again to jail teen for drunken wreck that killed 4 pedestrians

Dial-a-Carol is campus holiday tradition: ‘Our first available caroler will be right with you’

CHICAGO – The phones are jingling off the hook at Dial-a-Carol, a student-run project on the University of Illinois’ Champaign campus. It’s a hotline of sorts for people who prefer hearing holiday music sung by a choir of amateurs who’ve been up all night studying.

Dial-a-Carol is campus holiday tradition: ‘Our first available caroler will be right with you’

Social worker, supervisor fired in case of missing Fitchburg, Mass. boy now feared dead

BOSTON – A state social worker and the worker’s supervisor have been fired as investigators try to determine what happened to a 5-year-old Fitchburg boy who hasn’t been seen since September.

Social worker, supervisor fired in case of missing Fitchburg, Mass. boy now feared dead

Ex-Patriots tight end Hernandez faces wrongful-death lawsuit from shooting victim’s family

HARTFORD, Connecticut – Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has been sued by the family of a man he’s accused of killing while police investigate the death of another person on the periphery of that case.

Ex-Patriots tight end Hernandez faces wrongful-death lawsuit from shooting victim’s family

Witnesses describe Venice Beach tragedy as car plowed through crowd along popular attraction

LOS ANGELES – A woman in a wheelchair testified on Tuesday that a car slammed into her back as it plowed through a crowd at the popular Venice Beach boardwalk, turning a cheerful summer evening into a scene of pain and death.

Witnesses describe Venice Beach tragedy as car plowed through crowd along popular attraction

Attorneys for Michael Jackson’s doctor, prosecutors, waive oral arguments on appeal

LOS ANGELES – Attorneys have waived oral arguments on an appeal by Michael Jackson’s doctor of his involuntary manslaughter conviction for the singer’s death.

Attorneys for Michael Jackson’s doctor, prosecutors, waive oral arguments on appeal

Harvard student, 20, charged with making bomb threats that led to evacuations of 4 buildings

BOSTON – Federal prosecutors have charged a 20-year-old Harvard University student with making bomb threats that led to evacuation of four campus buildings and cancellation of some final exams Monday.

Harvard student, 20, charged with making bomb threats that led to evacuations of 4 buildings

ABC asks South Dakota judge to throw out Beef Products Inc.’s ‘pink slime’ defamation lawsuit

ELK POINT, South Dakota – A lawyer for ABC is asking a judge to throw out a defamation suit over its coverage of a meat product called lean, finely textured beef.

ABC asks South Dakota judge to throw out Beef Products Inc.’s ‘pink slime’ defamation lawsuit

Los Angeles Airport shooting suspect indicted on 11 felonies, including first-degree murder

LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury has indicted a man accused of a deadly shooting spree at the Los Angeles International Airport on first-degree murder charges.

Los Angeles Airport shooting suspect indicted on 11 felonies, including first-degree murder