- Powell social worker's frantic 911 calls released
Emergency calls placed in the minutes after Josh Powell killed his two young sons were released Tuesday, including one from the "traumatized" social worker outside the house.
- Guard kills gunman at NY courthouse
A gunman opened fire on a Middletown, N.Y., courthouse Wednesday, wounding one court officer before he was shot and killed himself, reported NBCNewYork.com.
- Teen gets life for strangling, stabbing girl, 9
A teenager who confessed to strangling, cutting and stabbing a 9-year-old neighbor because she wanted to know how it felt to kill someone was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison with the possibility of parole.
- Umm, are those gang signs in Chicago's new sticker?

- Driver's taunt before crash: 'Get ready to die'
The sole survivor of a fiery, head-on collision says his friend taunted his passengers and seemingly had a death wish in the moments before the crash.
- Parents fume over accused LA teachers' pensions
The abuse scandal in the Los Angeles Unified School District has angered many parents and left students heartbroken.
- Calif. 'poster couple' for gay rights is divorcing
When gay couples first sought the right to legally wed in California, it was only a matter of time before that benefit extended to the right to split up.
- Man tries to burn wife, scorches himself instead
Authorities say a man is in critical condition Tuesday after he tried to set his wife on fire, but burned himself instead.
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