Conn. commuter trains collide; 60 go to hospitals
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) -- Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five with critical injuries, Gov. Dannel Malloy said.... 5/17/2013 11:55 PM

OJ's ex-lawyer contradicts his testimony on guns
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- O.J. Simpson's former lawyer defended himself point-by-point Friday against allegations he botched the former football star's armed-robbery trial, after giving damaging testimony that Simpson actually knew his buddies had guns when they went to a hotel room together to reclaim some sports memorabilia.... 5/17/2013 9:28 PM

Pa. coffee run leads to hatchet hitchhiker arrest
ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) -- Two cups of coffee ended life on the run for an Internet sensation known as Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker.... 5/18/2013 12:39 AM

Record Powerball jackpot inspires office pools
In workplaces across the nation, Americans are inviting their colleagues to chip in $2 for a Powerball ticket and a shared daydream.... 5/17/2013 4:46 PM

NM mom: I followed instincts in chasing abductor
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Melissa Torrez didn't even think when teenagers in her apartment complex said a man had just grabbed her 4-year-old girl and drove away.... 5/17/2013 6:41 PM

Tornado-ravaged Texas town to start recovery
GRANBURY, Texas (AP) -- Residents whose homes were torn apart or blown away by a North Texas deadly tornado can soon return to retrieve what belongings may be left and start cleaning up, authorities said Friday.... 5/17/2013 9:40 PM

Failing Ga. student accused of faking kidnapping
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) -- A college student in suburban Atlanta is accused of faking his own kidnapping to avoid telling his parents he was failing a class.... 5/17/2013 6:23 PM

College student, intruder killed in NY break-in
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) -- A Hofstra University junior sharing an off-campus house with her twin sister and several other college students was shot and killed during an early morning break-in Friday that also left the armed intruder dead, police said.... 5/17/2013 6:11 PM

Feds: More time needed to indict Tsarnaev
BOSTON (AP) -- Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev won't be indicted within the 30-day period prescribed under the Federal Speedy Trial Act but prosecutors said Friday they would ask for more time.... 5/17/2013 7:08 PM

Navy pilot earns degree in combat zone
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Finals week was dangerous for Thomas Saenz.... 5/17/2013 7:53 PM