Hudson River hero is ex-Air Force fighter pilot

Civil engineer Robert Bea wasn't surprised when he learned the name of the cool-headed pilot who guided his hobbled jetliner over the city and landed it in the Hudson River. The pilot, after all, had been studying crisis management.

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US Airways jet crashes in Hudson River

A US Airways jetliner crashed into the frigid Hudson River on Thursday afternoon after both engines were disabled. Passengers fled into the freezing water, but all were saved.

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Remains identified as those of Caylee Anthony

Investigators announced Friday that remains found near the home of Caylee Anthony were those of the missing girl.

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Man sprays 'toilet-papering' teens with fox pee

A 50-year-old man who told authorities he was fed up with teens toilet-papering his house decided to defend his property - with a squirt gun filled with fox urine.

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'Top Chef' star accused of stiffing workers

A former employee sued "Top Chef" TV show judge Tom Colicchio in federal court on Friday for allegedly not paying some of his restaurant workers minimum wages, overtime and tips from customers.

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O.J. Simpson sentenced to long prison term

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'Self-Embedding' a Troubling Trend Among Teens - MSN Health & Fitness - Kids' Health

Great... yet another way for teens to delve into their angst and display their woe. I think many of these "teens" still a need a swift kick "embedded" in their rear.

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Students find planet outside our solar system

Three undergraduate students have discovered a large planet orbiting a fast-rotating star. Extrasolar planet discoveries like this have become common, but this one is unusual both for who found it and the type of star it orbits.

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Patient-led drug trials defy medical bureaucracy

Dozens of ALS patients are testing treatments on their own without waiting on the slow pace of medical research.

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Fox News' Hannity losing his liberal half

Alan Colmes of the network's "Hannity & Colmes" said on his Web site Monday that he'll be leaving the prime-time show after 12 years.

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Wife's nude pics on lost phone end up online

Here's some food for thought: If you have nude photos of your wife on your cell phone, hang onto it.

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2 Dutch men guilty of injecting 14 with HIV

A Dutch court convicted two men Wednesday for attempting to infect 14 victims with HIV in a bizarre sex case.

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Civil War-style CSI: Who shot the re-enactor?

A Civil War-re-enactment last month� pushed realism to the limits: A man portraying a Union soldier was shot in the shoulder, possibly by a Confederate re-enactor.

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7 killer whales missing from Wash. waters

Seven Puget Sound killer whales are missing and presumed dead in what could be the biggest decline among the sound's orcas in nearly a decade, say scientists who carefully track the endangered animals.

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Hail Marry: She wants Super Bowl ad to find a hubby

Single Manhattanite Amy Borkowsky is soliciting donations so she can advertise for a husband - during the Super Bowl, where ads cost $3 million. "My ideal man would have a big brain, a good heart and a really annoying mother," she said.

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Ohio woman, 89, arrested for keeping kids' ball

An 89-year-old Ohio woman faces a charge of petty theft because neighborhood children say she refused to give back their football.

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TV anchorwoman attacked in home

An intruder beat and stabbed a TV anchorwoman in her Arkansas home during a possible robbery, and left her with life-threatening injuries, police said Monday.

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Mom of missing girl indicted on murder charge

A Florida grand jury has indicted the mother of a missing 3-year-old girl on first-degree murder and other charges.

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Cambodians saw house in divorce settlement

A couple in rural Cambodia has terminated their 18-year marriage with a divorce settlement that entailed sawing in two the wooden house they once shared, villagers said Friday.

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Simpson jurors disagreed with '95 acquittal

The jurors in O.J. Simpson's armed robbery and kidnapping trial claimed a mixture of opinions about his 1995 acquittal on murder charges, but all said they could set aside their feelings.

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Simpson's conviction evokes emotion

Jurors were told to ignore O.J. Simpson's past, but for many observers, the line connecting the former NFL star's murder acquittal and his new conviction for robbing memorabilia peddlers couldn't have been clearer.

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Lawmakers: Wall Street rescue accord reached

Congressoinal leaders reported agreement in principle on a $700 billion bailout of the financial industry and said they would present it to the Bush administration within days.

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TV anchor who resembles Palin gets 'hate mail'

A television news anchor in Maine who looks a lot like Sarah Palin says she's been getting "hate mail and nasty phone calls."

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Mom finds hungry stranger snoring in son's bed

A man was charged with burglary after he allegedly broke into a home, ate cheese from the refrigerator, made a mess in a bathroom and fell asleep on a child's bed.

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Lawyer suspended for accepting nude dances

An Illinois attorney was suspended for more than a year for accepting nude dances from a stripper as partial payment for the legal fees she owed him.

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