CHARLOTTE, N.C. – One person was airlifted to a North Carolina hospital Thursday after receiving life-threatening injuries from an apparent manhole explosion on University of North Carolina‘s Charlotte campus, officials told FOX News. Three other people were taken by ground transportation to a local hospital; all four of the victims …
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NEW YORK – Federal attorneys, citing national security, urged a judge to reject a lawsuit filed by the wife of a former covert CIA employee who claims the government’s conduct caused the family mental and physical suffering. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah S. Normand made the argument Monday to Judge Laura …
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NEW YORK – Two highly decorated former detectives were convicted Thursday of moonlighting as hitmen for the mob in one of the most sensational cases of police corruption in New York history. Louis Eppolito, 57, and Steven Caracappa, 64, could get life in prison for their roles in eight murders …
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MOSCOW – Russian authorities have detained an American and a British citizen in the far east after the pair made a rare crossing by foot of a frozen 56-mile stretch of the Bering Strait, officials said Tuesday. The two were arrested in Chukotka province for failing to register with the …
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Belize police arrested an American fugitive with Al Qaeda ties and handed him over to U.S. authorities, a local television station reported Monday. James Ujaama, who was arrested in 2002 in connection with plots to poison water supplies and later pleaded guilty to dealing with Al Qaeda and providing various …
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Getting your chocolate fix may actually help fix aging blood vessels, according to a new study. Researchers found adults who drank a specially processed cocoa beverage rich in flavonols for four to six days improved their blood vessel function, and older adults appeared to benefit the most. “Aging is typically …
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WASHINGTON – The number of workers seeking first-time jobless aid fell by 10,000 last week, a government report on Thursday showed, signaling a relatively healthy job market. The Labor Department said the number of initial jobless claims declined to 312,000 in the week ended Aug. 12 from a revised 322,000 …
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EL MONTE, Calif. – An 85-year-old man who drove a car onto a patio at a Starbucks coffee shop and injured 10 people, two of them critically, isn’t likely to face charges, police said Saturday. “It sounds like it’s just a simple mistake by an elderly man,” said police Sgt. …
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ROUND ROCK, Texas – Shares of Dell Inc. (DELL) plummeted Friday to nearly a five-year low after the world’s largest computer maker lowered its fiscal second-quarter earnings outlook below Wall Street’s estimates, due mainly to aggressive price cuts in a slowing worldwide commercial market. Dell’s shares plunged $2.80, or 13 …
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HOUSTON – Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling was ticketed for public intoxication earlier this month in Dallas, according to a newspaper report. Skilling, convicted in May of 19 counts of fraud, conspiracy, insider trading and lying to auditors in the investigation following the company’s 2001 collapse, was arrested about 1:45 …
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