Pennsylvania man charged after failed attempt to abduct, murder estranged wife: DA

Authorities shared chilling details about a Pennsylvania man accused of stalking and violently attempting to abduct his estranged wife in a parking lot last weekend.

Las Vegas teens charged with murder after classmate's deadly beating

Prosecutors in Las Vegas have formally charged four high school students as adults with second-degree murder in the beating of their schoolmate.

FTC issuing nearly $1,000 in average refunds to victims of tech support scam

Victims of the scheme were tricked into buying “expensive and unnecessary tech support services,” the FTC said. The scammers often claimed to be affiliated with Microsoft, Apple, and other tech companies.

Man convicted in grisly beheading of San Carlos mother

A man was found guilty of murder on Monday in the beheading of his child's mother outside a home in San Carlos. 

3 teenage girls admit guilt, sentenced to 20 years for carjacking, dragging death of 73-year-old woman

Three teenage girls involved in the dragging death of a woman whose arm was severed during a carjacking in New Orleans last year pleaded guilty Monday to reduced charges and were sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Husky puppies, mom rescued from horrifying abandoned house in Philadelphia

ACCT Philly says the mom was “terrified and desperate to protect” her babies as they tried to survive in a house filled with feces and trash with rusted cages stacked on top of each other.

Paper check fraud is on the rise: What to know

While online banking and electronic payments are now more mainstream, many Americans still write paper checks, and there's been a resurgence of fraud in some lesser-known ways.

Concerns over spying on children with smart toys flagged by group

Smart toys are becoming more common, and an increase in concerns about them spying on children has coincided with that, according to a new report from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund.

Shakira reaches deal with Spanish prosecutors on 1st day of tax fraud trial

After having maintained her innocence for nearly five years, pop star Shakira struck a last-minute deal with prosecutors -- who had originally sought an eight-year prison sentence.

Device thought to be grenade found taped to pole in Lakewood: officials

Dangerous moments near a Lakewood intersection Sunday as someone discovered what appeared to be a grenade taped to a utility pole.

Ohio woman charged after toddler accidentally fired her gun in a Walmart

An Ohio woman is facing charges after her toddler found a gun in her purse and accidentally fired it in a Walmart store last week, police said.