Archaeologists who scanned the grave of William Shakespeare say they have made a head-scratching discovery: His skull appears to be missing. Researchers used ground-penetrating radar to explore the playwright’s tomb in Stratford-upon-Avon’s Holy Trinity Church. Staffordshire University archaeologist Kevin Colls, who led the study, said they found “an odd disturbance… Read More

A South Carolina mother says her 11-year-old son died playing a game in which people challenge each other online to choke themselves until they pass out. Latrice Hurst says in a statement released through her pastor that her son, Davorius Gray, was playing the “pass-out game” before he died last… Read More

A 5-year-old girl has been credited with saving her mother’s life after the woman fell unconscious in their swimming pool in South Texas. The rescue was captured on home surveillance video. It shows Tracy Anderwald face down in the pool at their home near Portland on Friday. The video shows… Read More

Alex Rodriguez says he plans to retire from baseball after the 2017 season. The New York Yankees slugger revealed his intentions Wednesday during an interview with ESPN. His plans were confirmed by spokesman Ron Berkowitz. Rodriguez, who returned last season from a one-year drug suspension, has 687 home runs, 75… Read More

A Navy tugboat that sank nearly a century ago has been found by a team of government researchers off the San Francisco coast, officials announced Wednesday. The USS Conestoga departed San Francisco Bay for Pearl Harbor in March 1921. But the boat never made it to Hawaii, and her 56-man… Read More

An actor who played a bit part in an independent gangster film is facing 10 years in state prison because he used a prop pellet gun without a state gun permit. Carlo Goias, whose stage name is Carlo Bellario, was charged under New Jersey’s strict gun law. It requires permits… Read More

It wasn’t a happy hour for some central Florida drivers when trucks carrying Busch beer and Frito Lay chips collided, spilling them both along Interstate 95. The crash happened early Wednesday morning near Melbourne. Florida Highway Patrol spokeswoman Kim Montes said in statement that Zachary Basinger of Melbourne had stopped… Read More

A JetBlue flight attendant who authorities say left behind 70 pounds of cocaine worth up to $3 million after flinging off her heels and running from security at Los Angeles International Airport was arrested Wednesday in New York. Marsha Gay Reynolds surrendered to federal authorities at John F. Kennedy International… Read More

A kitchen worker died after she was apparently trapped inside of a walk-in freezer for about 13 hours at a downtown Atlanta hotel, police said Tuesday. A search for the woman began when she didn’t return home after her shift at the Westin Peachtree Plaza, one of the city’s most… Read More

A St. Louis-area robbery was foiled when the owner of a business realized the would-be robber was using a water pistol. KMOV-TV reports that Amanuel Perkins is charged with first-degree attempted robbery. He is jailed on $25,000 bond and does not yet have an attorney. Police say the crime happened last… Read More