Famously private in life, “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee is keeping her secrets even in death. Monroe County Probate Judge Greg Norris signed an order last week to seal Lee’s will from public view, according to court records available Monday. Lawyers for Lee’s personal representative and attorney, Tonja… Read More

A teenager accused of stabbing a classmate to death at their high school for rejecting his invitation to the junior prom pleaded no contest to murder Monday, and prosecutors said they will seek a 25-year prison sentence. Christopher Plaskon, 18, accepted a plea bargain during a brief appearance in Milford… Read More

Norwegian police have bigger fish to fry so they’ve allowed a fellow officer to take home a goldfish that had been waiting for its rightful owner in a jam jar at the local police station. Bodo Police spokesman Tommy Bech says investigators “were very close to solving” the case of… Read More

The Russian Geographical Society says two of its explorers have achieved the deepest dive ever recorded below ice. The organization said the dive to 102 meters (335 feet) took place Saturday in the White Sea, an arm of the Barents Sea. They said divers spent 80 minutes in waters with… Read More

Los Angeles authorities say the wife of former Eagles band member Randy Meisner was killed when a rifle she was handling accidentally discharged and shot her in the head. A police news release says officers found 63-year-old Lana Rae Meisner dead on Sunday from a single gunshot wound at the… Read More

The Supreme Court is staying out of a copyright dispute involving a California man who produced replicas of the Batmobile for car-collecting fans of the caped crusader. The justices on Monday let stand a lower court ruling that said the Batmobile’s bat-like appearance and high-tech gadgets make it a character… Read More

JetBlue Airways is taking applications for 24 slots in a new program to train novice pilots to fly a passenger jet. The airline said Monday that the program — the first of its kind at a large U.S. airline — will cost about $125,000 and take four years to complete…. Read More

Luxury automaker BMW AG is showing off a sleek concept car aimed at a future in which drivers choose between the pleasures of high-performance driving and letting the car take control. The company unveiled the Vision Next 100 at ceremonies Monday for the company’s 100th birthday at Munich’s Olympic Hall…. Read More

Parts of Britain and Germany have been treated to a display of the northern lights, a colorful phenomenon that is usually only seen further north. The aurora borealis painted skies green, purple and blue late Sunday and early Monday as far south as the southern English county of Oxfordshire, as… Read More

One dog apparently has learned a new trick: how to drive a semi-truck. Customers at a Minnesota gas station saw a golden Labrador retriever appear to drive the semi across a road Friday. Mankato police say the idling truck apparently was put into gear, then went through a parking lot,… Read More