Bill Cosby’s lawyers want materials gathered in a civil defamation lawsuit filed by seven women who claim Cosby sexually assaulted them decades ago kept out of the public eye. A federal magistrate in Massachusetts will hear arguments Wednesday on a confidentiality agreement proposed by lawyers for Cosby, who denies the… Read More

Authorities in Florida say a suspected burglar was arrested after returning to a crash scene to retrieve a bottle of iced tea, fearing it would be used as evidence. Local news outlets report 23-year-old Bryan Lindon is charged with burglary of an unoccupied residence and grand theft. Authorities say Lindon… Read More

A man Ohio police say sent them a selfie because he didn’t like the mugshot they were using has been arrested in the Florida panhandle. Lima (LY’-muh), Ohio, police say Donald “Chip” Pugh was arrested Tuesday in Century, Florida, and is being held on another warrant out of Georgia. Police… Read More

His team’s tough loss wasn’t the only headache this fan woke up to. Police say a drunk Vikings fan who was tailgating at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds broke into a police substation after the team’s loss to Seattle, apparently thinking it was his own home. State Fair police spokeswoman Brooke… Read More

A convicted Wisconsin killer who is the subject of the Netflix series “Making a Murderer” filed a wide-ranging appeal claiming authorities used an improper warrant and that a juror was out to get him, among other things. Steven Avery, who’s seeking to be released on bond, was convicted of first-degree… Read More

Motorists got a shock when a small plane made an emergency landing on a Southern California freeway just as the evening commute was getting underway. The California Highway Patrol says vehicles had to swerve to avoid hitting the two-seat aircraft when it touched down on State Route 23 in Ventura… Read More

A snake thief smuggled a 2-foot-long python from a Portland, Oregon pet store by stuffing it down his pants. Sgt. Greg Stewart said no arrests have been made in Friday’s theft. But Christin Bjugan, an owner of A to Z pet store, said video surveillance has helped viewers and police… Read More

Police say two 13-year-old boys in Pennsylvania are facing disorderly conduct charges after one agreed to be set on fire so the other could film it and post it online. Pennlive.com reports the stunt took place on New Year’s Day in Frankstown Township. State police say one of the boys… Read More

The mother of a fugitive teenager known for using an “affluenza” defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck has been released from a Texas jail. Tonya Couch was released on bond from the Tarrant County jail in Fort Worth shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday. She’s charged with hindering the apprehension of… Read More

Lynn Bartos always had a good feeling about the soft-spoken nurse who would greet her warmly at the Milwaukee-area infusion clinic where she got treatments for rheumatoid arthritis pain. It turned out the two had a far deeper connection. “I think somewhere inside of me there was something saying, ‘There’s… Read More