A powerful storm has blanketed Colorado with several inches of snow, and cold overnight temperatures are setting the stage for what will likely be a slick conditions for Denver and other communities just east of the mountains. National Weather Service meteorologist Kyle Fredin said the storm was expected to drop… Read More

A 90-year-old New York man wounded by Japanese fighter planes in World War II has been awarded a Purple Heart— 70 years after rescuing a fellow sailor. Newsday reports that Frederick Stone of Stony Brook accepted the medal Sunday during a ceremony at the Navy Operational Support Center in Farmingdale. The… Read More

After 15 years of near austerity, U.S. airlines are restoring some small perks for passengers crammed into coach. Don’t expect ample legroom or free checked bags. But fliers will find improved snacks, a larger selection of free movies and — on a few select routes — the return of free… Read More

A 13-year-old girl who police say was abducted and killed by a Virginia Tech student is being remembered by friends as an “angel” on Earth as investigators work to piece together the final moments of the teen’s life. David Eisenhauer, 18, has been charged with first-degree murder and abduction in… Read More

Swiss police say 3-star chef Benoit Violier, whose restaurant near Lausanne recently topped a list of the world’s best, has been found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. He was 44. Police said in a statement that Violier was found dead in his home late Sunday afternoon in the municipality… Read More

Authorities arrested a fugitive convicted on drug and theft charges after finding him hiding this week in what they called an “elaborate tunnel system” dug underneath a trailer home in Alaska. The tunnels narrowed as officers walked further in, forcing them to trudge through on their knees and then on… Read More

Neighbors in a well-to-do section of this San Diego suburb knew him as Frank Szeles, a friendly Cub Scouts leader who frequently gave swimming lessons to young children in his backyard pool. The federal agents who arrested him last week knew him by a different name: “Mr. Wonder,” the host… Read More

Michael Phelps created quite the distraction Thursday when he stripped down to a tiny swim suit and flashing his abs at the other team. The Olympic great, who is training at Arizona State University this year, was looking to help the school’s college basketball team Thursday. Phelps appeared from behind… Read More

The man who authorities dubbed the “Bordeaux Bandit” for allegedly stealing expensive bottles of wine around the Northeast was sentenced to prison in Rhode Island on Wednesday for stealing video game equipment. Scott Deluca, of Cohoes, New York, was sentenced in Providence to 90 days in prison for larceny, with… Read More

The teenager who used an “affluenza” defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck was booked into a Texas juvenile detention center following his deportation from Mexico on Thursday, more than a month after he and his mother fled the U.S. as prosecutors investigated whether he had violated his probation. Ethan Couch,… Read More