U.S. Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean, the main suspect in the killing of a 20-year-old pregnant Marine, has been captured in Mexico, federal authorities announced Thursday.

*update to this post. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

An Inglewood city employee who was part of a tree-trimming crew was killed Tuesday after being pulled into a wood chipper, authorities said.

*Third one in 6 months, what is it with CA and woodchippers? picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

When Aaron Jones walks Gozer, his Rottweiler-hound mix, people cross the street to avoid them. Mothers scoop up their children. A lost motorist once rolled up the windows and drove off after spotting the dog. One woman screamed. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

Shortly after he and his brother filed claims against the city of San Francisco for being attacked by a tiger on Christmas Day, Amritpal Dhaliwal was arrested for misdemeanor petty theft for allegedly shoplifting at a Target store in San Leandro, police said. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

From the tough anti-union talk to the wilder side of men in drag, videos of Wal-Mart corporate meetings are being sold to willing buyers, and the corporate behemoth is not happy about it.

*yes, there's a video link in the article. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

Federal employees charged millions of dollars for Internet dating, tailor-made suits, lingerie, lavish dinners and other questionable expenses to their government credit cards over a 15-month period, congressional auditors say. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

Police are trying to determine who put bags containing human hands and feet outside two Greenville residences on Monday morning and who the body parts belonged to. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

Rolling downhill in a bus with his screaming classmates and no driver, a fast-acting 11-year-old jumped behind the wheel Monday and steered the bus into a pillar, stopping it from careening out of control. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

The citation for the 66-year-old Dylan noted his "profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power." picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

Some mistakes are hard to take back, but Florida Governor Charlie Crist tried Monday afternoon, when his representative met with the West Perrine family of murdered neighborhood hero Lee Arthur Lawrence to issue an official state apology for the release of the man who ordered Lawrence's death. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

The spectator said he was passing along a confession from a Dartmouth graduate whose only caveat was anonymity. While a student in the early 1960s, the man revealed he had stolen a cannon and ammunition carriage from the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt., and transported it back to Dartmouth as a college prank. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

Investigators in Prince George's County said a hotel worker found the bodies Sunday afternoon at the Country Inn and Suites in Capitol Heights. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

At first glance, the man and woman at the nightclub look like any other couple on a date. He flirts and pours champagne. She looks at him and laughs.

This isn't a date, though. It's business. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

The unconscious is playing a political role this year, for the evidence is overwhelming that most Americans have unconscious biases both against blacks and against women in executive roles. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Iraq by William E. Odom, LT General, USA, Ret. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

Do you smoke? Well, you better be careful where. I don't smoke, and I don't like the smell, but what some people are doing to smokers makes me say give me a break. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

Is bottled water better for you than tap? Or should you choose vitamin-enriched water over sparkling? Experts say, skip it all. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

Ted Miller, a spokesman for Naral Pro-Choice America, an abortion rights group, said: “The public has a right to know why someone would censor relevant medical information. The Bush administration has politicized science as part of an ideological agenda. So it’s important to know if that occurred here.” picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

It sounds like something a Zen master might ask: How does the wool come off a sheep?

*If you've never seen it done, you are missing something almost poetic to watch. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

The rescue crews are waiting for a group out of Maryland that specializes in large animal rescue. No one at the scene has the proper equipment to get to the horse that's been stranded since Thursday afternoon. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

A Haverhill student is in big trouble, and he said it's all because of an animated TV show. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

Milford police arrested Karl Hansen, 47, of Milford, a resident of the Caswell Cove Condominium complex and charged him with first-degree threatening, second-degree harassment and breach of peace. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

"This is a blatant act of piracy," Prime Minister Francois Fillon told reporters while on a visit to Brussels. "The Defense and Foreign ministries are mobilized to act as quickly as possible, I hope in the coming minutes or hours to try to win the freedom of these hostages." picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

"I’m tired, but not angry. I see no need for it. I mean, it's not like you can't go back and give somebody 15 or 16 years back. I did my crying the first couple of years I was there,” he said.

*what a spirit! picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

*CNN Video

In Memphis, Tennessee, a deer is recovering after being trapped in high water in the Mississippi River. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago