12-year-old boy restrained in bathtub with shackles, dog collar before dying: police

A man and woman are facing charges in the death of a 12-year-old boy who was restrained in a motel bathtub with shackles and a dog shock collar before he died in Indiana last Thursday, police said.

Mega Millions winning numbers are drawn for $418 million jackpot

The Mega Millions winning numbers were announced Tuesday evening, giving way for a potential $418 million jackpot.

Tornadoes strafe Kansas City area in latest spasm of storms

A vicious storm tore through the Kansas City area, spawning tornadoes that downed trees and power lines, damaged homes and injured at least a dozen people in the latest barrage of severe weather that saw tornado warnings as far east as New York City.

US Marine dies after Australia exercise accident

A decorated U.S. Marine has died in Australia from injuries sustained in a military training accident.

Peacock wriggles free after getting stuck in pickup truck’s grille: video

The driver of a vehicle that struck a peacock on Sunday says she was happy that the bird survived.

Peacock wriggles free after getting stuck in pickup truck’s grille: video

The driver of a vehicle that struck a peacock on Sunday says she was happy that the bird survived.

Connecticut mother of 5 in midst of bitter divorced goes missing: police

Cops searched the woods in a wealthy Connecticut town on Tuesday following the disappearance of a mother of five who lives nearby and is embroiled in a bitter divorce.

Lamar Odom slept with up to 6 women a week, paid for ‘plenty of abortions’: book

Lamar Odom, the former NBA star and ex-husband of Khloe Kardashian, reportedly opened up in his new book “Darkness to Light” about “demons” that tormented him in the past and his empty flings with women in an effort to “fill a void.”

‘Star Trek’ actress Nichelle Nichols, 86, said to be heard screaming for help in audio recording: report

Nichelle Nichols, the actress who played Lt. Nyota Uhura on the original “Star Trek” television series in the 1960s, is reportedly heard screaming for help in an audio obtained by an Atlanta news station.