Police: Taser and tear gas used to arrest barricaded gunman

Authorities in Virginia say a gunman is now in custody after he shot an auto shop employee and barricaded himself in the business for more than three hours.

10 caskets, photos of a family lost: Flood victims mourned

The 10 white caskets belonging to three generations of a Mexican immigrant family were arranged in a horseshoe around the altar at a Catholic church, each one bearing a metal crucifix inside its satin-lined lid.

With church backing, housekeeper defies US deportation order

A housekeeper who's secured sanctuary inside a Connecticut church says she's comfortable being a symbol in the push to change immigration laws.

Woman, son convicted of killing her husband, pouring acid

A New York woman and one of her sons have been convicted of killing her estranged husband and pouring acid on his face to make identifying his body more difficult.

Maine man killing self tells police: 'Hurry up,' I'm organ donor

A Maine man told a 911 dispatcher he was killing himself and first responders needed "to hurry up" because he was an organ donor.

Alligator ‘ate toes off’ of Florida man who bathed in pond, report says

A homeless man was attacked by an alligator while he was bathing in a Florida retention pond Monday, officials said.