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No bail for Pa. parents in faith-healing death
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- After their 2-year-old son died of untreated pneumonia in 2009, faith-healing advocates Herbert and Catherine Schaible promised a judge they would not let another sick child go without medical care.......

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Reward Offered In Officer Assault
The U.S. Marshals are offering $10,000 for information that helps police identify a suspect that assaulted and then attempted to shoot a Parole Officer. Right before 6pm, Thursday, the officer…
UPDATE Falls High Hit By Threat -- Again
AFTERNOON UPDATE: The third bomb threat E-mailed to Cuyahoga Falls High School in the past month has also turned out to be not a real threat. Cuyahoga Falls Superintendent Dr.…
Akron Fire Offering Fire Safety Tips For Grilling Outdoors
With the Memorial Day weekend coming up, many people will be outside grilling their favorite foods with family and friends, but a cooking fire can dampen the holiday spirit. Akron…
35 Million Drivers Expected To Hit The Roads Memorial Day Weekend
Despite concerns of rising gas prices, drivers are still planning to hit the roads this Memorial Day weekend. Kevin Thomas, Vice President of the AAA Akron Auto Club, says road travel is…

NJ Cop Arrested for Fire-Bombing Captain's Home with Family Inside

Photos.com/Thinkstock(EDISON, N.J.) -- An Edison, N.J., police officer is behind bars, accused of setting the home of his captain ablaze while the family of five was asleep inside.
Flames, believed to be from a Molotov cocktail thrown at the two-story home, came within inches of where Captain Mark Anderko's two children were sleeping, but the kids...
Michelle Obama Freeze-Dances, Praises Kerry Washington at DC School

BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- First lady Michelle Obama and actress Kerry Washington stopped by Savoy Elementary School in southeast Washington, D.C., Friday to watch a song-and dance performance that included “Who Put the Bop” and a few other numbers.
Washington has adopted the school in the capital’s...
Cleveland Women Can Decide If They Want Alleged Captor's Dogs

Matt Sullivan/Getty Images(CLEVELAND) -- Three dogs rescued from alleged Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro are in foster care until the three women police say he held captive decide whether any one of them wants to keep the dogs.
The Chihuahua and two terrier-poodle mixes were found at the Ohio house where Castro allegedly kept Amanda Berry, 27,...

Actor Tyler Perry donates $100K to Ohio schools
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Filmmaker and actor Tyler Perry has surprised middle school students in Ohio by showing up at a musical concert and donating $100,000 to help student athletes in the city's South-Western schools.......
Healthy 5-pound gorilla born at central Ohio zoo
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A baby gorilla has been born to first-time parents at an Ohio zoo.......
Healthy gorilla baby born at central Ohio zoo
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A gorilla baby has been born at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, joining 16 other of the large primates at the zoo.......

Pacers Beat Heat 97-93 To Tie Series
Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images(MIAMI) -- The Indiana Pacers made clutch plays down the stretch, and it earned them home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference finals.Roy Hibbert scored 29 points, Paul George…
Scoreboard Roundup - 5/24/13
Getty Images/Hemera (NEW YORK) -- NHL Eastern Conference Semifinals: Pittsburgh Penguins 6 - Ottawa Senators 2 (Penguins win series, 4-1)MLB: Detroit Tigers 6 (27-19) - Minnesota Twins 0 (18-27)Washington Nationals…
Chicago Bears To Retire Mike Ditka's No. 89
Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- The Chicago Bears announced Friday that they will retire Mike Ditka's No. 89 on Dec. 9 during halftime of their game against the Dallas…

New Orders in Manufactured Durable Goods Up in April
Authors: Carmen CoxStephen Brashear/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An increase in durable goods orders suggests economic growth may be holding steady this spring. U.S. orders for long-lasting manufactured goods were up…
Leadership Shakeup at Procter Gamble
Authors: jcMike Simons/Getty Images(CINCINNATI) -- Procter & Gamble says its former chief executive A.G. Lafley is returning to his old job, replacing CEO Bob McDonald, effective immediately.The change comes after…
Trip to Space with DiCaprio Nets $1.5M at Auction
Authors: jcJemal Countess/Getty Images(CANNES, Paris) -- At a Cannes Film Festival charity auction as star-studded as one of the Great Gatsby’s parties, a pitch rang out that sounded like a…

President Obama's Weekly Address: Paying Tribute to Our Fallen Heroes on Memorial Day
Authors: Carmen CoxThe White House(WASHINGTON) -- In a Memorial Day themed weekly address, President Obama celebrates U.S. troops and paid tribute to those who died while serving in the military.…
GOP Weekly Address: Oklahoma 'Hit Hard,' But 'Not Knocked Out'
Authors: Carmen CoxUS Senate(MOORE, Okla.) -- In this week's Republican address, Oklahoma's senior senator, Jim Inhofe, speaks about the tornado that devastated Moore, Okla. this week. Oklahoma has been hit…
Menendez: Immigration Reform Doesn't Have 60 Votes Yet
Authors: Carmen CoxChip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Gang of Eight immigration bill does not yet have a 60-vote majority in the Senate, according to one of its authors, Sen. Bob…

Actor Tim Curry 'Doing Very Well' After Major Stroke
Authors: Carmen CoxStephen Lovekin/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Actor Tim Curry is recovering at his Hollywood Hills home after suffering a major stroke.The British actor, beloved by millions of Rocky Horror…

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Sorry, American Idol Fans: Kelly Clarkson Isn't Judging Season 13
Authors: Carmen CoxROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- While having Kelly Clarkson sitting on the judges' panel of American Idol sounds like a pretty awesome idea, it's not happening. That's according…

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EW Poll Names Justin Timberlake 'Mr. Saturday Night 2013'
Authors: Carmen CoxJason Kempin/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- For the second year in a row, readers of Entertainment Weekly's website EW.com have voted to determine who the best Saturday Night Live…

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10 Things Every Man Should Know by 21
Adulthood has no eureka moment. Author and blogger Kelly Williams Brown, whose new book Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps came out this week, believes true maturity is instead built on smaller stepping stones: using the correct screwdriver, wearing sunscreen, not going around telling everyone the foolish thing your friend did at 14. "Those moments of feeling together and in-control, we kind of need them," Brown says. "Because life…
5 Ways Vacations Without the Baby Will Make You a Better Parent
Being a parent is hard. Despite it being the most rewarding job on earth, it can also be exhausting and downright frustrating at times. We need a break once in a while -- a time-out for ourselves, if you will. And although the thought of taking a trip without the little one is slightly terrifying, it really can do wonders for Mom and Dad -- and it's good for the whole family! Here are…
Memorial Day Sales: 7 Things that Are Cheaper to Buy This Weekend
Memorial Day is part of a long-weekend holiday created to celebrate the men and women who died serving in the United States military. Somehow, it has morphed into an unofficial celebration of summer - complete with cookouts, pool openings, and amazing sales to help us start our summer off under budget. This is a great weekend for bargain hunters no matter what you're shopping for. You'll find plenty of yard sales, blowouts, knock-down discounts,…