Korva Coleman

The city of Houston released a short six minute film instructing people what to do in case of a mass shooting in a public place. There are three basic responses: run, hide and fight the shooter.

China and Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution threatening sanctions against Syria unless it stops targeting and attacking civilians.

Former FBI Director Louis Freeh and his team of investigators allege that the legendary football coach and other leaders at the school "failed to take any steps" for 14 years to help ...

Former CEO Robert Diamond of Barclays bank will give up his $30 million dollars in bonuses this year. The bank's chairman testifies that British bank regulators effectively forced Diamond out.

A huge system of thunderstorms called a derecho plows through several midwestern and southern states, killing several people, causing heavy damage and cutting electricity to millions. More bad weather is predicted.

Russian crooner Eduard Khil died in St. Petersburg this week from complications from a stroke. Khil burst onto the world scene when one of his older music clips was uploaded to the in...

Three Maryland public school teachers step forward to claim their share of the huge Mega Millions jackpot. They're anonymous and go by the moniker 'The Three Amigos'.

Self-proclaimed Mega Millions lottery winner announces that she's lost the ticket, after refusing for days to produce evidence she really won.

A federal judge imposes lengthy sentences on four former New Orleans police officers for their roles in shooting unarmed civilians in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Former News Corp. International executive Rebekah Brooks, her husband and four other men are arrested a second time by British police in connection with the widening phone hacking scandal.

Rick Santorum wins the Kansas Republican caucuses, according to the AP; Romney wins Guam, Northern Mariana Island and is ahead in Wyoming.

The police chief of East Haven, Conn. will retire this week as his department is probed by the Justice Dept. on allegations of racial bias, harassment and attacks on East Haven Latinos and Latino businesses.

A federal judge blocks portions of South Carolina's strict new immigration law intended to stop illegal immigrants. The judge says the state is taking over immigration powers that belong to the federal government.

A New Jersey panel finds organized criminals are using loopholes in state law to earn money off of recycling and waste businesses through shady dealings.

Both owners and players are reviewing a proposed 10-year contract that could settle the NBA dispute. It appears the owners may have gotten the upper hand financially.

NBA players learn the anti-trust lawsuit they filed against NBA owners won't be heard in federal court in California until next March.

NASA is advertising for new astronauts and would like to train them to travel as far as Mars.

Now that the NBA players' union has decided to break up because it believes it cannot secure a good deal in negotiations with owners, is the 2011-2012 really lost? It will depend on how the legal battle unfolds.

Two Fortune 500 companies have selected women as their incoming chief executive officers. By New Year's Day, the ranks of female corporate leaders will set a record for the large...

Franklin E. Kameny, a longtime champion for equality for gays, lesbians and transgendered people, died Monday at his home in Washington, D.C. He was 86.