President Trump pardons Scooter Libby, former Dick Cheney aide ensnared in Valerie Plame affair

President Donald Trump issued a pardon Friday to I. Lewis 'Scooter' Libby, suggesting the former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney had been 'treated unfairly' by a special counsel.

Police: Woman who drove SUV with family off cliff was drunk

A woman who drove off a Northern California cliff last month in an SUV carrying her wife and children was drunk, authorities said Friday.   Toxicology tests found Jennifer Hart had an alcohol level of 0.102, said California Patrol Capt. Bruce Carpenter. California drivers are considered drunk with a level of 0.08 or higher.   Toxicology tests also found that her wife Sarah Hart and two of their...

Huey Lewis and The News cancels performances due to hearing loss

Huey Lewis and The News canceled all 2018 performances due to Lewis' hearing loss. Lewis says he lost most of his hearing 2.5 months ago just before a show in Dallas. 

Jockey mistakes 15-foot python for 'big crack' on horse racetrack

A jockey and his horse were (literally) stopped in their tracks this week. Masayuki Abe was rounding the corner on his horse at Cannon Park Racecourse in Cairns, Australia, around 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday when he spotted what looked like a "big crack on the ground."

Childhood Holocaust survivors reunited in Los Angeles after 76 years

Alice Gerstel Weit and Simon Gronowski hold up childhood pictures in front of the Los Angeles Holocaust Museum on April 11, 2018. They hadn't seen each other for 76 years, and lost contact during the Holocaust. But they reconnected when Weit’s nephew was doing family research and read a memoir written by Gronowski, “The Child of the 20th Train,” proving he was still...

Florida man's own dashboard camera lands him in jail

A Florida man ended up in jail after his dashboard camera showed police more than he intended.

Substitute teacher charged with running student 'fight club'

A former substitute teacher is charged with supervising a student "fight club" at a Connecticut high school.

Will Ferrell released from hospital after 2-vehicle crash in Orange County

Actor Will Ferrell was riding in an SUV that was involved in a two-vehicle crash on the northbound Santa Ana (5) Freeway in the Aliso Viejo area, it was reported Friday.

Trump administration puts legal orientation for immigrants on hold

(AP) The federal government is putting on hold a program that helps tens of thousands of immigrants navigate the country's complex immigration court system.    The U.S. Department of Justice said this week it was placing the program that provides legal orientation to immigrants in deportation proceedings on hold pending review.   Immigrant advocates were outraged by the move to cut off the...

North Carolina father-daughter couple and infant child all killed, police say

A man who had an incestuous relationship with his daughter and fathered a child with her shot and killed her and her adoptive father in a pickup truck on Thursday and then killed himself, police said. The child, a 7-month-old boy, was found slain in North Carolina. 

Mike Pompeo vows to boost State Department, confirms Robert Mueller interview

Aiming to quell concerns before what is likely to be a narrow confirmation vote, Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo vowed on Thursday to ramp up efforts against Russia in 'each place we confront them.'

Wildlife agency returns panther family back to the wild

A Florida panther and her two kittens have been released back into the wild after spending months in captivity.

Gov. Abbott pledges to send 1,400 troops to Texas-Mexico border

Governor Greg Abbott has pledged to send more than 1,400 National Guard troops to the Texas-U.S. border. He says more than half of the troops are now on duty.

Police: Man who wore 'Team Jesus' shirt and shot cop car arrested

Wearing a T-shirt that reads "Team Jesus" and firing shots at a Henry County patrol car outside a liquor store, police said a memorably dressed gunman is finally in custody. But investigators are still trying to figure out the motive behind the violence.

Hurst homeowners find man dead in driveway

Hurst police have arrested a man they say shot and killed his father Wednesday night.

Police officer fatally shot while serving arrest warrant

A K-9 officer has been shot and killed while serving a warrant at a Massachusetts home and a suspect has been taken into custody.