2 Philadelphia men in Starbucks controversy speak out

The two men at the center of the Starbucks controversy here in Philadelphia speak out for the first time in a nationally-broadcast interview.

Alligator takes dip in Hillsborough County pool

A trapper had to be called to a home in Odessa for an nine-foot-long alligator taking a dip in a resident's pool. 

Houston 911 operator guilty of hanging up on emergency calls

A former Houston Emergency Center operator is found guilty for hanging up on people calling for emergency services, prosecutors said Wednesday.

J.J. Watt makes TIME 100 Most Influential List

J.J. Watt has now clinched another prestigious top honor:  Time Magazine’s Top 100 most influential people.

Officials: Engine fire forces Delta flight to London to turn back to Atlanta

A Delta flight from Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to London has landed safely in London after having to turn around Wednesday evening due to the engine catching fire moments after taking off. 

Students create new memorial after 'spirit rock' vandalized

A memorial at Woodstock High School vandalized over the weekend now has students turning a bad situation into something good.

Teary-eyed Pierce Bush remembers his grandmother Barbara

Pierce Bush, grandson of former first lady Barbara Bush, is thanking people in Houston for the outpouring of love and prayers for his family. “We love Houston," said Pierce Bush. "We love that my grandparents are so loved here and we're so grateful for the incredible outpouring that we really are feeling during this time.”

Tortoise covered in paint, concrete left along Florida road

The Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission wants answers after a gopher tortoise was found painted red, covered in concrete, and struggling to survive along a Lake County road.

Hero pilot of Southwest flight with blown engine was Navy fighter

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Southwest Airlines pilot who made an emergency landing Tuesday after the jet apparently blew an engine, got hit by shrapnel and lost a window, is being praised for her "nerves of steel" in helping to prevent a far worse tragedy after the catastrophe killed one passenger and left seven others hurt.

Florida mother tells police she birthed stillborn twins, hid one in trash

A Florida mother told police she thought she was suffering from heartburn, before she birthed stillborn twins over a toilet at her home, according to court documents.

Barbara Bush brought plainspoken, grandmotherly style to DC

Barbara Bush didn't hesitate to tell people that her trademark pearl necklaces were fake. Americans liked that everything else about the snowy-haired first lady was real.

Coroner: Woman killed after engine blew died of blunt impact trauma of head, neck and torso

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) --   Philadelphia's medical examiner says that a woman killed when she was partially blown out of a Southwest Airlines plane died of blunt impact trauma to her head, neck and torso.

Tampa family's dog dies during PetSmart grooming appointment

A Tampa family says they dropped off their dog for a grooming appointment at PetSmart. An hour later, their dog was dead, and so far, they have no explanation for what happened.

NASA planet-hunting spacecraft rockets away

NASA's Tess spacecraft has embarked on a quest to find new worlds around nearby stars that could support life.

Passengers rushed to provide CPR to woman in plane emergency

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A preliminary examination of the blown jet engine of the Southwest Airlines plane that set off a terrifying chain of events and left a businesswoman hanging half outside a shattered window showed evidence of "metal fatigue," according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

Barbara Bush honored at George Bush Presidential Library

People from all over the world are headed to George Bush Presidential Library in College Station, which will be the final resting place for former first lady Barbara Bush.