'Elf on the Shelf' doll gets surgery at Orlando hospital after dog tears it apart

Orlando Health reported that Jenn Thelen woke up to the sound of her 7-year-old daughter, Aubrie, screaming. The family's German Shepard, Zoey, had torn apart Sam the 'Elf on a Shelf' doll.

Born in ambulance 42 years ago, firefighter-paramedic delivers baby in ambulance on his birthday

It was a very special delivery just in time for the holidays. A baby girl couldn’t wait to see her new family. So she showed up early. The special circumstances of her birth have her forever bonded with the paramedic, Daniel Helsel, who delivered her.

Girl, 5, dead after school bus crashes into tree in Georgia

A school bus driver on her early pick-up route lost control on a dirt road and smashed into a tree Tuesday, killing a 5-year-old girl and sending 21 other children to hospitals.

Savannah officer saves life of baby

A Savannah-Chatham County Police officer is being hailed a hero after saving the life of a newborn baby.

Homeless good Samaritan buys home with money from fundraiser

PHILADELPHIA (AP/WTXF) -- A homeless man who used his last $20 to fill up the gas tank of a stranded motorist in Philadelphia has bought a home with some of the nearly $400,000 raised for him by the woman he saved.

Record broken after 17-foot-1-inch Burmese Python caught

South Florida Water tweeted this Monday that python hunter Jason Leon set a record for the SFWMD Python Elimination Program when he brought a 17-foot-1-inch Burmese Python to the District's Homestead Field Station.

Pennsylvania State Police corporal shot during traffic stop

A Pennsylvania State Police corporal clung to life Tuesday after he was shot three times during a gunfight with a motorist he'd tried to arrest for driving under the influence, authorities said.

Some employers plan to remove alcohol from holiday parties

It's the holiday season, but some employers are feeling less than cheery about the series of high-profile workplace sex scandals taking over the headlines. The typical office holiday party may change as a result.

Police: former cult leader living in Georgia charged in Florida

She’s been living in Marietta for more than a decade, but is now headed back to Florida on a charge of murder for the death of a child.

NASA captures epic supermoon photo from Ronald Reagan National Airport

NASA captured an amazing picture of an airplane taking off from Ronald Reagan National Airport and crossing in front of the supermoon Sunday evening.

Meek Mill lawyers seek judge's removal, citing FBI probe

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Meek Mill's lawyers are renewing their call for the Philadelphia judge who sentenced him to step aside, saying "there was an FBI investigation" into her conduct and the rapper's case.

Trump offers full support for embattled Republican Roy Moore

President Donald Trump endorsed embattled Republican Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate race on Monday, looking past sexual misconduct allegations against the GOP candidate to argue that his vote is needed in Congress.

700 turn out to search for missing North Carolina girl

The FBI estimates more than 700 people turned out to join the search for a missing North Carolina child, and some had to be turned away. 

DC bar offers $5 'Moscow Muellers' after Flynn pleads guilty

After Michael Flynn became the latest person to face charges in the investigation focusing on Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, a Washington D.C. bar is again offering its deal for $5 “Moscow Muellers” in honor of special counsel Robert Mueller.

VIDEO: Thieves steal snakes from Gwinnett County pet shop

Thieves steal three boa constrictors from a Duluth pet shop and it's all caught on camera. Two men posed as customers to buy mice, but their plan all along was to steal the snakes. This isn't the first pet store this has happened to.

McDonald's manager to receive 'every penny' of reward money

The McDonald's manager who helped police track down the suspect in the murders of four people in Seminole Heights says getting a reward never entered her mind when she approached the Tampa police officer.