Dragon arrives at space station in historic first

The privately bankrolled Dragon capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Friday, making history as the first commercial delivery truck in orbit.

Suspect awaits arraignment in '79 missing boy case

Psychologists examined a man accused in one of New York City's most notorious missing child cases as authorities prepared to arraign him Friday in the case of Etan Patz, a 6-year-old boy who disappeared exactly 33 years ago.

Sandusky's scandal-plagued charity to shut down

The charity for troubled youths started by Jerry Sandusky more than three decades ago - and through which the retired Penn State assistant football coach met the boys he is charged with sexually abusing - said Friday it is seeking court approval to shut down.

Massacre witness says Brievik spared him, then shot him

A Norwegian who survived Anders Behring Breivik's shooting rampage on Utoya island told a court on Friday how the self-confessed killer first mistook him for a fellow right-wing extremist and spared him, then shot him when he found him again.

Wildfire destroys 12 homes in southwestern NM

Winds and erratic flames forced firefighters to sit on the sidelines Thursday as a massive fire that destroyed a dozen homes and several other structures in small New Mexico community grew larger and put more buildings at risk.

TV scientist denies involvement in wife's assault

A marine biologist and television science commentator whose wife was brutally beaten in Washington last month says police have been investigating him in the attack and that he was for weeks denied visitation rights at the hospital.

Times-Picayune to cut paper to 3 days a week

The Times-Picayune, one of the nation's oldest newspapers, will no longer offer print editions seven days a week and instead plans to offer three printed issues a week starting in the fall. The change means New Orleans would become the largest metro area in the nation without a daily newspaper in the digital age.

Man arrested in 1979 disappearance of NYC boy Patz

The focus on Hernandez came after other leads arose and stalled, at one point taking investigators as far as Israel tracking reported sightings of the boy.

101-year-old man killed by 91-year-old driver

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Even at 101 years old, Otto Jensen showed little sign of slowing down. On Tuesday night, while crossing that four-lane Burbank street, Jensen was struck and killed by a car driven by a 91-year-old woman.

AWOL Muslim soldier guilty in Fort Hood bomb plot

The Waco jury convicted Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo of the most serious charge, attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, which could land him in prison for life.