Teen Emmett Till Victim Of Kidnapping, Brutal Murder On This Day In 1955

Standing as one of the most-heinous, race-motivated crimes in America’s history, the kidnapping and savage lynching of 14-year-oldEmmett Till (pictured) in Mississippi still stirs embers of anger in the minds of many who have endured racism and injustice. Considered a transformative moment in the African-AmericanCivil Rights Movement, Till’s death shocked a nation and still resonates deeply in the minds of Mississippians and others abroad.

German man arrested for allegedly blowing up daughter’s beau 

The suspect appeared to have forced his way into the victim's apartment late Monday and poured gasoline on the floor.

Hantavirus warning to 1,700 Yosemite campers

Four-year-old Bronx boy dies after fall inside closed bank 

Emmanuel Corniel Delgado was playing on a table inside an Apple Bank on E. 161st St. when it collapsed

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A Bronx boy died after falling inside a bank across the street from Yankee Stadium.

Boy shot in the leg just blocks from Yankee Stadium  

9-year-old was hit by a stray bullet outdoors at E. 157th St. and Walton Ave. in the Bronx.

Man shot dead on Queens street corner 

Victim fatally shot at Rockaway Blvd. and 80th St. in Woodhaven about 3:45 a.m

Hurricane Isaac to hit New Orleans, making landfall soon

(Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac gathered strength as it bore down on New Orleans on Tuesday, bringing high winds and soaking rains that will pose the first major test to the city's multibillion-dollar flood protections, seven years after Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Cuba starts coffee harvest early due to storm Isaac

Hurricane Isaac as Seen From the International Space Station

A look at the hottest and coldest US housing markets, by price