All USA Update
Danvers homicide: 14-year-old charged in second US teacher killing this weekDanvers homicide in Massachusetts came to attention after a high school student and teacher were reported as missing Tuesday evening. The incident follows the teacher death in a shooting at a Nevada middle school Monday.
Marathon bombing: Elder Tsarnaev a suspect in triple slaying, documents showTamerlan Tsarnaev was involved in a triple homicide outside Boston in 2011, an acquaintance told investigators before being fatally shot, say court documents in the Boston Marathon bombing case against his younger brother.
Nevada school shooting: slain math teacher hailed as 'true hero'The teacher killed during the Nevada school shooting Monday reportedly stepped in front of a boy that the shooter was aiming at and was trying to calm the situation.
Nevada middle school shooting: teacher killed trying to protect studentsTwo students were injured in the shooting Monday morning at Sparks Middle School in Nevada. The student who opened fire fatally turned the gun on himself, police said.
Whitey Bulger trial: Cyanide is ruled in death of would-be prosecution witnessAn official autopsy determined that Stephen Rakes was killed by cyanide that was slipped into his iced coffee. A friend of convicted mobster Whitey Bulger was charged in Mr. Rakes's death.
Florida hunts for convicted killers who used forged papers to escape prisonThe manhunt for two escaped Florida prisoners was launched after officials noticed Tuesday that the men, both convicted murderers, were released from prison based on forged court documents.
Feds recall furloughed workers to deal with salmonella outbreakConcerns about a salmonella outbreak at a California chicken production plant could cause it to shut down. The incident raises questions about how federal agencies handle salmonella outbreaks.
Boston school bus drivers end wildcat strike, but city officials waryAfter school bus service resumed Wednesday in Boston, drivers' representatives met with company officials to air grievances, including the use of electronic tracking devices on the buses.
NYPD detective faces charges after video shows he pounded on SUVThe off-duty detective initially told his superiors he was not involved in the motorcyclists' attack on the SUV, but a video showed him pounding the rear of the car before leaving the scene.
Did James Holmes drop online hint about Aurora massacre?James Holmes posted an online question – 'Will you visit me in prison?' – at some point before the Aurora, Colo., massacre. Hearings begin Monday to determine whether such evidence should be suppressed in his trial.
What we learned about Twitter from its IPO filingTwitter hasn't turned a profit, gets more than half its revenue from mobile ads, and averaged 218 million active users each month in the second quarter, the social networking firm revealed Thursday. Still unknown heading into its IPO: What's a share worth?
Officials seek answers in mother's Capitol Hill car chaseThe Capitol Hill car chase involving a Connecticut mother came just 2-1/2 weeks after a gunman killed 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard – and it came during the government shutdown.
Silk Road 101: How did the now-busted online black market work?Federal authorities have shut down Silk Road, one of the largest websites for drug trafficking and other criminal activities. The site existed under layers of secrecy and used electronic currency.
Hillary Clinton on screen after all? Two films moving forward.Earlier this week, two television projects about Hillary Clinton were scrapped under political pressure, but two films about the potential 2016 candidate have cropped up.
Yosemite National Park, closed for its own birthdayGoogle is celebrating the 123rd anniversary of Yosemite National Park - but it's closed. The surprising origin of the name Yosemite.
CNN scraps Hillary Clinton documentary, and director blames Clintons'Nobody ... was interested in helping me make this film. Not Democrats, not Republicans,' blogged Charles Ferguson, whom CNN contracted to make the documentary about Hillary Clinton.
Is Texas ready for a Democrat? Wendy Davis to announce for governor.State Senator Wendy Davis, best known for her 13-hour filibuster against a Texas abortion bill, reportedly will run for governor in 2014. Democrats hope her run marks a turning point in Texas.
Boston gets first 'real' mayor's race in 20 yearsState Rep. Martin Walsh and City Councilor John Connolly took the top spots in Tuesday night's preliminary round for the Boston's mayor's race. The current mayor, Thomas Menino, is stepping down after two decades.
Powerball winner: Should lottery winners remain anonymous?Powerball winner in South Carolina has chosen to remain anonymous. Only six states allow lottery winners to remain anonymous. Is that a good idea?
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev lawyers: Boston Marathon bombing trial moving too quicklyThe lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Monday asked a federal judge for more time to prepare a case against the death penalty.
