Category: National

During the half century since President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, you may have heard about a few conspiracy theories.

(CNN)—A Detroit-area man who claimed he accidentally shot and killed a 19-year-old woman he thought was breaking into his home was charged Friday with second-degree murder, after days of pressure from her relatives seeking an arrest.

George Zimmerman was charged Monday with felony aggravated assault after allegedly pointing a shotgun at his girlfriend, according to Dennis Lemma, chief deputy with the Seminole County, Florida, Sheriff’s Office.

A North Carolina deputy responding to a complaint about an animal made a shocking discovery Friday at the residence next door — a child found shivering and handcuffed to a front porch with a dead chicken around his neck.

A lion at the Dallas Zoo bit and killed a lioness in their exhibit as visitors watched Sunday afternoon in an attack officials said they couldn’t immediately explain.

WASHINGTON, Illinois (CNN) — Steve Bucher knew something was ominous about the weather.
“The sky was just rumbling for 20 minutes,” Bucher said on CNN’s “New Day,” on Monday, the day after a devastating tornado outbreak destroyed his Washington, Illinois, home and dozens of others in several Midwestern states. “I told my wife I’ve just never heard anything like this in my life.”

The Batmobile is full of amazing gadgets. On Friday, it was outfitted with its best yet: A booster seat.
How else is Gotham’s bravest superhero supposed to get around town?

Now that we are in the height of cold and flu season, it’s time to defend yourself against the flu virus, starting with your home.
Your home may feel tidy once the carpets and floors are vacuumed and counters dusted, but millions of flu particles can linger in the air and on the surfaces we touch each day.

NASA has given the people of Earth a rare treat: A color mosaic that captures not only Saturn, but also the tiny dots of Earth and other planets in the background.