Philippines made history at its first Women’s World Cup with its first goal and first win Tuesday, holding on under pressure to upset co-host New Zealand. The New Zealanders only five days earlier had celebrated their first win in six trips to the Women’s World Cup. Sarina Bolden scored the […]

A rescue team spent hours helping a bald eagle that got itself caught on an electrical tower.  Police in Monmouth County, New Jersey, were notified by local bird watcher Blake Bohinc that a large bird appeared to be stuck on a communications tower.  The Monmouth County Police then contacted radio […]

Zambia has only played one Women’s World Cup match and are already down to their third-string goalkeeper. Hazel Nali was ruled out of the Women’s World Cup only days before Zambia’s tournament debut with a torn ACL. She was replaced by relief goalkeeper Catherine Musonda, but the backup picked up […]

A retired Georgia pastor has confessed to kidnapping and killing 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington while she was walking to Bible camp in Pennsylvania one morning in August 1975. David Zandstra, 83, of Marietta, Georgia, was charged with criminal homicide; first, second, and third-degree murder; kidnapping; and possession of an instrument of […]

Christian Yelich hit a game-winning single, Sal Frelick launched his first major league home run and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Monday night in their NL Central showdown. Milwaukee overcame a colossal two-run homer by Elly De La Cruz, who was robbed of a home run […]

The New York prosecutor handling the Long Island serial killer case is visiting the suspect’s house Tuesday, where police have been executing search warrants for more than a week. Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney’s office said the prosecutor would speak with the media outside the Massapequa Park home of […]

A suspected burglar’s attempts to allegedly steal from an elderly couple’s Florida home was thwarted when the homeowner turned the tables on him with a firearm.  Neptune Beach Police said that on July 19, they responded to an in-progress occupied residential burglary and discovered suspect Antonio Grant, 36, had broken […]

Deputies in Florida are searching for at least one suspect who opened fire at a bar early Sunday and wounded five victims during a party with dozens of guests, authorities said. Gunfire erupted just after 3 a.m. at the Tally Ho Bar Lounge and Grill at 7402 North 56th Street in […]

The Michigan Supreme Court broke new ground Monday in a dispute over parental rights, saying a woman can seek custody of her partner’s child who was born before their same-sex relationship ended. Carrie Pueblo has no biological ties to a boy who was born to Rachel Haas in 2008 but […]

USC head coach Lincoln Riley was in the same position as Deion Sanders just one year ago, and Riley went 11-3 in his first season in Los Angeles.  Sanders is looking for a similar result in his inaugural season at Colorado, hoping to turn around a program that went 1-11 […]