Conn. commuter trains collide; 60 go to hospitals
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) -- Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five with critical injuries, Gov. Dannel Malloy said....

OJ's ex-lawyer contradicts his testimony on guns
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- O.J. Simpson's former lawyer defended himself point-by-point Friday against allegations he botched the former football star's armed-robbery trial, after giving damaging testimony that Simpson actually knew his buddies had guns when they went to a hotel room together to reclaim some sports memorabilia....

Pa. coffee run leads to hatchet hitchhiker arrest
ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) -- Two cups of coffee ended life on the run for an Internet sensation known as Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker....

Record Powerball jackpot inspires office pools
In workplaces across the nation, Americans are inviting their colleagues to chip in $2 for a Powerball ticket and a shared daydream....

NM mom: I followed instincts in chasing abductor
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Melissa Torrez didn't even think when teenagers in her apartment complex said a man had just grabbed her 4-year-old girl and drove away....

Tornado-ravaged Texas town to start recovery
GRANBURY, Texas (AP) -- Residents whose homes were torn apart or blown away by a North Texas deadly tornado can soon return to retrieve what belongings may be left and start cleaning up, authorities said Friday....

Failing Ga. student accused of faking kidnapping
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) -- A college student in suburban Atlanta is accused of faking his own kidnapping to avoid telling his parents he was failing a class....

Cops investigating after NY college student killed
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) -- Police are investigating after a New York college student was killed in an off-campus house during an early morning break-in, casting a pall over the campus and commencement ceremonies....

Feds: More time needed to indict Tsarnaev
BOSTON (AP) -- Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev won't be indicted within the 30-day period prescribed under the Federal Speedy Trial Act but prosecutors said Friday they would ask for more time....

Navy pilot earns degree in combat zone
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Finals week was dangerous for Thomas Saenz....