CLEARFIELD, Utah (AP) — Police serving a search warrant in a drug investigation said they found something more ghastly in a backyard shed: Two human skulls in a shrine, and several hundred pounds of animal bones, flesh, and blood believed to be part of a religious ceremony. Roberto Casillas-Corrales, 53, of Clearfield, remained jailed Monday, a day after he was arrested ...

CHICAGO - The beating officially started with a quick crack to the back of the gang member's head. And then about 15 others descended, punching and kicking him for two minutes. The rapid-fire punches landed from all directions on his body, sounding strangely like corn popping. Then the victim fell to the floor and the group continued to pummel him with ...

York, PA - The Pennsylvania State Police has requested that people planning to block a proposed protest by the Westboro Baptist Church at the funeral of seven children who recently died in a Perry County house fire not attend today's ceremony. A March 9 fatal house fire claimed the lives of the seven children belonging to Theodore and Janelle Clouse. The ...

LONG BEACH, CA - A 35-year-old man was struck 12 times by gunfire in the chest, arms and lower legs last December when police mistook a water hose nozzle he was holding for a gun, Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell said at a news conference Monday. McDonnell told reporters that he wanted to offer further details about the fatal shooting ...

BETHESDA, MD - She was on her way to earning an MBA from Johns Hopkins's Carey Business School. She'd spent years in international marketing. For her 30th birthday, she went bungee jumping. But Jayna Murray's life ended in the most brutal of ways Friday night, when she was slain after two masked men entered the Bethesda yoga clothing store where she ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The Gilchrist County sheriff has rescinded an order that deputies issue at least one ticket per shift. Sheriff Daniel Slaughter says the directive was made in response to complaints about frequent speeding in the area and was not meant to be a quota. Still, residents objected and the state attorney weighed in, saying the policy raises concerns. Slaughter ...