From The Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine – Shiloh Pepin, a girl who was born with fused legs, a rare condition often called "mermaid syndrome," and gained a wide following on the Internet and national...

From The Associated Press CHATHAM, N.J. – A crowd of about 300 parishioners gathered for Saturday morning Mass at St. Patrick's Church, a day after their pastor was found slain his clerical robes...

From The Associated Press LOS ANGELES – Residents of a Southern California apartment complex say they saw a lifeless body slumped on a neighbor's patio, but didn't call police because they thought...

From The Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Police are hunting for the killer who stuffed a body believed to be that of a Yale University graduate student behind a wall in the high-security laboratory...

From The Associated Press NEW YORK – A wire-haired dachshund that held the record as the world's oldest dog and celebrated its last birthday with a party at a dog hotel and spa has died at age 21...

From The Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. – A frantic caller told authorities he had just come home to find several relatives apparently beaten to death and another barely breathing, according to a...