Durham - A recently released study shows the number of cases involving a deadly antibacterial "superbug" has risen five-fold in some parts of the United States over the past four years.

Monroe - A manager at a Connecticut donut shop told a 4-year-old boy that he was no longer allowed to come in after the child asked a woman if she was pregnant or just really liked donuts.

Synthetic marijuana is readily available in bodegas and head shops in New York, even though it was banned two years ago, and New Yorkers are increasingly getting sick from smoking it.

Albuquerque - A 46 year-old New Mexico man has been arrested for what authorities can only describe as a bizarre and heinous case of animal cruelty.

Let's start here: Donald Sterling is no longer liked, if ever he was, in the playground called the NBA. He wants to play there anyhow but the latest setback, which came Monday in an L.A. courtroom, should have even him convinced it is time to move on.

Washington - A federal appeals court has struck down Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage, in a landmark victory for the gay rights movement in the United States.

Washington - The United States has found that Russia violated a 1987 arms control treaty by testing a ground-launched cruise missile, a senior US official said late Monday, calling the matter "very serious.

Dubai - A Coca-Cola commercial uploaded to YouTube back in May has suddenly generated a great deal of attention and not the kind Coke's marketing department was seeking.

Florence - An Arizona medical examiner said Monday that he could find no reason why a convicted murderer who was given a lethal injection last week took nearly two hours to die in a possible violation of the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Amazon launched the 3D printing store today as a part of a growing industry of customized printing that will soon see home use.

A Toyota engineer, among many other people and organizations, are considering the bad effects that driverless cars may have on society.

Detroit's deep financial woes have been public for years. Many of its residents are behind on their water bills, and the city has been controversially shutting off water to some delinquent residents. But are delinquent businesses getting a free ride?

Anchorage - Jupiter's icy moon Europa is the next target for some NASA scientists. Scientists are testing a robot equipped with a drill powered by laser energy carried through a fiber-optic wire.

Psychological researchers from the University of California in Irvine and Michigan State University have published findings suggesting that lack of sleep makes you susceptible to false memories.

Mansfield - Keith Urban was having a concern at the Xfinity Center when fans caused a minor riot. Police went in and removed more than 50 people while placing an extra 46 in treatment for alcohol-related health problems.

A 13-year-old girl was woken up in the middle of the night by her phone — not because it was making noise, but because it caught fire.

New York - A man dressed as Spider Man was arrested in Times Square in New York City on Saturday. He insulted a woman who offered a one dollar tip after stating he only accepts fives, tens and twenties.

San Francisco - At the end of the month a very unique festival will be opening at Yerba Buena Arts Center, it is called “Mex I AM.” To call it an event is perhaps an understatement.

Most people are better off not knowing how the chicken they buy at the supermarket is raised and processed. Knowing that information would make people swear off eating meat for the rest of their lives. But new regulations aren't going to improve things.

Washington - Conflicts and repression around the world last year triggered the largest displacement of religious communities in recent memory, the United States said Monday, revealing millions had fled their homes.