Volcanic 'curtain of fire' sends people fleeing Hawaii homes

Nearly 1,500 people fled from their mountain-side homes after Hawaii's Kilauea volcano sent molten lava chewing through forests and bubbling up on paved streets in an eruption that one resident described as "a curtain of fire."

Serial pooper at New Jersey high school football field turns out to be superintendent, police say

Authorities said they cracked the case of a mysterious serial pooper targeting a high school football field in New Jersey and the identity of the suspect came as quite a surprise: a school superintendent.

High school seniors organize prom for special needs classmates

A group of high school seniors in Oxford, Michigan, have given some of their peers a night they’ll never forget: a prom for their classmates with special needs.

May be 4th be with you on "Star Wars" Day

May 4 has been dubbed "Star Wars" Day - a day when every fan of the movie franchise will say "May the fourth be with you."

Alligator wanders into Sarasota homeowner's garage

A wandering alligator made its way into a Sarasota garage without the homeowner even knowing it.

'Extreme cut-out' jeans sell for $168, draw mixed reactions

Just when we thought that “buttless jeans,” "thong jeans" and "show stopping" denim thongs were behind us, a retailer is making headlines yet again for a pair of high-priced and barely-there denim pants.

Mom 'very sorry' after student makes obscene gesture in congressman's selfie

The mother of a first-year middle-schooler was shocked to see a photo, posted on Facebook, of her 12-year-old daughter making an obscene gesture earlier this week.

Actor Bill Murray helps Florida couple with gender reveal

Jacqueline and Michael Davis, of Palm Coast, Florida attended the Murray Bros. Caddyshack Golf Tournament at World Golf Village in St. Augustine last week, where they were going to find out the gender of their baby. 

15-year-old boy shot in the head while riding CTA bus

A 15-year-old boy was struck by a bullet while he was riding a CTA No. 94 South California bus Wednesday afternoon in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side.

Surveillance video shows military cargo plane plummeting

An Air National Guard C-130 cargo plane crashed Wednesday onto a busy highway after taking off from a Georgia airport, killing at least five National Guard members from Puerto Rico, authorities said.

With girls joining the ranks, Boy Scouts plan a name change

For 108 years, the Boy Scouts of America's flagship program has been known simply as the Boy Scouts. With girls soon entering the ranks, the group says that iconic name will change.

Alligator makes its way through barbed wire fence like it's no big deal

A Mulberry woman captured video of an alligator headed toward a field and making its way through a barbed wire fence on its journey.