Emergency alert test going out to mobile phones nationwide

About 225 million electronic devices across the United States will wail and buzz Wednesday afternoon as the Federal Emergency Management Agency conducts an emergency alert test.

Fortune cookie numbers lead to $1M win in NJ lottery

Ronnie Martin, of Long Pond, Pennsylvania, drives to New Jersey every day for work, often making a brief stop to pick up lottery tickets at the gas station.

Pets now gain status in California divorce courts

California courts could be going to the dogs — and maybe cats, too — under a new law granting judges the authority to settle disagreements over who keeps the family pet in divorce cases the same way they handle child-custody disputes.

Body found in Gastonia believed to be missing 6-year-old Maddox Ritch

Search crews have discovered a body believed to be missing 6-year-old Maddox Ritch off of Marietta Street and Old Dallas Highway in Gastonia, according to the Gastonia Police Department. 

'Foreigner' records special version 80s hit song to benefit Shriners Hospitals

Across the country, Shriners Hospitals for Children focus on caring for kids like Alec Cabacungan, who has been a patient since he was two months old.

Kavanaugh fights back after accuser testifies to Senate Judiciary Committee about alleged sex attack

In a defiant and emotional bid to rescue his Supreme Court nomination, Brett Kavanaugh on Thursday denied allegations that he sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford when both were high school students and angrily told Congress that Democrats were engaged in 'a calculated and orchestrated political hit.'

LEGO wheelchair built for injured turtle at Maryland Zoo

An injured wild eastern box turtle at the Maryland Zoo is on the mend after a wheelchair was built for him using LEGOs.

Clam-flavored candy canes will change how you feel about Christmas forever

A company, whose employees seem to pride themselves on creating items no one knew they wanted, has spent the last year coming up with new candy cane flavors, just in time for the holidays.

Missing kangaroo tracked down in South Florida neighborhood

A fugitive kangaroo named Storm has been found safe and sound after several days of searching in South Florida neighborhoods.

Alaska man given 'pass' after pleading guilty in sexual assault case

FOX News -- An Alaska man accused of kidnapping, choking and sexually abusing a woman avoided a jail sentence after the prosecutor told the judge he was giving the man a “pass.”

Bill Cosby sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison for sexual assault

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP/WTXF) -- His Hollywood career and good-guy image in ruins, an 81-year-old Bill Cosby was sentenced Tuesday to three to 10 years behind bars for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman, becoming the first celebrity of the #MeToo era to be sent to prison.

Trump challenges UN, boasting of America's go-it-alone might

President Donald Trump poured scorn on the "ideology of globalism" and heaped praise on his own administration's achievements Tuesday in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly that drew headshakes and even mocking laughter from his audience of fellow world leaders.

Cop, firefighter among 24 charged in child luring sting

New Jersey authorities say a police officer and a firefighter were among 24 men who tried to lure teenagers for sexual activity.

Will Smith makes birthday bungee jump near Grand Canyon

Will Smith successfully bungee jumped from a helicopter near the Grand Canyon. The actor took the leap Tuesday in northern Arizona in front of relatives and friends. 

Teacher says she was fired for refusing to give credit

A Florida history teacher says she was fired for refusing to give half-credit to students who didn't turn in their assignments.

Cosby lawyer argues to keep him out of prison

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP/WTXF) --  Bill Cosby's lawyer says the 81-year-old comedian is a poor candidate for prison because he's old, legally blind and dependent on others.