PERUGIA, Italy – A grocer testified Saturday that an American student accused of killing her British roommate in Italy was in his store early on the morning after the death, contradicting the timeline she offered. Defendant Amanda Knox has said she woke up mid-morning the day after her roommate Meredith …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Storms spread misery Saturday from the Great Plains to the Gulf Coast, dumping spring snow that cut power to thousands of Kansas utility customers and spawning tornado warnings and heavy rain across the South. Two deaths were reported in Kansas as a spring blizzard buried parts …

DILLSBURG, Pa. – Police say horns started honking as a sport-utility vehicle sat through six red lights at a south-central Pennsylvania intersection. Officers arrived to investigate the SUV that seemed to be parked in the intersection, and found the driver asleep at the wheel, with his foot on the brake …

An eerie image of a figure at a Scottish castle has experts spooked. The picture, taken in May last year, shows a spectral figure in 15th century dress peering out of a barred window at Tantallon Castle in Fife. No mannequins or costumed guides are used at the castle and …

This is a rush transcript from “Hannity,” December 16, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. SEAN HANNITY, HOST: Now, as we’ve been reporting tonight, congressional Democrats are laying the groundwork for their latest attempt at pushing an amnesty bill through Congress. And …

Looking for a gift for your four-legged friend this holiday season? Animal expert, author and host of the nationally syndicated radio show “Pet Talk,” Harrison Forbers, offers up some unique suggestions that will be sure to have tails wagging! Towel Tog Keep the splashing, staining and wet doggy smell out …

COCOA, Fla. – A Florida man and the son he is accused of abducting have been found safe. Authorities say the Coast Guard found Paul Martikainen of Palm Bay and his 3-year-old son Tuesday morning aboard a sailboat. No further information was immediately released. Police had said that witnesses reporting …

MEDFORD, Ore. – A child molester who fled after an appeals court tossed out his light sentence is back in an Oregon jail after being extradited from Israel. Arthur Silverman, 70, retured to the state Thursday and taken to the Jackson County jail in Medford. Silverman was arrested in December …

The parents of Madeleine McCann are to travel to Portugal for the start of a libel action against former police chief Goncalo Amaral, who made claims about them in a book on their daughter’s disappearance. SLIDESHOW: Where Is Madeleine McCann? The couple plan to attend the opening of the trial …

HOLLAND, Ohio – An Amtrak passenger train struck two high school Ohio students crossing some tracks on their way to school, killing one and critically injuring the other. Authorities say the students were trying to beat the train Wednesday morning at a crossing next to Springfield High School in Holland, …