Flesh-eating bacteria victim  gets new bionic hands

Flesh-eating bacteria victim gets new bionic hands

ATLANTA -- In a major milestone, Aimee Copeland, the Georgia graduate student who contracted flesh-eating bacteria after a zip-lining accident, is learning to use two state-of-the art prosthetic hands.

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  • Car crashes into East Haven, Conn. home

    Car crashes into East Haven, Conn. home

    UNDATED -- An 8-year-old East Haven girl suffered just a bump on her head when a car crashed into her family's house on Thursday night but the crash left a lasting impact on the house.

  • College student, intruder killed in NY break-in

    College student, intruder killed in NY break-in

    UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- A junior at Hofstra University and an armed intruder were fatally shot during an overnight house break-in next to the campus, police said Friday. The woman's twin sister was also in the house at the time but was unharmed.

  • Texas residents missing after tornadoes found safe

    Texas residents missing after tornadoes found safe

    GRANBURY, Texas -- People who were missing in the wake of the destructive tornadoes in North Texas have been found safe, officials said Friday, but they didn't indicate when residents of one hard-hit neighborhood will be allowed to return to survey damage to their homes.

  • Powerball jackpot grows to $600 million

    Powerball jackpot grows to $600 million

    DES MOINES, Iowa -- Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize.

  • Pa. coffee run leads to hatchet hitchhiker arrest

    Pa. coffee run leads to hatchet hitchhiker arrest

    ELIZABETH, N.J. -- Life on the run for the Internet sensation known as Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker ended when he asked for a cup of coffee.

  • 1 sailor dead, others injured in training accident

    1 sailor dead, others injured in training accident

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Officials say one U.S. Navy sailor was killed and several others were hurt in a training exercise at Fort Knox in Kentucky.

  • Mom in NM chases down child abductor; man arrested

    Mom in NM chases down child abductor; man arrested

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A mother whose 4-year-old was being abducted chased the suspect down and crashed her vehicle into his car, triggering a manhunt and the arrest of the suspect, Albuquerque police said Thursday.

  • NYC parents of slain children expecting baby boy

    NYC parents of slain children expecting baby boy

    NEW YORK -- A New York City couple whose two children police say were fatally stabbed by their nanny are expected a baby boy.

  • Firefighters battle flames, terrain, north of LA

    Firefighters battle flames, terrain, north of LA

    FRAZIER PARK, Calif. -- Firefighters had to battle terrain as much as flames as they worked to surround a wildfire entering its third day in harsh hills and mountains north of Los Angeles.

  • Idaho man charged in Uzbekistan terrorism plot

    Idaho man charged in Uzbekistan terrorism plot

    BOISE, Idaho -- An Uzbekistan national living in Boise has been arrested on federal charges from Idaho and Utah that he gave support, cash and other resources to help a recognized terrorist group in his home country plan a terrorist attack there.

  • Ex-OJ lawyer to testify in bid for new Vegas trial

    Ex-OJ lawyer to testify in bid for new Vegas trial

    LAS VEGAS -- O.J. Simpson's former lawyer has some explaining to do.

  • Arias victim's family makes dramatic statement

    Arias victim's family makes dramatic statement

    PHOENIX -- Steven Alexander stood before the jury, looked up at a family picture and grimaced and cried as he ticked off the list of problems that have befallen him in the five years since his brother was murdered: ulcers, depression, a separation from his wife, nightmares.

  • Arrests in New Orleans parade shootings cheered

    Arrests in New Orleans parade shootings cheered

    NEW ORLEANS -- Days after sudden gunfire brought a chaotic and bloody end to a Mother's Day neighborhood parade in New Orleans, news of six arrests gave an organizer of the traditional event reason to celebrate again.

  • Car plunges into motel pool in Florida

    Car plunges into motel pool in Florida

    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Surveillance video captured the moment when a driver lost control and crashed into another car, which ended up in a motel pool.

  • School bus carrying special-needs kids rolls over

    School bus carrying special-needs kids rolls over

    INDIANAPOLIS -- A school bus carrying severely disabled students home from a trip to the zoo rolled over Thursday on a highway near Indianapolis, injuring a dozen people, including five children, state police said.

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