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A 19-year-old black man was shot dead Friday during a confrontation with a police officer in Madison, Wisconsin, according to police and reports.

Actor and comedian Dan Aykroyd says he'll make a donation to a fund set up for the children of slain Philadelphia Police Officer Robert Wilson III.

The rail cars that split open and burst into flames during a western Illinois oil train derailment continued to burn Friday, a day after the derailment in a rural area south of the city of Galena.

Former Vice President Walter Mondale, 87, has been hospitalized for influenza, former President Jimmy Carter confirmed Friday.

Jon Cruz, who earned national acclaim for his work with the debate team at a Bronx school, is accused of soliciting nudes of boys for money.

A jury took less than an hour to convict Kyle Dube, who was accused of luring a teenage girl to her death in a failed plot to look like a hero.

For millions suffering "cabin fever" due to the bitterly cold winter, the relief of Daylight Saving Time and more sunlight may be very welcome. Chris Pollone reports.

Dozens of people in Deltona, Florida sent nasty e-mails and threats to the police department following a deputy's fatal shooting of unarmed man during Deltona drug raid. WESH's Gail Paschall-Brown reports.

An American missionary, who was kidnapped by armed men from a school in Nigeria, was released Friday, according to her church.

President Obama answers a student question about the Justice Department's report on the Ferguson, Missouri Police Department's handling of the Mike Brown shooting.