Smoke in Cockpit Aborts AA Flight

An American Airlines plane headed for DFW Airport had to turn back Sunday night when the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit.

Atheists Kick Off Billboard Campaign

Christian billboards in Dallas-Fort Worth are fairly common. Now non-believers have begun to use the roadside signs to get out their message. A metroplex campaign paid for by atheists and aimed at atheists starts Monday.

Chemical Fire Forces Evacuations

Residents were evacuated from their homes after a chemical fire broke out in Ellis County.

Ice on flooding river. (MyFoxTwinCities) 

John McCain. (Photo: Dan Raustadt.) 

Bill Gaede 

Flooding Eases but Winter Storm Moves…

The Red River is slowly dropping but the weather will pose a new threat in Fargo, North Dakota. Forecasters expect a wintry storm to bring snow and gusty winds. One meteorologist says the region is in for "a full-blown blizzard."

McCain: Let's See Who Runs in 2012

Sen. John McCain isn't committing to supporting his vice presidential pick, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, if she runs for president in 2012. McCain — the GOP's presidential nominee last year — says he wants to see who the other candidates are and what the situation might be.

Man's Ear Chewed off by Lover's Hubby

A man's ear is chewed off by his girlfriend's husband, who is also the son of a mayoral candidate.

Woody Allen. Credit: Colin Swan / Flickr.com -- Creative Commons 

Woody Allen Sics Lobsters on Madoff

In the March 30 issue of the New Yorker, two victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme take delicious revenge on the disgraced financier after they're reincarnated as lobsters in a short story titled "Tails of Manhattan." The story was penned by filmmaker Woody Allen, but some on…

Video: Bobcat Walks into Bar, Attacks

So a bobcat walks into a bar ... it might sound like the beginning of a joke, but it really happened in Cottonwood, Ariz. on Tuesday. Officers called to the Chapparal Bar arrived to find the bobcat in the parking lot, and they shot and killed it. Tests were ordered to determine …

Boy Impaled by Pry Bar in Crash

One day after a steel spike pieced through TJ Vaught’s body, the 10-year-old boy said he is feeling a bit better.

Madonna's Adoption Ruling Delayed

A Malawian judge held a closed-door hearing Monday on Madonna's application to adopt a second child from this southern African nation but delayed ruling on the matter until Friday, a court official said. The 50-year-old pop star spent about an hour in court Monday in the Malawi …

'Monsters vs. Aliens' Makes $58.2M…

Movie beasts from old-time Hollywood have gotten a makeover as box-office heroes. The animated action comedy "Monsters vs. Aliens" has launched itself into the No. 1 spot with a $58.2 million debut weekend.

Madonna Won't Discuss Malawi Adoption

Madonna dashed from the airport to an impoverished Malawi village to discuss a school she is planning to build, saying nothing to the hordes of reporters on her trail Sunday about whether she is planning to start the process of adopting a second Malawian child.