Authorities believe a fugitive Georgia professor on the run since allegedly gunning down his wife and two others intentionally put his Jeep into drive and let it plummet into a ravine near his home. They also theorize that George Zinkhan, 57, is still in the Atlanta area — where he …

PLEASANT GROVE, Utah – A runaway bull smashed three police cars and an animal control officer’s truck before it was shot as it approached a Utah interstate. Pleasant Grove police Capt. Michael Smith said the bull got loose Wednesday afternoon, crashed through fences, bullied through traffic and prompted several emergency …

LONDON – Several dozen environmental activists scaled Britain’s Parliament building Sunday to draw attention to climate change. Greenpeace said 55 of its members were atop the building with yellow banners reading “Change the politics, save the climate.” It said the protesters scaled the neo-Gothic, 19th-century landmark using ladders and ropes. …

TOMAH, Wis. – A squad car video shows a Wisconsin lawmaker falling down during a sobriety test that led to his third arrest in less than a year on suspicion of driving under the influence. The video released Tuesday by Tomah police shows Rep. Jeffrey Wood getting pulled over after …

WASHINGTON – Attorneys handling the Chandra Levy murder case say an FBI forensic analyst mistakenly contaminated evidence from the site where the federal intern’s body was found. Click here for photos. At a hearing Friday, attorneys revealed the FBI analyst mistakenly contaminated the evidence with some of her own DNA. …

MEXICO CITY – Caramba! A new survey says Mexican adults curse an average of 20 times a day, serving up about 1.3 billion swear words daily. The survey of 1,000 adults by the Consulta Mitofsky polling firm says one in 10 Mexicans say they don’t curse at all. Upper class …

NORRISTOWN, Pa. – Jon Gosselin has been ordered to return $180,000 in marital funds by Oct. 26, according to a lawyer for his estranged wife. Kate Gosselin, meanwhile, must provide an accounting of past expenses by the same date, lawyer Mark Momjian said. And an arbitrator will review another $55,000 …

Roman Polanski lost the first round Tuesday in his battle to avoid extradition to the United States for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl. Already locked in a Zurich cell for the last dozen days, Polanski learned he will remain incarcerated for an extended period as the Swiss …

HONOLULU – The FBI released video footage Friday showing waves rushing in and violently tossing cars and trucks in a parking lot as a deadly tsunami struck American Samoa last week. The dramatic video was taken on the morning of Sept. 29 from a stationary security camera at the FBI …

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela’s socialist leader wished his hard-line Iranian counterpart good luck in his re-election bid in Iran’s presidential ballot Friday. Speaking to supporters Thursday, Hugo Chavez called Mahmoud Ahmadinejad “a courageous fighter for the Islamic Revolution, the defense of the Third World, and in the struggle against imperialism” …