South L.A. -- Four students were arrested today after a school fight involving about 600 teens broke out at a South Los Angeles high school, resulting in a campus lockdown.

Altadena -- A housekeeper arrested in the death of a 90-year-old woman whose body was found inside a burned home in Altadena has been cleared.

The Associated Press has learned that the Pentagon is recommending changes in the handling of troops' remains, after it was revealed that crematoriums contracted by the military are used for both human and animal cremations.

South L.A. -- The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the murder of a middle-aged woman found partially decapitated in an alley in South Los Angeles early this morning.

Santa Ana -- A man who cut out his girlfriend's tongue and let her bleed to death has been given a life sentence without chance of parole.

New Orleans - A puppy recently born at an animal shelter is really standing out among his siblings, all because of his color.

Indianapolis -- A man whose 5-year-old son accidentally shot and killed his sister was arrested at the cemetery before the little girl's burial.

Azusa -- Windows of more than 50 cars in Azusa and surrounding areas were shot out with a BB or pellet gun in a series of attacks on parked vehicles early Friday morning.

Garden Grove -- Police are urging a man suspected of stealing high tech cameras in Garden Grove to turn himself in.

Tustin -- A gas leak in Orange County has stopped commuter trains from running but no injuries have been reported.

Clearwater, Fla. -- A judge in Florida says the 17-year-old son of wrestler Hulk Hogan should serve eight months in jail for reckless driving.

More aid is on the way to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar - but so is the heavy rain.

South L.A. -- Police are searching for the driver of a sport utility vehicle that collided with another car and plowed into a South Los Angeles church.

Malibu -- City officials say their celebrity-rich costal town has been overrun by paparazzi who camp out at the city's few shopping centers and follow celebrities down Pacific Coast Highway. They're now seeking legal counsel to help tame the constant media circus.

Chicago -- Jury selection began Friday in R. Kelly's long-delayed child pornography trial.

Mission Viejo -- The party may be over for teens in the Orange County city of Mission Viejo. After numerous reports of raucus parties, underage drinking and property destruction in the quiet coastal community, city officials say enough is enough.

Houston -- Three Texas teens have been arrested after police say one told them that they had dug up a skull and fashioned it into a bong to smoke pot.

Tontitown, Arkansas -- It's a happy Mother's Day for an Arkansas woman -- she's pregnant with her 18th child.

Houston -- They say everything is bigger in Texas, and Sheyla Hershey is no exception.

Washington -- Depression, teens and marijuana are a dangerous mix that can lead to dependency, mental illness or suicidal thoughts, according to a White House report being released Friday.

Crawford, Texas -- President Bush and the rest of the first family are at their ranch in Crawford, Texas, gearing up for Jenna Bush's wedding tomorrow evening.

Washington, D.C. -- Barack Obama all but erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among national convention superdelegates on Friday and won fresh labor backing as elements of the Democratic Party began coalescing around the Illinois senator for the fall campaign.

Anaheim -- Police arrested a Long Beach man after a drug-sniffing dog found 9 pounds of tar heroin in a backpack in his car.

New York -- Oil rose above $126 a barrel for the first time Friday, bringing its advance this week to nearly $10, as investors questioned whether a possible confrontation between the U.S. and Venezuela could cut exports from the OPEC member. Gas prices, meanwhile, rose above an average $3.67 a gallon at the pump, following oil's recent path higher.

Los Angeles -- A judge has reinstated a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the family of slain rapper Notorious B.I.G., reversing an earlier decision to dismiss the case.

The dean of students at a South Los Angeles school is under investigation by police for allegedly concealing evidence that one of his colleagues, former Assistant Principal Stephen Thomas Rooney, had a sexual relationship with a student.

Los Angeles -- Police have identified a man suspected of burglarizing and sexually assaulting victims recently in the Lincoln Heights area.

Ventura, Calif. -- Little League players in Ventura County are crying foul after copper thieves left them in the dark. Thieves targeted copper wires in an electrical vault at Camino Real Park last week, causing damage estimated at $20,000.

Death Valley, Calif. -- National Park Service officials say the Death Valley ranch where Charles Manson was arrested will be closed for a second time this year to search for possible human remains.

Newport Beach, Calif. -- Police in Newport Beach say a man arrested for allegedly masturbating in public fits the description of a man wanted for committing similar acts on the Balboa Peninsula.

Beirut -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Hezbollah, backed by Syria and Iran, is killing innocent civilians in Lebanon.

Santa Monica -- The president of Santa Monica's school board said Thursday that a "breakdown in communication" prevented the board from fully examining a 2006 complaint against a teacher who was charged this week with molesting five of his female students.

Boston -- A Boston area teenager is undergoing psychiatric evaluation after going on a wild ride with his mother's car that sent hundreds of people scrambling for safety.

Moorpark, Calif. -- A school bus driver is facing sex charges for allegedly molesting a 14-year-old Moorpark boy with autism.

Baghdad -- The U.S. military says it's trying to confirm the Iraqi defense ministry's claim that the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq has been arrested in Mosul.

Oxnard, Calif. -- As 14-year-old Brandon McInerney prepares to trial in the slaying of 15-year-old Lawrence "Larry" King at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard, his lawyer is advancing a defense that at least partly blames school officials for the tragedy.

Palmdale, Calif. -- It's not something you see everyday in the Antelope Valley.

Houston -- Geologists said a 260-foot-deep sinkhole that grew to the length of three football fields over just two days seemed to be slowing down Thursday, but that it could take months before it's clear whether surrounding areas are stable.

Lake Arrowhead, Calif. -- A 2-year-old Lake Arrowhead girl is recovering from bite wounds suffered when a coyote attacked her in the front yard of a residence in the 28700 block of Laurel Drive.

Vienna, Austria -- Josef Fritzl said he knew it was wrong to hold his daughter captive in a locked cellar for 24 years but said he tried to care for her and their children by bringing them flowers, toys and books, according to comments published Thursday.