Texas cattle found dead with tongues cut out

The cattle were found in three Texas counties along the same highway. All had their tongues removed, but there was no blood spilled or sign of struggle.

Top Stories: garage collapse, purse snatcher on the run, rent increases and more

Also in this week's top stories, a 9-year-old boy from the Bronx was killed in on vacation in the Dominican Republic, and the alligator that was found earlier this year in Brooklyn, with a bathtub stopper in its digestive system, has died.

Border Patrol seizes $900K in meth disguised as candy, food

More than 100 pounds of methamphetamines were seized at the U.S.-Mexico border after authorities found the drugs disguised as candy and hidden in canned food.

9-year-old boy from NYC shot and killed in Dominican Republic

Police in the Dominican Republic say 9-year-old Gioser Luis Féliz was on vacation with his family when he was shot and killed by a group of men in a botched robbery attempt.

Cargo containing gold worth nearly $15M stolen from Toronto airport

Authorities said the "high value" container was taken was stolen from Toronto’s Pearson International airport after being unloaded from a plane.

NYC's new gang culture: 'The body count is never enough'

It's clear today's gang problem is very different from the gang culture of decades past, and so is the law-enforcement approach. Here's an inside look at how NYPD is countering the violence.

Cleanup underway after fleeing driver hit NYPD officer outside Midtown wine bar

The restaurant owner said a party of eight asked to sit outside moments before the incident happened, but he was short-staffed, so he had them sit inside instead.

Missing sisters last seen 3 years ago in Pennsylvania found safe; Mom turns herself in to police

Missing sisters, Hanna Lee and Skye Rex, who were last seen with their mother three years ago in Pennsylvania, have been found safe, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).

Bloodied Connecticut man drove to police station to make confession, police say

Pedro Grajales allegedly stabbed Nilda Rivera "upwards of 25 times" because, he claimed, she cheated on him. He then sent photos of her corpse to her "new boyfriend," reports say.

NYC employee arrested for threatening DEP customers

Lamar Jackson, an employee of the Department of Environmental Protection is accused of making abusive, threatening, and profane calls to two customers who called the agency about water usage bills.