In a growing problem in New York City, scores of bedbugs are turning up in hotels, hospitals, movie theaters and more, causing an increased number of calls to exterminators and discomfort for those getting bitten by them. Experts say the problem is not just limited to New York either. The bloodsucking bugs are spreading to other states and counties at an alarming rate. The Big Apple just happens to be the hotspot of activity currently.

A gunman barreled through a Sunday evening church service and held up worshippers inside. Nearly 50 people were at the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Bel Air when the robber threatened the congregation with a gun and demanded money.

Nathan Warmack wanted to honor his Scottish heritage by wearing a Scottish kilt to his high school dance. His Principal had other ideas and told him to put on a pair of pants. The formal clothing has sparked an international debate about freedom, symbols and cultural dress. More than 1,600 people have signed an Internet petition seeking an apology for the high school senior. Scots in the United States are assembling a traditional ensemble they hope the student will wear to the prom, and his family is trying to change the school's dress-code policy. Warmack, a defensive lineman on the football team, says, "It's a kilt. It's going to turn heads, but I never believed it would have become what it is. "

A clothing dryer explosion sends a woman to a local hospital with severe burns. Fire safety experts say natural gas fueled dryers are the most dangerous causes of fires in homes. Over the weekend, a natural gas dryer inside one home exploded, sending the woman to a local hospital with severely burned legs.

A retired Elvis Presley impersonator helped police catch a man suspected of stealing more than $300 000-worth of memorabilia from the Elvis-a-Rama museum in Las Vegas. Duke Adams, a 62-year-old "older-era Elvis", says he was approached while in line at a pharmacy by a man offering to sell him items once owned by the "King", including jewelry, clothing and the Presley's revolver.