Southern New England is bracing for drenching rain and gusts near 50 mph as Tropical Storm Hanna runs up the Eastern Seaboard.

Anita Page, an MGM actress who appeared in films with Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford and Buster Keaton during the transition from silent movies to talkies, has died. She was...

John J. Connolly was hundreds of miles away in 1982 when gambling executive John Callahan’s bullet-riddled body was discovered in the trunk of his Cadillac at...

Three people including a police officer are dead after a reported domestic disturbance at a hair salon turned into a gun fight, police in this San Francisco Bay area...

The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the large eye of an “extremely dangerous” Hurricane Ike is lurking “near or over” the Turks and...

Anita Page, a beautiful blond MGM actress who appeared in the films of Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford and Buster Keaton during the transition from silent movies to talkies,...

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton marched for labor and stumped with Democrats on Saturday, but sidestepped questions about the woman who has taken her place as the...

Striking Boeing Co. production workers hunkered down Saturday for what could be along, bruising battle with costly repercussions for both sides.

Republican John McCain pledged if elected president to appoint Democrats to his Cabinet, saying there’s nothing partisan about tackling the nation’s...

Soldier suicides this year could surpass the record rate of last year, Army officials said Thursday, urging military leaders at all levels to redouble prevention...

Conservative political commentator Robert Novak says he’s lost partial vision and undergone a lengthy surgery to remove a tumor since being diagnosed with brain...

Who knew Secret Service agents were so handy for parents of elementary school kids?

The Alaska lawmaker leading an investigation into Gov. Sarah Palin’s dismissal of her public safety commissioner should be removed because he appears to be...

A 16-year-old in a stolen vehicle smashed into a police car during a chase, killing one of two officers in the cruiser, authorities said Saturday.

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said Saturday that any government takeover of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac must put the interests of...

The words that speakers used at the two political conventions show the themes that the parties have highlighted. Republican speakers have talked about reform and...

The unemployment rate soared to a nearly five-year high in August as employers trimmed jobs for the eighth straight month, the government reported Friday.

While praised, today’s multi-touch input methods are clearly in its infancy. It recognizes only a handful of gestures, it isn’t terribly accurate and not a...

Tommy Lee Jones is suing the makers of “No Country for Old Men” for more than $10 million that the Oscar-winning actor claims he is owed for starring in the...

Next April, for a grand total of 8 minutes, NASA astronomers are going to glimpse a secret layer of the sun.