Defenseman Brent Burns is the latest Minnesota Wild player to have surgery since the season ended.

General Motors Corp. is ending its 22-year support for Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns.

Authorities say a fire that damaged a Detroit firehouse was started by a towel that a firefighter used to shade a lamp while he was reading the Bible.

Brent Burns scored at 1:38 of overtime to give the Minnesota Wild a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Wednesday night. Burns took a cross-ice pass from Mikko Koivu and beat Evgeni Nabokov over the left shoulder. Owen Nolan also scored in his ret

Police say a 61-year-old man has died after setting himself on fire in a crowded plaza at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Fire officials in Seattle say a 61-year-old man poured gasoline over himself and set himself on fire at the University of Washington.

Prosecutors said Tuesday they are not pursuing criminal charges against seven Tulane University fraternity members accused of burning pledges with boiling water during an initiation.

Prosecutors are not pursuing criminal charges against seven Tulane University fraternity members accused of burning pledges with boiling water and pepper spray during an initiation.

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns’ new series celebrating America’s national parks and detailing their history will air in fall 2009, PBS said Saturday.”The National Parks: America’s Best Idea,” is a 12-hour, six-part film that traces the origins and...

The father of a disabled girl who died after she was scalded in a bathtub was convicted of murder for failing to seek medical help for her for more than a week.Shawn Lockett Sr. could face up to 40 years in prison after being convicted Wednesday of...