A U.S. official says two Kenyans said to be among al-Qaida’s top operatives on the FBI’s most wanted terrorist list were killed New Year’s Eve in a...

The government seized more than $270 million in counterfeit and pirated goods over the past year, a 38 percent increase over 2007.

A California appeals court has tossed out a lawsuit filed by anti-tax groups that sought to block a package of tax increases passed by Democrats in the state...

A funeral home might be a place for eternal rest, but police say an Arkansas man saw an opportunity to build a methamphetamine lab undisturbed by the living. There was...

Somewhere amid her collection of worn jukeboxes and slot machines, a 72-year-old California woman recently discovered an antique worth saving: a rare baseball card of...

Vice President Dick Cheney said Thursday that he sees no reason for President George W. Bush to pre-emptively pardon anyone at the CIA involved in harsh interrogations...

In grainy cell-phone videos played over and over on the Internet, police officers force an unarmed black man to the ground and hold him face-down on a crowded train...

An 82-year-old businessman was charged Thursday with running a Ponzi scheme that took in at least $17 million from a clientele gleaned largely through ads in Catholic...

A Wise County man who would have been on probation for his drug conviction will now have to spend six months in jail _ all because he fled before hearing the verdict...

A teenager who authorities say was plotting to “shoot up” a North Carolina high school is in custody because of a tip from a teen who chatted with the...

Episcopal leaders in Pittsburgh went to court Thursday seeking to recover $20 million in assets they believe were wrongfully taken when the conservative branches split...

Prosecutors in Arizona have dropped charges against a U.S. Border Patrol agent who shot and killed an illegal immigrant near the Mexican border after two trials ended...

A boy whose disappearance went unreported for 10 years was once taken away from his adoptive parents, then returned days later, Kansas’ social services agency...

Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s office has blasted the impeachment proceedings as “flawed” and “biased.”

Country star Merle Haggard has sued an environmental awareness group, claiming it illegally used his name and likeness to raise money.

Automakers recalled the fewest number of vehicles last year since 1994, helped by more scrutiny of faulty parts and improved quality.

A nationwide salmonella outbreak that has struck 42 states has put about one in five of its victims in the hospital, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

She’s regarded as an Internet pioneer, credited with helping turn a Web site used for trading Beanie Babies into a multibillion-dollar company with 15,000...

A liberal Massachusetts Democrat will take over a House subcommittee that will play a major role in drafting legislation on global warming and other environmental...

The Illinois House should impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich for abusing his power, mismanaging Illinois government and committing possible criminal acts, a special committee...