When Texas child welfare authorities released statistics showing nearly 60 percent of the teen girls taken from a polygamist sect’s ranch were pregnant or had...

Several bodies have been found in a northern New Jersey home under circumstances that were not immediately clear to authorities.

Former Sen. George McGovern, the 1972 Democratic presidential candidate and an early backer of Hillary Rodham Clinton, joined a noisy rally for Barack Obama on Friday...

Michigan and Florida alone can’t save Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign. Interviews with those considering how to handle the two states’ banished...

Going potty without a partner can lead to punishment for students at a Burgaw elementary school, but parents want the policy flushed.

Authorities said an 8-year-old Pontiac boy took a stolen car on a joy ride and caused a three-vehicle crash. Pontiac police said the boy sneaked out of his house...

A Brown University student says she’s been suspended for hitting a New York Times columnist with a pie during an Earth Day speech.

Responding to the suicide of a Missouri teenager who was teased over the Internet, state lawmakers Friday gave final approval to a bill making cyber harassment...

Three convicted sex offenders have been arrested for surfing social networking Web sites and are believed to be the first charged under the state’s new law that...

Soon after taking office, the next president will get some advice about how to prevent a nuclear attack on the U.S., researched and written by top experts on weapons of...

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will visit four nations in the Middle East later this month to discuss foreign investment, the fight against terrorist financing and...

HOLLYWOOD star Mel Gibson is taking Britney Spears on holiday to his $31.3 million ranch in a remote region of Costa Rica.

The California Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage will not be the last word.

Supplies from U.S. relief flights were given directly to nongovernmental organizations Friday to help with the aftermath of Myanmar’s disastrous cyclone, the...

Dell has already pioneered a few green initiatives, such as the Plant a Tree Program and a 100% renewable energy headquarters in Austin, Texas, but the company has...

When Texas child welfare authorities released statistics showing nearly 60 percent of the teen girls taken from a polygamist sect’s ranch were pregnant or had...

Could you have an STD and not know it? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. Some sexually transmitted diseases, such as gonorrhea, have symptoms that are often confused...

Right now, the crews on board the International Space Station consist of three people. But by late next year, the crew size will grow to six. That means more food, more...

It’s great to keep in touch with your friends and colleagues, but does the price have to be spam, zombie bites, and friend invitations from people you’ve...

The leader of a Southern California Indian tribe and a sheriff’s department vowed Friday to work together to lower tensions after three people were killed on the...