Passengers on a Dallas-bound flight that made an emergency landing in Arkansas because of smoke in the cockpit were diverted again, this time in Louisiana, because of...

An ex-convict hid his criminal past to get work as a court-appointed sentencing consultant and bilked the city out of more than $60,000 with phony efforts to help...

A federal judge in Louisiana has overturned the conviction of a former Black Panther in the 1972 stabbing death of a prison guard.

A detective and prosecutors did not commit crimes when they put together a murder case against a man whose conviction was later overturned on DNA evidence, a special...

Kern County supervisors refused to ban gay marriage, rebutting a conservative group that sought to make it the first California county to reject the statewide policy.

A 22-year-old man has been charged with shooting at random motorists over three days in the Dallas suburbs, and prosecutors said Tuesday they would treat the charges as...

Nicole Kidman has described Nashville as a quiet escape, a nice place to raise a garden or grab coffee without photographers in tow.

Four people were charged following an assault on a U.S. Border Patrol agent near the Vermont-Quebec border, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

State prisoners with hepatitis C aren’t getting the health care they need, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday that adds to complaints about the medical...

A bit player snared in a government crackdown on the Chicago mob was sentenced Tuesday to six months in federal prison for converting video games into gambling...

A woman being taken from a hospital’s emergency room to intensive care was trapped in an elevator for about three hours and later died.

TV One, the cable network aimed at African-American viewers, will cover Barack Obama’s nominating convention but is ignoring John McCain’s.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain played down reports Tuesday that Iraqi officials are increasing pressure on the United States to agree to a specific...

Cindy McCain’s jab to her husband’s back came a second too late Tuesday to keep him from making a wisecrack about the health impact of Iran’s main...

Holocaust survivor and scholar Elie Wiesel told jurors Tuesday that he was shocked to learn the man accused of accosting him was linked to a movement that denies...

Officials in South Carolina say they won’t file charges against a woman whose 4-year-old granddaughter grabbed her gun and accidentally shot herself in a...

An American Airlines flight heading to Dallas made an emergency landing Tuesday in Little Rock after a pilot saw smoke in the cockpit, authorities said.

A teenager is suspected of delivering baskets of drug-laced treats to about a dozen police departments in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, according to police who charged...

The Chicago Tribune plans to eliminate about 80 editorial positions _ roughly 14 percent of its newsroom staff _ amid parent Tribune Co.’s campaign to cut costs...

The Federal Trade Commission may rescind its guidance on tar and nicotine yields in cigarettes that are based on a test started more than 40 years ago.