Two sisters-in-law were struck by large waves on the Kauai shore and were pulled out to sea, and a snorkeler also died over the weekend as high surf hit Hawaii.

Paul G. Rogers, who represented Floridians in Congress for 24 years, has died. He was 87.

A Minnesota man is under arrest after allegedly stealing a combine and taking it for drunken ride through several yards and crashing into a garage. The man was charged...

The National Hurricane Center in Miami says a tropical depression over the eastern Caribbean could reach tropical-storm strength before turning north in the next couple...

Two huge wildfires driven by strong Santa Ana winds burned into neighborhoods near Los Angeles on Monday, forcing frantic evacuations on smoke- and traffic-choked...

Thad Starr’s giant pumpkin really began putting on weight in August. A lot of weight. The pumpkin gained about thirty pounds a day on its way to victory Monday at...

The Bush administration plans to spend as much as $250 billion of the $700 billion bailout buying stock in private banks, greatly expanding protections for the U.S....

U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt of Ohio suffered broken ribs and vertebrae when she was struck by a car while jogging last week, but the damage wasn’t discovered until...

A Purdue University scientist who was reprimanded for research misconduct over claims he produced nuclear fusion in tabletop experiments is suing two other faculty...

Gov. Sarah Palin’s rural adviser is resigning amid criticism of the governor’s record on hiring Alaska Natives.

The parents of four young people killed by a sheriff’s deputy and the lone survivor of his shooting spree last year claim in a lawsuit that the gunman’s...

We watched earlier in the year the progress of the twin Mars rovers’, Opportunity and Spirit, as they trundled across the Martian surface.

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from an Ohio prisoner who argued he is too obese to be executed. Richard Cooey is scheduled to be put to death Tuesday.

A doubled risk of heart attack, stroke and death persisted at least a year after people stopped taking withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, according to an analysis of long-term...

Roy K. Moore, an FBI agent who oversaw investigations into some of the most notorious civil rights-era killings, including those depicted in the movie...

In a passionate speech introducing Joe Biden at a campaign rally in Scranton, Pennsylvania this afternoon, Hillary Clinton gave a strong endorsement to Barack Obama by...

Commodities prices shot up Monday as U.S. and European governments intensified their efforts to revive the global banking sector _ prodding investors to put some of...

A financial industry official says the Bush administration has decided to greatly expand protections for the U.S. banking system out of concern for the faltering...

The doctor has again ordered Janet Jackson to postpone a return to her “Rock Witchu” tour.

Republican John McCain delivered his toughest criticism so far of President Bush’s economic policies as he unveiled a new campaign stump speech that promised an...