A former U.S. Army sergeant who has been living in Canada as a war resister has been denied refugee status there.

Four manmade waterfalls cascaded to a close Monday, ending an ambitious public art project that inspired both admiration and complaints.

A jury has convicted a woman of capital murder for the shooting and beating deaths of four people in suburban Houston in 2003.

A playful polar bear pawing at a toy lost his balance and slipped into a moat at the Milwaukee County Zoo.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi toasted President Bush with pieces of a podium Monday night while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was dubbed a “prima...

Hoping to combat the “snitch” label that often leads to silent suffering, six Utah schools have introduced a Web site that allows students to anonymously...

A teacher initially placed on leave over a book controversy has been charged with trying to have sexual contact with three students, allegedly even asking one girl what...

Boeing Co. and the leader of its striking machinists union say talks aimed at resolving a five-week walkout have broken down.

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.