Texas executed a killer Thursday who was on parole when authorities say he stabbed his ex-girlfriend in a jealous rage after beating down the door to her Dallas-area...

Two white supremacists accused of plotting to kill President-elect Barack Obama and dozens of others face more federal charges in Tennessee.

A Catholic priest convicted of indecent exposure for jogging naked around a track at a high school has been sentenced to five years probation.

Conjoined twin baby girls from Liberia who were traveling to New York for medical treatment died aboard a plane that was diverted to Canada on Thursday.

Astronauts have ended the second spacewalk of their mission at the international space station.

The Washington area’s transit system is bracing for record ridership on Inauguration Day and says passengers should expect extraordinarily long lines and packed...

Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday called the federal government’s efforts to help Texas recover from Hurricane Ike “underwhelming” and announced the...

Water regulators have voted to ban septic tanks in the heart of Malibu, Calif., after a prolonged battle over bacterial pollution leaching into the ocean at some of the...

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A doctor and his wife have been convicted of treating patients with a Botox knockoff at their Las Vegas clinic.

Stocks plunged for a second straight day Thursday, falling to levels not seen in at least five years, as financial and energy stocks tumbled while demand for the safety...

Spacewalking astronauts performed more repair work on a jammed joint at the international space station on Thursday, keeping a tight grip on all their tools so nothing...

Gap Inc. reported Thursday that its third-quarter profit rose 3.4 percent as cost-cutting efforts offset a sales slump. The apparel chain also affirmed its profit...

A federal appeals court has overturned the confession of a man convicted in the 1991 killings of nine people at a Buddhist temple in Arizona.

City and state police have closed their investigations into last summer’s shooting of Arkansas’ Democratic Party chairman without offering an explanation of...

Thousands of contractors, both private Americans and non-Iraqi foreigners working in key roles for the United States in Iraq, will lose immunity and be subject to Iraqi...

A judge says disputed provisional ballots must be counted in a tight congressional race in central Ohio.

A Vermont legislator plans to introduce a bill to allow gay marriage in the state that first approved civil unions for same-sex couples.

PepsiCo plans to invest up to $3 billion in Mexico in the next five years to grow its beverages and food brands Sabritas and Gamesa there.

A case against Rod Stewart’s son over a brawl at a Hollywood nightclub has been resolved.