A 2-year-old girl was shot to death by her 5-year-old brother at this home in Cumberland County, Ky. Investigators say the Tuesday shooting was accidental. The children’s mother was home…
Scholars say the remains of “Jane of Jamestown,” whose facial reconstruction is pictured, show clear signs that she was cannibalized.Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press For years, there have been tales of people…
This courtroom sketch shows defendants Dias Kadyrbayev, left, and Azamat Tazhayakov in front of Federal Magistrate Marianne Bowler. The two college friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and…
Officials with the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise said Wednesday in their first 2013 summer fire outlook that a dry winter and expected warming trend mean the potential for…
Shutting down the prison at the U.S. naval base in Cuba is a goal that has eluded Obama since he took office. In his first week, he signed an executive…
When he got home, Kadrybayev turned on the television to see a shaggy-haired Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, his friend, classmate and, by then, one of the most wanted men in the world.…
This photo taken by the Monroe County, Fla. Sheriff’s Office and released by the Lititz Borough, Pa. Police, is of Brenda Heist. Lititz Borough Police in central Pennsylvania say Heist,…
This photo combination shows Carmen Blandin Tarleton, who suffered chemical burns over 80 percent of her body when her estranged husband doused her with lye in June 2007. The undated…
That’s the gist of its latest ad, a public “mea culpa” which the mid-priced department-store put on its YouTube and Facebook pages. The ad, titled “It’s no secret,” shows shots…
A Department of Homeland Security police officer patrols with his dog outside the Moakley Federal Courthouse in Boston, Mass. Three suspects were taken into custody in the Boston Marathon bombing…
This 1988 file photo provided by Bobby Lee shows Kenneth Bae, right, and Lee together when they were freshmen students at the University of Oregon. Bae, detained for nearly six…
U.S. law enforcement officials have been trying to determine whether Tamerlan Tsarnaev was indoctrinated or trained by militants during his visit to Dagestan, a Caspian Sea province that has become…
President Barack Obama brushed aside the suggestion he’s lost political clout, saying “rumors of my demise may be a little exaggerated.”Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press At a White House news conference,…
Despite such planning, Obama appealed for patience during a White House news conference, saying he needed more conclusive evidence about how and when chemical weapons detected by U.S. intelligence agencies…
Everett Dutschke, 41, was arrested Saturday by FBI agents at his home in Tupelo, Miss., and is being held without bond pending a preliminary hearing Thursday.Thomas Wells/Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal…
President Barack Obama addressed intelligence gathering before the Boston Marathon bombings at a news conference Tuesday. “When an event like this happens, we want to go back and we want…
Plan B One-Step will now sit on drugstore shelves just like condoms, but buyers will have to prove their age at the cash register.Teva Women’s Health/Associated Press The decision by…
A woman grieves as she sticks a picture of a family member on the wall of a school turned make-shift morgue in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Emergency workers hauling large…
For months, his Democratic opponent, Elizabeth Colbert Busch, refused to criticize Sanford’s affair – which was uncovered during his term as governor when he visited his then-mistress in Argentina under…
Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s body has been at the medical examiner’s office in Massachusetts since he died after a gunfight with authorities more than a week ago. Amato DeLuca, the Rhode Island…
At a White House news conference, Obama said he would try to persuade Congress to end restrictions that have prevented him from closing the facility. The president’s comments followed the…
The duel began Monday with the release of a free iPhone and iPad app that features Google Now, a technology that performs many of the same functions as Siri. It’s…
The attacks capped a week of turmoil that is posing the greatest test of Iraq’s stability since U.S. troops left the country in late 2011. At least 218 people have…
Merina, a survivor of the garment factory building collapse, is comforted by her father in hospital on Saturday in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Merina was trapped under rubble for three…
Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi was not hurt in the explosion in the capital’s western neighborhood of Mazzeh, state TV said. The TV showed video of heavily damaged cars and debris…
Mohammed Sohel Rana, who was arrested Sunday as he tried to flee to India, will be held for questioning on charges of negligence, illegal construction and forcing workers to join…
This false-color image from the Cassini spacecraft and provided by NASA/JPL shows a monster hurricane at Saturn’s North Pole. The eye of the cyclone is an enormous 1,250 miles across.…
An official, who asked not to be identified because of the investigation was ongoing, said there could be multiple explanations, including a store clerk who handled materials that Tamerlan Tsarnaev…
With a growing number of foods boasting added caffeine for an energy boost, the Food and Drug Administration says it’s time to investigate their safety. The FDA’s new look at…
Sgt. First Class Greg Robinson, 34, of 101st Airborne Division, who lost a lower portion of his right leg in Afghanistan in 2006, is the first amputee to graduate from…
