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A judge has declared a mistrial after jurors failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a Detroit police officer who fatally shot a 7-year-old girl.
A judge declared a mistrial Tuesday after jurors failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a Detroit police officer who fatally shot a 7-year-old girl during a chaotic search for a murder suspect that was recorded by a...
Oklahoma has executed a 36-year-old man convicted of first-degree murder in the October 2000 stabbing deaths of a couple.
Oklahoma executed a 36-year-old man on Tuesday for the October 2000 stabbing deaths of a couple on whose ranch he had worked.
Denver International Airport passengers are taking shelter after a tornado was spotted in the area.
Radar indicated a tornado briefly touched down Tuesday over the east runways of Denver International Airport, where thousands of people took shelter in bathrooms, stairwells and other safe spots until the dangerous weather...
A mentally disabled woman and her young child were enslaved for more than a year, denied food and threatened with a pet python and pit bills, and the woman was beaten and forced to get pain medication for her...
An attorney says slavery charges against three people in Ohio are ludicrous and says the woman at the center of the alleged forced-labor plot moved in and out as she pleased.
A Democratic congressman has released the full transcript of congressional investigators' interview with an Internal Revenue Service manager and self-described conservative Republican who said the close scrutiny...
An Internal Revenue Service manager and self-described conservative Republican said the close scrutiny of tea party groups' tax forms originated in his Cincinnati IRS office and not in Washington, according to a full...
Scientists say a wooden beam extending from the floor of northern Lake Michigan appears to have been there for centuries, an important finding as they try to determine whether it's part of the Griffin, the...
A wooden beam embedded at the bottom of northern Lake Michigan appears to have been there for centuries, underwater archaeologists announced Tuesday, a crucial finding as crews dig toward what they hope is the carcass of a...
Defense officials say four U.S. troops were killed Tuesday at or near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.
Defense officials say four U.S. troops were killed Tuesday at or near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.
It was a quiet part of the Father's Day Mass as about 300 people stood up in preparation for communion. A parishioner, known by many at the church as Ricky Jennings, entered through the glass doors in back,...
A Utah man shot in the head during a Father's Day Mass was upgraded to fair condition Tuesday - just a few hours after his son-in-law was charged with attempted homicide in the shooting.
The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.
The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.
Farm-state lawmakers are scrambling to win bipartisan votes for a five year, half-trillion dollar farm bill on the House floor this week.
Farm-state lawmakers are scrambling to win bipartisan support for a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill on the House floor this week.
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At the G-8, leaders seek a Syria consensus despite a US-Russia divide
At the G-8, leaders seek a Syria consensus despite a US-Russia divide
As more patients get lab-grown body parts, scientists face challenge of making complex organs
As more patients get lab-grown body parts, scientists face challenge of making complex organs
With flames in check, some evacuation orders lifted in devastating Colo. wildfire
With flames in check, some evacuation orders lifted in devastating Colo. wildfire
2 found dead in area burned by out-of-control Colo. wildfire that destroyed 379 homes
2 found dead in area burned by out-of-control Colo. wildfire that destroyed 379 homes
Out-of-control Colorado wildfire destroys at least 360 homes, surpasses last year's record
Out-of-control Colorado wildfire destroys at least 360 homes, surpasses last year's record
Defense hints at plea to avoid trial for Cleveland man charged with kidnapping, raping 3 women
Defense hints at plea to avoid trial for Cleveland man charged with kidnapping, raping 3 women
No plans to end broad US surveillance despite sharp backlash from foreign allies, Congress
No plans to end broad US surveillance despite sharp backlash from foreign allies, Congress
Gunman kills 6 in Santa Monica before he reaches college library and is shot dead by police
Gunman kills 6 in Santa Monica before he reaches college library and is shot dead by police
Boston hospital that 2,500-year-old mummy calls home gives its patient a good cleaning
Boston hospital that 2,500-year-old mummy calls home gives its patient a good cleaning
Government sweep of millions of citizens' phone records ignites fresh debate over surveillance
Government sweep of millions of citizens' phone records ignites fresh debate over surveillance