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A small airplane operating as a volunteer Angel Flight crashed in upstate New York on Friday evening, killing at least two people, authorities said.
A small airplane operating as a volunteer Angel Flight crashed in upstate New York on Friday evening, killing at least two people, authorities said.
Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust."
The trucker was hauling drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him....
A federal judge has ruled that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically racially profiled Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols.
A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency...
Haynes Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movements and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday. He was 81.
Haynes Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movement and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday. He was 81.
After their 2-year-old son died of untreated pneumonia in 2009, faith-healing advocates Herbert and Catherine Schaible promised a judge they would not let another sick child go without medical care.
After their 2-year-old son died of untreated pneumonia in 2009, faith-healing advocates Herbert and Catherine Schaible promised a judge they would not let another sick child go without medical care.
A Southern California teen turned heads at his prom when he showed up with a Sports Illustrated model as his date.
A Southern California teen turned heads at his prom when he showed up with a Sports Illustrated model as his date.
Key figures in a lawsuit that alleges that an Arizona sheriff's office has racially profiled Latinos in its immigration patrols. A judge ruled Friday that Arpaio's office systematically racially profiles...
Key figures in a lawsuit that alleges that an Arizona sheriff's office has racially profiled Latinos in its immigration patrols. A judge ruled Friday that Arpaio's office systematically racially profiles Latinos:
As jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial filed one by one from the courtroom after a dramatic five months of gut-wrenching testimony and gruesome photographs, three women on the panel cried and one looked to the...
They were 12 ordinary citizens who didn't oppose the death penalty. But unlike spectators outside the courthouse who followed the case like a daytime soap opera and jumped to demand Jodi Arias' execution, the jurors...
The principal of the Oklahoma elementary school where seven children died in a tornado says her teachers did everything they could to save their lives.
Teachers and students at Plaza Towers Elementary School hunkered down against the storm just as they had been taught in countless tornado drills, their principal said Friday, recounting how she walked the halls until the...
It's a common sight on the nation's beaches: among the sand, sea foam and gnarled kelp lay plastic bottles, bags and other garbage.
A California bill that would have required manufacturers to figure out how to keep the most common plastic junk out of state waterways died in the state Assembly without a vote Friday.
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Some Okla. lawmakers are pushing for mandatory safe rooms in schools and new buildings.
Some Okla. lawmakers are pushing for mandatory safe rooms in schools and new buildings.
19-year-old Okla. men who took cover in cellar use cellphones to get video of deadly tornado
19-year-old Okla. men who took cover in cellar use cellphones to get video of deadly tornado
'The life of the party': 3rd grader who loved to sing among the young Okla. tornado victims
'The life of the party': 3rd grader who loved to sing among the young Okla. tornado victims
Oklahoma tornado ripped through as many as 13,000 homes, damage could top $2 billion; 24 dead
Oklahoma tornado ripped through as many as 13,000 homes, damage could top $2 billion; 24 dead
Oklahoma tornado ripped through as many as 13,000 homes, damage could top $2 billion; 24 dead
Oklahoma tornado ripped through as many as 13,000 homes, damage could top $2 billion; 24 dead
IRS official in targeting probe says she did nothing wrong - then says no more, taking the 5th
IRS official in targeting probe says she did nothing wrong - then says no more, taking the 5th
Man shot to death in Fla. while being questioned in Boston Marathon bombing investigation
Man shot to death in Fla. while being questioned in Boston Marathon bombing investigation
Former IRS commissioner knew tea party groups targeted in 2012; says he didn't tell anyone
Former IRS commissioner knew tea party groups targeted in 2012; says he didn't tell anyone
Jodi Arias tells jury she can contribute from prison if she's allowed to live
Jodi Arias tells jury she can contribute from prison if she's allowed to live
AP photographer describes rescuers pulling children from tornado-flattened Oklahoma school
AP photographer describes rescuers pulling children from tornado-flattened Oklahoma school.
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Roy Hibbert scored 29 points, David West knocked away two passes by LeBron James for huge turnovers in the final minute, and the Indiana Pacers evened the Eastern Conference finals with a 97-93 victory over the Miami...
David West punched two passes from LeBron James away in the final minute, then punched the air.
Eight playoff wins down, eight to go for Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Pittsburgh Penguins expected desperation.
Jordan Zimmermann became the National League's first eight-game winner, and the Washington Nationals followed a calamitous road trip with a winning start to a homestand, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 on...
The Washington Nationals didn't have a close shave, and neither did Davey Johnson.
Another injury marred a New York Yankees' victory.
Another injury marred a New York Yankees' victory.
Anibal Sanchez took a no-hitter into the ninth inning before Minnesota's Joe Mauer broke it up with a one-out single, and that was the only hit the Detroit right-hander allowed in the Tigers' 6-0 victory over...
Add another near miss in this 2013 baseball season - this time it was Detroit's Anibal Sanchez falling just short of a no-hitter.
Russ Cochran and Kenny Perry each shot 5-under 66 on Friday to share the second round lead in the Senior PGA Championship.
Longtime Kentucky pals Russ Cochran and Kenny Perry have shared a massive gallery the first two rounds of the Senior PGA Championship. Now, they also share the lead.
Ryan Palmer has a definite home-course advantage at the Colonial.
Matt Kuchar was hoping he would be able to finish his second round Friday night at Colonial. He ended up with the lead - and a very early wakeup call.
Heather Bowie Young made five straight birdies while jumping from one side of the golf course to the other. Silvia Cavalleri was hitting the ball so well Friday she was sorry the Bahamas Classic was held on only 12...
Heather Bowie Young made five straight birdies while jumping from one side of the golf course to the other. Silvia Cavalleri was hitting the ball so well Friday she was sorry the Bahamas Classic was held on only 12 holes.
Miami Marlins pitcher Alex Sanabia says he didn't know it was illegal to spit on the ball, the way he did Monday against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Miami Marlins pitcher Alex Sanabia said he didn't know it was illegal to spit directly onto a baseball.
Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira expects to play in his first game since hurting his right wrist in early March, suiting up for a minor-league game with Double-A Trenton on Wednesday.
Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira expects to play in his first game since hurting his right wrist in early March, suiting up for a minor-league game with Double-A Trenton on Wednesday.
