Lawrence Capener was shaking hands with his fellow churchgoers at Sunday Mass, exchanging the traditional peace offerings when some people next to him noticed something strange - his hands were quite sweaty and clammy. Then, as the choir began singing a hymn to wrap up Mass, the man bolted from his pew, ran to the choir area and started stabbing the choir leader and others.

Same-sex couples still get official recognition, but law will not be as groundbreaking.

Authorities are investigating why a baby girl was found abandoned on a Hawaii beach hours after birth.

HONOLULU (AP) — Authorities are investigating why a baby girl was found abandoned on a Hawaii beach hours after birth.

Research casts a new light on van Gogh’s work, in an exhibition of the artist’s development at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.    

Research casts a new light on van Gogh’s work, in an exhibition of the artist’s development at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.    

For the second time in a week, the City Council speaker, Christine C. Quinn, appeared at a news conference, a moment when Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg would have presided.    

This year got off to a sour start for U.S. workers: Their pay, already gasping to keep pace with inflation, was suddenly shrunk by a Social Security tax increase.

Reaction on Twitter as well as reader comments about today’s NBA committee vote.

The Bulls were without point guard Kirk Hinrich on Monday night against Brooklyn because of a bruised left calf. Game 4 star Nate Robinson started in the potential clincher for Chicago.

The National Transportation Safety Board and FAA are investigating.

Jim DeMint, a former Republican senator, who helped kill legislation to overhaul immigration, finds Marco Rubio, his onetime protégé, on the other side of the issue.    

By Terry Baynes (Reuters) - Prominent criminal defense lawyer Judy Clarke, who has represented defendants in some of the most high-profile death penalty cases in recent years, has joined the legal defense team for accused Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, according to court documents. San Diego-based Clarke defended Jared Loughner, who pleaded guilty last year to an Arizona shooting rampage that wounded then-U.S. representative Gabrielle Giffords and was spared the death penalty. ...

Peruvian authorities say they will press charges against the owners of the hot air balloon that crashed on Sunday, because it was not properly licensed.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) — A small airplane crashed in mountainous terrain in Southern California on Monday, about the same time a second plane made an emergency landing on a nearby golf course.

HarperCollins says Democrat will write about being a dad and his first term as governor.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs is withholding bonuses for senior officials who oversee disability claims, citing a failure to meet performance goals for reducing a sizable backlog in claims processing.

By revealing his orientation, Jason Collins became the first openly gay male athlete playing in a major team sport.    

The man charged with murdering Trayvon Martin waived his right to a self-defense immunity hearing.