A huge wildfire churned through high desert wilderness north of Los Angeles on Friday, destroying a few buildings and forcing people from about ...

The Northeast and Great Lakes will get a break this weekend from the heat while much of the central and southern USA continues to endure relentless ...

Pilgrims will have to pay as much as 25 pounds ($39) to attend one of the two public events in England to be led by Pope Benedict XVI during ...

Televangelist Benny Hinn has posted a plea for $2 million in donations on his website.

The estate of a man allegedly abused by a priest in the 1980s is suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, alleging he committed suicide ...

A giant chunk of hail that plunged into the prairie town of Vivian, S.D. last Friday was confirmed today as the heaviest hailstone ever recorded ...

Winning hearts and minds in Afghanistan is slow work. It's also hot, dirty, frustrating and dangerous.

More than 45,000 Boy Scouts, leaders and volunteers are gathering in Fort A.P. Hill, Va., for the 2010 National Scouting Jamboree.

Arizona officials asked an appeals court to lift a judge's ruling that blocks full enforcement of the state's illegal-immigration law.

President Obama said Thursday that Americans should spend more time talking about a sensitive subject he has addressed sparingly: race.

After nine years of war, the Army attracts recruits ready for combat but inclined toward risky personal behavior a volatile mix that led to ...

Too many men with low-risk prostate cancers, those whose level of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is normal or below normal, still receive aggressive ...

Despite what many social observers have described as a generally dark and brooding take on life, a new report suggests that Russians are actually ...

Militants flew an al-Qaeda flag over a Baghdad neighborhood Thursday after killing 16 security officials and burning some of their bodies in ...

Falls, bicycle crashes, burns, motorized vehicle accidents and near-drownings are the leading causes of hospitalization for American children ...

More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions especially if they can just press ...

Eighteen states and the District of Columbia were named finalists Tuesday in the second round of the federal "Race to the Top" school reform ...

Word of the judge's ruling spread quickly, prompting passionate reactions on both sides of the immigration debate.

Community-supported agriculture can benefit farmers and consumers, some say, as demand for organic produce grows.

Cooler temperatures and calmer winds helped firefighters in their battle against the most destructive of two big wildfires that have burned homes ...