CRIME
Soft-spoken and handcuffed, a 21-year-old landscaper insists that he is not responsible for a string of Phoenix freeway shootings and that his gun has been sitting in a pawn...
CRIME
A driver who died at the end of a California high-speed freeway chase during which he was struck by gunfire from a sheriff's helicopter was a 32-year-old man.
RELIGION
A soundtrack ranging from Mozart to "Motownphilly" has been created by a Notre Dame professor for Pope Francis' upcoming visit to the United States.
Homicide
The father of a 2-year-old girl whose body was found on a Boston-area beach in June says her mother told him her boyfriend killed the child because he believed she was...
RELIGION
In the videotaped message, Pope Francis issues a personal invitation to pilgrims — "See you in Philadelphia!" — but it remains an open question whether the massive...
Crime & Courts
A man has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after shooting his girlfriend, their baby and a clergyman at a church in Alabama, authorities said Sunday.
U.S.
A White House staffer was killed Saturday when the bicycle he was riding collided with a car during a charity race, the Washington Post reported.
West
A new wildfire in Northern California has killed one person and destroyed or damaged 10 homes in Monterey County, a week after two other blazes killed five people and destroyed...
RELIGION
Anyone in America can grow up to be president, as the saying goes, unless you happen to be a Muslim, so a leading Republican presidential candidate believes, possibly one more...