No one has mastered the look of spelling bee despair better than 10-year-old Veronica Penny. The Canadian with the long blond hair buried her head deep in her hands each time she was presented with a word Thursday at the
A construction crane collapsed Friday on New York's Upper East Side, smashing into a 23-story apartment building as it fell to the ground, killing one construction worker and seriously injuring two others.
A homeless woman who sneaked into a man's house and lived undetected in his closet for a year was arrested in Japan after he became suspicious when food mysteriously began disappearing.
The Vatican is slamming the door on attempts by women to become priests in the Roman Catholic Church. It has strongly reiterated in a decree that anyone involved in ordination ceremonies is automatically excommunicated.
South Korea's political opposition asked the Constitutional Court on Friday to block U.S. beef from entering the country after the government announced it would resume imports within days under an accord with Washington.
Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center again ranked high in U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Children's Hospitals" issue. For the first time, the magazine broke out rankings for specialty areas.
A storm bearing hail and possible tornadoes struck central Nebraska Thursday night, damaging businesses, derailing train cars, tearing down trees and disrupting power to thousands.
Consumer spending barely budged in April and growth in personal income slowed sharply, even though the government started sending out billions of dollars in economic stimulus payments.
The CEOs of United Airlines and US Airways formally shelved their effort to create the world's largest airline, backing away from a deal that could have shored up their finances but also would have resulted in fewer routes and higher
Now, the waiting begins. A Texas Supreme Court ruling paves the way for members of a polygamist sect to get their children out of foster care, but it remains unclear when that might happen or what kind of restrictions might
Three teenagers accused of forcing girls as young as 12 into prostitution have reached plea agreements and been sentenced to a juvenile detention center.
At least one construction worker died in a crane collapse on the Upper East Side of Manhattan Friday morning, the second deadly collapse in nearly three months. Two other male workers were critically injured at the site of the collapse
A multimillion-dollar Long Island home at the center of a dispute between Grammy-nominated rapper 50 Cent and his former girlfriend was destroyed by a suspicious fire early Friday.
Barack Obama's doctor said Thursday the presidential candidate was in excellent health at the time of his last checkup 16 months ago, but he has a family history of cancer and a big, obvious risk — a smoking habit that
Four teenagers have been in custody more than two weeks and a fifthstill is being sought in the killing of a Covina Hills woman who wasshot in her home while reporting a burglary to a 911 operator,authorities said.
Courtesy Patrol cruises the highways, responding to drivers in trouble. They'll change a flat, make minor repairs and even give drivers gasoline all at no charge. In the last few months, the number of gasoline stops has doubled.
After spending the day defending his bombshell book about the Bushadministration, former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan toldCBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric he was undecided about who he willvote for in the November presidential election.
