Taxi cab drivers are petitioning the city of Walnut Creek to raise the fares they can charge to help offset rising fuel costs.

Emergency personnel in Indiana, Pa., evacuated residents within a 900-foot radius of a home as a precaution after the discovery of explosives in a home.

Police in Brooklyn are searching for the gunman who fatally shot one person, and injured four others, during a late-night barbecue. Investigators were continuing to arrive at the scene Sunday morning.

Chinese. Musketeer. Hungarian. Garibaldi. These were only some of the beard and mustache styles on display at the North American Beard and...

In a lively night at KeyArena, the only boos were for the expected officiating and Mayor Greg Nickels, who accepted a buyout that allowed...

Defending champion Wasserman — in the midst of perhaps his finest season — takes on five rivals today in the $50,000 Governor's...

Unlike many Washington state attractions, the word "majestic" does not apply to the slopes and swales of the Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve. But walk amid the mounds, and you will be struck by how their subtle uniformity adds up

Only moments after he made his way into the dugout, high-fives coming from everywhere, the 30,373 at Safeco Field began to stand. And then just about...

She has been doing a job with a mandate that many would call impossible: to safeguard human rights around the globe. Yet as Louise Arbour...

Storm reserve Ashley Robinson missed her first game of the season because of a sprained right ankle. Robinson, a 6-foot-4 center, suffered...

Tropical Storm Bertha is approaching warmer waters and is likely to strengthen during the next couple of days.

Firefighters battling hundreds of blazes in California are stretched thin, but they are getting help from the weather.

A state news agency says 21 workers are dead after an accident at a coal mine in northern China.

I'm done being optimistic. I'm done pondering solutions. I'm done imploring decision-makers to expand their minds. If the NBA comes back, great. If not, fine. Que sera, sera.

The Bachelor" is a bachelor no more. Andrew Firestone, star of theABC-TV reality show, married Serbian model and actress Ivana BozilovicSaturday, Firestone's publicist Alisha Mahon told The Associated Press.

A 23-year-old man has been charged with burglary, murder and traffic violations in connection to the fatal hit-and-run last week that took the life of a 78-year-old woman.

A massive fire consumed an old factory early Sunday morning on the Southwest Side.

An exchange of gunfire between police and a person on the South Side early Sunday ended with the person critically wounded after being shot by officers.

Hello I am selling this used bicycle.I purchased this bike to teach my 14yr old to ride about 2yrs ago it's only been used about five times at the most.I believe it's an 18 inch bike.It's from a smoke free/pet

Jamis Quest Limited Edition, Reynolds 631 steel, 55cmEaston EC70 full carbon fork color matched to frameEaston EA50 bar, stem, seatpostRitchey Protocol WCS wheels (very light!)Shimano 105 drivetrainSelle Italia Flite titanium saddle Less than 300 miles on frame and cockpit parts,wheels