Taking stock of progress both made and still to come, Americans of all backgrounds and colors massed on the National Mall on Wednesday to hear President Barack Obama and civil rights pioneers commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech on the same spot where he gave unforgettable voice to the struggle for racial equality 50 years earlier.
A Louisiana judge said Monday that an 8-year-old boy who shot and killed a 90-year-old woman who was his caregiver after watching a video game with violent themes can continue to live with his family.
A raging wildfire in Yosemite National Park rained ash on the reservoir that is the chief source of San Francisco’s famously pure drinking water, and utility officials Monday scrambled to send more water toward the metropolitan area before it becomes tainted. Nearly 3,700 firefighters battled the approximately 250-square-mile blaze.
Spokane Police on Monday arrested a second teen suspect in last week’s beating death of an 88-year-old World War II veteran who authorities say likely fought back against his attackers.
Spokane Police on Monday arrested a second teen suspect in last week”;s beating death of an 88-year-old World War II veteran who authorities say likely fought back against his attackers.
It may not be a good thing for her, but Miley Cyrus had the most memorable moment at the MTV Video Music Awards.
A Florida boy has died three weeks after becoming infected with a brain-eating amoeba while playing in a water-filled ditch near his house.
In the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Pembroke Pines, students returning to school this year are being greeted not only by their teachers and principal. They’re also meeting the armed school resource officer who will be stationed permanently on campus.
As a massive wildfire burning into Yosemite National Park grew to nearly 200 square miles, Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency for the city of San Francisco 150 miles away because of the threat to the city’s utilities.
A Florida fisherman was taken by surprise when a 350-pound marlin jumped aboard his boat.
Ryan Braun”;s acknowledgement that he used performance-enhancing drugs was welcomed in the Milwaukee Brewers”; clubhouse, where players hope it helps to heal some of the pain caused by his actions and a resulting 65-game suspension.
The U.S. soldier who massacred 16 Afghan civilians last year in one of the worst atrocities of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars was sentenced Friday to life in prison with no chance of parole — the most severe sentence possible, but one that left surviving victims and relatives of the dead deeply unsatisfied.
Maj. Nidal Hasan has been convicted of premeditated murder for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood. That means he’s now eligible for the death penalty.
A Florida school bus driver is being hailed as a hero after safely stopping her bus following a brake failure.
Police in Spokane, Wash., say they have arrested one of two teens suspected of fatally beating an 88-year-old veteran of World War II who had survived the Battle of Okinawa.
