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Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent more than 60 people to Connecticut hospitals, severely damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the congested...
The commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play, officials said Saturday, but a fractured section of rail is being studied to determine if it is...
It's been less than 10 months since the world record for a lottery prize. On Saturday night, it could conceivably fall once again.
It's all about the odds.
Witnesses in southwestern Virginia say a car has driven into a crowd at a parade. Several people appear to be hurt, but the nature of their injuries wasn't immediately known.
About 50 to 60 people were injured Saturday when a driver described by witnesses as an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia mountain town.
Inmates at jails in Indianapolis, Baltimore, St. Louis and Philadelphia face the nation's highest levels of sexual abuse at the hands of guards, according to a new federal report based on surveys of inmates at...
Inmates at jails in Indianapolis, Baltimore, St. Louis and Philadelphia face the nation's highest levels of sexual abuse at the hands of guards, according to a new federal report based on surveys of inmates at U.S. jails...
The FBI and other law enforcement agencies are executing a search warrant in the case of two letters containing the deadly poison ricin that were intercepted this week at a post office in Washington state.
Authorities in hazardous materials suits searched a downtown Spokane apartment Saturday, investigating the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin.
Police say a gunman used anti-gay slurs before fatally shooting a 32-year-old man in New York City's Greenwich (GREN'-ich) Village.
A gunman used homophobic slurs before firing a fatal shot point-blank into a man's face on a Manhattan street alive with a weekend midnight crowd, a killing New York's police commissioner called an "anti-gay" hate...
A pair of tamed but persistent wildfires still burned in the hills and mountains around Interstate 5 after a wild week of burning brush in the area north of Los Angeles.
A pair of persistent wildfires continued to burn in the hills and mountains around Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles on Saturday, although authorities were slowly getting the upper hand.
First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit.
First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit.
A funeral has been scheduled for Wednesday for a 21-year-old Hofstra University student who was gunned down during a break-in at her apartment near the school's Long Island campus.
A wanted man with a criminal history dating back nearly 15 years was identified by police Saturday as the masked home invader involved in the death of a Hofstra University student early Friday morning.
The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in perpetual...
The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in perpetual dispute.
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Senators Gillibrand and Snowe discuss the need to end sexual assaults in the military.
Senators Gillibrand and Snowe discuss the need to end sexual assaults in the military.
Damage control: Obama takes action on trio of controversies, but Republicans still unsatisfied
Damage control: Obama takes action on trio of controversies, but Republicans still unsatisfied
Holder: Justice probe of IRS could include civil rights violations, potential false statements
Holder: Justice probe of IRS could include civil rights violations, potential false statements
Pressure on Benghazi, IRS, leaks investigation pose big hurdles for Obama's second-term hopes
Pressure on Benghazi, IRS, leaks investigation pose big hurdles for Obama's second-term hopes
Pressure on Benghazi, IRS, leaks investigation pose big hurdles for Obama's second-term hopes
Pressure on Benghazi, IRS, leaks investigation pose big hurdles for Obama's second-term hopes
Pressure on Benghazi, IRS, leaks investigation pose big hurdles for Obama's second-term hopes
Pressure on Benghazi, IRS, leaks investigation pose big hurdles for Obama's second-term hopes
Government obtains wide set of Associated Press phone records in investigation, using subpoena
Government obtains wide set of Associated Press phone records in investigation, using subpoena
Bank heist impressed cybercrime experts with its technical sophistication, effectiveness
Bank heist impressed cybercrime experts with its technical sophistication, effectiveness
Police say 19 victims in New Orleans Mother's Day shooting included 2 children
Police say 19 victims in New Orleans Mother's Day shooting included 2 children
Obama declares health care law 'is here to stay,' launches effort to sell expanded coverage
Obama declares health care law 'is here to stay,' launches effort to sell expanded coverage
