18-foot-long sea creature found off California coast
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It took more than 15 people to help haul the catch of a lifetime out of the Pacific — the silvery carcass of an 18-foot-long, serpent-like...
Test-tube baby boom: 5 million births and climbing
The world's population of so-called test-tube babies is booming, with half of the estimated 5 million children born through assisted reproduction techniques born in the last six years alone, a...
Al-Qaeda leader pleads not guilty in N.Y. courtroom
Ten days after his dramatic capture in Libya, one of al-Qaeda's remaining core leaders appeared Tuesday in a federal courtroom in New York where he entered a not guilty plea...
House GOP pursues own bill on debt and shutdown
WASHINGTON — House Republicans are working to pass their own plan to reopen government and avert an impending Thursday default deadline instead of waiting for Senate leaders who are nearing...
Family Watches In Silence As Dad Checks Out Waitress
CLEVELAND—Struggling not to openly show discomfort, family members dining with local man Louis Munson sat quietly on Sunday as Munson peered intently in the direction of Olive Garden waitress Layla...
3 daughters marry on last day of mom’s life
Becky Swales' dream: to see her three daughters get married. Georgia sisters Jodie, Sarah, and Kaylee Swales were already engaged, Fox Atlanta reported earlier this month, and when they found...
Afghan War hero gets top honor
He risked his life to recover the bodies of fellow soldiers during a battle in Afghanistan. And Tuesday, former U.S. Army captain William Swenson becomes the sixth living recipient of...
U.S. Affirmative action case being heard before high court
WASHINGTON — Oral arguments in a high-profile Michigan case begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday on a law that bans the use of affirmative action in admissions to the state's public...
Red-light cameras generate revenue, controversy
Florida drivers who were caught by red-light cameras paid more than $100 million in traffic fines last year. But whether the cameras made Florida's roads safer — or just swelled...
Young politicos: Shutdown ‘frustrating,’ embarrassing
Two weeks into the U.S. government shutdown, young politicos spanning both sides of the spectrum say they are sick of watching gridlock paralyze Capitol Hill. With every day that...