Artists feud over Barry Goldwater statue
PHOENIX -- In bronze, as in life, Barry Goldwater has a knack for finding himself in the middle of controversy. A new 8-foot-tall, 1,700-pound statue of the late five-term...
Pilot’s body found after collision over S.F. Bay
The body of a pilot and wreckage of a small plane that crashed into the San Francisco Bay after colliding with another plane was found Monday. The body and...
Moscow to revive Red Square May Day parade
MOSCOW — Russia's new anti-Western slant looks set to give Moscow's May Day Parade a more traditional flavor with a massive rally to be held on Red Square for the...
US: Du Pont heir’s lawsuit files stay open
GEORGETOWN, Del. -- A judge on Wednesday ruled that court filings will remain open in a civil lawsuit against du Pont family heir Robert H. Richards IV, who admitted raping...
Toronto mayor to seek help as new crack video surfaces
Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said Wednesday he will take a leave of absence and seek treatment for alcohol, as reports surfaced of a second video showing the mayor with...
White House e-mails on Benghazi stoke more questions
The White House should "come clean" and release all of its e-mails related to the crafting of former U.N. ambassador Susan Rice's message on the Benghazi attack, including ones redacted...
Botched Oklahoma execution prompts demand for changes
Opponents of the death penalty say the agonizing death of an Oklahoma inmate from lethal injection this week will further slow the pace of executions in America, adding weight to...
US: survives after bridge collapses in flood
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Katrina Shannon felt her Cadillac Escalade tilt. Then it felt like the earth opened up underneath her when a small bridge collapsed into thrashing floodwaters. "I...
Severe flooding swamps Florida Panhandle, Alabama
The Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama face heavy flooding following a record rainfall from the severe storm system that has brought death and destruction across the South. "There's no...
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams arrested in 1972 IRA killing
Northern Ireland police Wednesday arrested Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams for questioning about the notorious 1972 abduction and murder of a widow wrongly suspected of informing against the Irish Republican...