Michigan woman, 33, killed in Syria fight, family says

A 33-year-old Michigan woman was killed in Syria while fighting for opposition forces, relatives said. Nicole Lynn Mansfield, of Fl...

California pit bull owner charged with murder in fatal mauling

LOS ANGELES –  The owner of four pit bulls that killed a woman jogger in a gruesome mauling was charged with murder Thursday in a highl...

Commander says the Army is back in the Pacific

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii –  The outgoing top Army commander in the Pacific says his service is back in the region after more than a decade ...

1930s subway train makes rare uptown trip in NYC

ADDS PHOTOGRAPHER TO BYLINE - In this photo provided by the New York Ma...

Arizona woman held in Mexico freed from prison, family spokesperson says

In a photo provided by the Maldonado family Gary and Yanira Maldonado a...

Ricin-laced letters to Obama, NYC mayor had gun threats, police say

WASHINGTON –  A suspicious letter mailed to the White House and intercepted this week was similar to two threatening, poison-lace...

New York teen wins National Spelling Bee title

May 30, 2013: Arvind Mahankali, 13, of Bayside Hills, N.Y., holds the c...

Michigan woman killed in Syria fight, report says

The family of a 33-year-old Michigan woman says the FBI had confirmed that she was killed in fighting in Syria. She's identifie...

Mass. man convicted of racially-motivated killings

BROCKTON, Mass. –  A Massachusetts man who once appeared in court with a swastika scratched on his forehead has been convicted of two k...

APNewsBreak: Ore. Muslim sues FBI, claims torture

PORTLAND, Ore. –  An American Muslim who says he was beaten with batons by prison interrogators while held in solitary confinement over...

Second arrest made in brutal attack on Georgia pet pig

SPRINGFIELD, Ga. –  Authorities in southeastern Georgia say a second man has been arrested in an attack that left a pet pig with 23 sta...

Letter sent to NYC Mayor Bloomberg tests positive for ricin

Anonymous letters sent to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the director of the organization Mayors Against Illegal Guns,...

Best-selling author, outspoken Rev. Andrew Greeley dies at 85

CHICAGO –  The Rev. Andrew Greeley, an outspoken Roman Catholic priest, prolific best-selling novelist and Chicago newspaper columnist ...

US economy grew 2.4 percent in first quarter

WASHINGTON –  The U.S. economy grew at a modest 2.4 percent annual rate from January through March, slightly slower than initially esti...

American soldier to plead guilty to Afghan massacre, sources tell AP

Aug. 23, 2011: In this file photo, Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, left, 1st p...

Navy ships growing in capability amid missile threats from Iran, North Korea

March 17, 2013: The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jo...

Police: Man staged kidnap that killed Maine girl

FILE - Nichole Cable is seen in an undated photo provided by the Penobs...

Calif. homeowner arrested after firing shots at suspected burglars in neighborhood

A California man is facing possible charges after he fired shots at three burglary suspects who appeared to be casing his neighborhood....

Young couple from Idaho vanishes while camping in Hawaii

This photo shows Kevin Butler, 21, and Kimberly Linder, 18.HAWAII POLIC...

7 killed in crash involving tractor-trailer and minivan in upstate New York, police say

TRUXTON, N.Y. –  Officials in upstate New York say seven people have been killed in crash involving a tractor-trailer and a minivan. ...

Aid pours into Oklahoma after tornado

May 21, 2013: This aerial photo shows a residential area of Moore, Okla...

Maine man tried to stage kidnapping and rescue of teenage girl, according to affidavit

Nichole Cable is seen in an undated file photo provided by the Penobsco...

Florida child molester executed for rape and murder of of ten-year-old girl

An undated photo provided by the Florida Department of Corrections show...

Soldier to plead guilty to Afghan massacre

SEATTLE –  The Army staff sergeant charged with slaughtering 16 villagers during one of the worst atrocities of the Afghanistan war has...

French-English bilingualism declines in Canada

TORONTO –  Canada's statistics reporting agency says the bilingual English-French portion of Canada's population is on the decl...

Police arrest Disneyland employee after dry ice explosion

ANAHEIM, Calif. –  Police have arrested a Disneyland employee on suspicion of placing a so-called dry ice bomb in a trash can at the th...

Oil giant Total to pay $245M in US bribery case

ALEXANDRIA, Va. –  French oil giant Total agreed Wednesday to pay $242.5 million to settle criminal charges alleging the company used m...

Unemployment rates fall in nearly all US cities

WASHINGTON –  Unemployment rates fell in almost all large U.S. cities in April, helped by stronger hiring. The gains show the job marke...

Accidental shooting reported at Arlington Cemetery

ARLINGTON, Va. –  One person was injured after an accidental shooting in the parking lot at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day...

Police: NM driver drove drunk while having sex

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. –  A New Mexico man faces multiple charges after police say he was having sex with a woman while driving drunk and cr...

Arizona mother fights allegations of drug smuggling from Mexico

PHOENIX –  An Arizona woman is jailed in Mexico on accusations that she tried to smuggle nearly 12 pounds of marijuana into the United ...

German clinic: Man had pencil in head for 15 years

BERLIN –  German doctors say a man spent 15 years with a pencil in his head following a childhood accident. Aachen Univer...

Boston Marathon bombing victim crowned prom queen at Mass. high school

May 28, 2013: Sydney Corcoran attends prom with her boyfriend.myfoxbost...

Firefighters gaining ground on California blazes

Firefighters work on extinguishing a fire in the Los Padres National Fo...

US gun debate overlooks daily violence

LARGO, Maryland –  Florena Carter's shattered life didn't make national news. Her son was killed on his 28th birt...

$1M bail for man accused in baby-freezer case

TACOMA, Wash. –  Bail has been set at $1 million for a 25-year-old Washington man accused of putting his 6-week-old daughter in a freez...

Hacking overshadows closer US-China military ties

U.S. National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, left, talks with Gen. Fan C...