Mass. governor: Responsibility in case of missing boy, 5, could go higher up at family agency

BOSTON –  Responsibility in the case of a 5-year-old boy who has been missing for months and is feared dead could go beyond a fir...

Central Florida teen convicted of having sex with her underage girlfriend released from jail

VERO BEACH, Fla. –  A Florida teen convicted of having sex with her underage girlfriend has been released from jail after finishi...

Man arrested at US-Mexico border after Molotov cocktail thrown at officers

SAN DIEGO –  A 39-year-old man is charged with throwing a lit Molotov cocktail at inspectors at the U.S.-Mexico border crossing i...

Sickened by service: More US sailors claim cancer from helping at Fukushima

When the USS Ronald Reagan responded to the tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011, Navy sailors including Quartermaster Maurice...

Ship with mushy bananas ordered to stay in New Jersey port

GLOUCESTER CITY, N.J. –  A federal judge has ordered a ship to stay in port in New Jersey because of a dispute over a shipment of...

US economy expands at 4.1 percent rate in third quarter, fastest pace since late 2011

WASHINGTON –  The U.S. economy grew at a solid 4.1 percent annual rate from July through September, the fastest pace since late 2...

Officials probe mysterious bald eagle deaths in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY –  The number of bald eagles that have died recently from similar symptoms in central-northern Utah is up to five ...