Feces sniffing dogs and the timing of a national tragedy helped scientists get their proof that the sound of ships is stressing whales out.
Texas boy, 6, reportedly snatched by mountain lion at Big Bend National Park
A 6-year-old Texas boy is reportedly recovering after being snatched by a mountain lion from his mother's hand at Big Bend National Park.
A central Missouri teenager who confessed to strangling, cutting and stabbing a 9-year-old girl because she wanted to know how it felt to kill someone was
After some minor speed bumps, daredevil adventurer Felix Baumgartner's plans to plunge 23 miles from the edge of space back to Earth is finally coming to
The social worker who brought the young sons of Josh Powell to see him for a supervised visit begged authorities for help after he slammed the door in her
Rick Santorum swept the Minnesota and Colorado caucuses as well as the Missouri primary Tuesday night in a huge upset victory that undermined Mitt Romney's
Australian airline Qantas has taken one of its A380 super-jumbos out of service after cracks were found in its wings.
President Cristina Kirchner on Tuesday said Argentina would take its complaint about alleged UK militarization of the disputed Falkland Islands to the United
Students at a public Pennsylvania university can buy the "morning after" pill from a campus vending machine, though the school's minister is working to get the
Pecan farmers in Georgia are seeing record profits, but the boom comes with a rise in the number of looters intent on stealing their crops.
A political firestorm over abortion and birth control spread suddenly to multiple fronts on Tuesday. A high-ranking official resigned from the Komen
A presidential historian, collector and author pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to steal documents signed by leaders throughout U.S. history.
Prosecutors asked Tuesday to have Jerry Sandusky kept indoors as part of his bail conditions, citing complaints that the former Penn State football assistant
Arizona, Michigan and Florida, three of the states hit hardest by the housing crisis, will join a nationwide settlement over foreclosure abuses, officials with
US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Tuesday said lawmakers working on an extension of a popular payroll tax cut had only until early next week to
Newt Gingrich is criticizing both Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama's records on requiring Catholic organizations to provide contraceptive aids in some
