Federal officials are sending two investigators to California to determine what caused a Toyota Prius to race out of control on a San Diego-area freeway.

A television producer has pleaded guilty to trying to shake down David Letterman over the comic's sexual affairs.

An envelope containing a suspicious powder burst open Tuesday while being handled by state workers in a Montana government office.

Police in New Orleans say the body of a missing Texas oil executive has been pulled from the Mississippi River.

A judge has ruled that part of a search warrant can be unsealed in the case of an animal research technician charged with killing a Yale University graduate student.

A new poll shows that Americans and their lawmakers are out of sync on health care.

Michelle Obama said Tuesday that she'll always cherish the moment she slipped into her inaugural ball gown, a one-shouldered, white chiffon design she wore for her first Cinderella-like spins on...

A San Diego judge has postponed the preliminary hearing for a sex offender accused of murdering 17-year-old Chelsea King.

A Texas judge has rescinded his highly criticized ruling that the death penalty is unconstitutional.

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been arraigned on a probation violation and released on a $10,000 personal bond pending another hearing.