Earl weakened to a tropical storm Friday night with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph hour. Residents of New York and New England, however, are still bracing for the storm. [ Read More ]

The mother of a 4-year-old girl, found dead in her Brooklyn home Thursday morning, was charged Friday with second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child,... [ Read More ]

Six job recruiters have been indicted in federal court in what the FBI has called the largest human-trafficking operation ever to result in charges in the United States. [ Read More ]

Bethany Storro doesn't usually wear sunglasses, but she got a surprise paycheck and bought a pair earlier this week. Those sunglasses, she is convinced, saved her eyesight when a woman threw a cup of... [ Read More ]

An American's cartoon showing the eagle in the Mexican flag dead in a pool of blood is drawing criticism. [ Read More ]

President Barack Obama will award the Medal of Honor, the military's highest award for bravery, to Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger for his valor in saving the lives of three wounded... [ Read More ]

Bomb squad investigators were at Miami International Airport on Friday after a suspicious item was spotted in a baggage screening area, authorities said. [ Read More ]

BP began operations to remove its failed blowout preventer from atop its well deep below the Gulf of Mexico, the company said Friday. [ Read More ]

Toshiba has announced the voluntary recall of about 41,000 notebook computers worldwide at risk of overheating and burning users. [ Read More ]

Cammie King Conlon, who played the ill-fated Bonnie Blue Butler in "Gone With the Wind," used to joke "that I peaked at age 5." [ Read More ]