The mayor of the North Pole likened the U.S. Postal Service to the grinch who stole Christmas Friday after it decided to stop its Santa letters program.
Scientists circulated beams of protons in the world's largest atom smasher Friday night for the first time after a year of repairs caused by a spectacular
Hackers broke into the servers at a prominent climate-research center and leaked years worth of e-mail messages onto the Web, some of which argue that
For most of his years, Richie Kane struggled through a living hell of physical and sexual abuse and devestating alcoholism. But now this former Hells Angel is
Death of NFL Star's Mother Ruled Suicide
The death of the mother of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been ruled a suicide.
Sears Tower Terror Plot Leader Gets 13-Year Sentence
A Miami federal judge has imposed a 13 1/2-year sentence on the convicted ringleader of a plot to stage terror attacks against Chicago's Sears Tower and FBI offices.
A British couple being held hostage by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday that they fear they will be killed or handed to a terrorist group
New Jersey Police Use Tear Gas to End Standoff With Armed Man
Police used tear gas to end a lengthy standoff with an armed man at a northern New Jersey home.
California Man Allegedly Paid Teen $31 to Spit in His Face
A 39-year-old Thousand Oaks man has been arrested for misdemeanor child annoyance after allegedly paying a teenager $31 to spit in his face.
New York Man Found Guilty After Leaving Aging Dad to Die in Hot Car
A New York state man has been convicted of reckless endangerment after leaving his 85-year-old father in a car on a hot day and finding him dead three hours later.
Marine Disabled by Vaccine Battles VA for Benefits
Lance Cpl. Josef Lopez still suffers from injuries he began experiencing in Iraq three years ago  injuries caused not by bombs or guns but by a military-administered smallpox
H1N1 Vaccine Program Plagued With Problems, Information Gaps
When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right.
Report: Push Back Age of Cervical Cancer Tests
Women in the United States should start cervical cancer screening at age 21 and most do not need an annual Pap smear, according to new guidelines issued Friday that aim to reduce
Ireland has 'thrown down the gauntlet' to France Thursday to replay a World Cup qualifier match after Les Bleus striker Thierry Henry handballed before a
British soldiers conducted house-to-house searches for those trapped by floods as deep as 8 feet.