Faced with a North Korean regime bent on developing a nuclear-armed long-range missile, President Obama will meet Thursday in Washington with several world leaders -- including those of China, Japan and South Korea -- in an effort to hammer out a "united" response. In a Washington Post opinion piece...

San Francisco State University said Wednesday it is investigating an incident involving a white male student who was confronted by an African-American woman about his dreadlocks. Cory Goldstein said he filed a police report after Monday’s heated argument, which was recorded on video, but he’s not lo...

Rescue crews and army troops were in a race against time Thursday in India to save 150 people believed trapped in a pile of crushed vehicles and concrete girders after a road overpass under construction collapsed in a crowded neighborhood, leaving at least 21 people dead. The collapse occurred in Ba...

Rescue crews and army troops were in a race against time Thursday in India to save 150 people believed trapped in a pile of crushed vehicles and concrete girders after a road overpass under construction collapsed in a crowded neighborhood, leaving at least 21 people dead. The collapse occurred in Ba...

Suffolk University Law School refused to give Scher a degree after he was convicted of larceny. (Suffolk University Law School) A Massachusetts law student whose future career went up in smoke after he stole a laptop made things far worse with an illegal maneuver that could land him in prison for 20...

San Francisco State University said Wednesday it is investigating an incident involving a white male student who was confronted by an African-American woman about his dreadlocks. Cory Goldstein said he filed a police report after Monday’s heated argument, which was recorded on video, but he’s not lo...

Rescue crews and Army troops were in a race against time Thursday in India to save 150 people believed trapped in a pile of crushed vehicles and concrete girders after a road overpass under construction collapsed in a crowded neighborhood, leaving at least 21 people dead. The collapse occurred in Ba...

At least 15 people were killed and another 150 believed trapped when a portion of an overpass under construction collapsed in a congested area in the easte Indian city of Kolkata on Thursday, police and officials said. Army troops joined efforts to rescue those trapped inside cars, trucks and other ...

In this Aug. 7, 2015, file jail photo provided by Conway Ark., Police Department, suspect Hunter Drexler stands by a door in Conway. (Conway Arkansas Police Department via AP) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The FBI agreed Wednesday to help an Arkansas prosecutor unlock an iPhone and iPod belonging to two teena...

In this Aug. 7, 2015, file jail photo provided by Conway Ark., Police Department, suspect Hunter Drexler stands by a door in Conway. (Conway Arkansas Police Department via AP) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The FBI agreed Wednesday to help an Arkansas prosecutor unlock an iPhone and iPod belonging to two teena...

Suffolk University Law School refused to give Scher a degree after he was convicted of larceny. (Suffolk University Law School) A Massachusetts law student whose future career went up in smoke after he stole a laptop made things far worse with an illegal maneuver that could land him in prison for 20...

San Francisco State University said Wednesday it is investigating an incident involving a white male student who was confronted by an African-American woman about his dreadlocks. Cory Goldstein said he filed a police report after Monday’s heated argument, which was recorded on video, but he’s not lo...

San Francisco State University said Wednesday it is investigating an incident involving a white male student who was confronted by an African-American woman about his dreadlocks. Cory Goldstein said he filed a police report after Monday’s heated argument, which was recorded on video, but he’s not lo...

March 31, 2016: Locals and rescue workers clear the rubble of a partially collapsed overpass in Kolkata, India. (AP Photo/Bikas Das) KOLKATA, India – At least 10 people were killed and another 150 believed trapped when a portion of an overpass under construction collapsed in a congested area in the ...

San Francisco State University said Wednesday it is investigating an incident involving a white male student who was confronted by an African-American woman about his dreadlocks. Cory Goldstein said he filed a police report after Monday’s heated argument, which was recorded on video, but he’s not lo...

FILE: Feb. 17, 2016: The Supreme Court building, in Washington, D.C. (AP) For decades, the Pierce family has operated a peat-mining business that involves draining muddy bogs, scraping away the plant material, drying it, then selling it for use in golf greens and athletic fields. The company hoped t...

Portly North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, whose hostile actions have brought crippling inte ational sanctions to his impoverished nation, has a new message for the Hermit Kingdom's starving masses: Get ready to eat plant roots. Kim, whose weight the South Korean gove ment estimates has ballooned to ...

March 30, 2016: A to ado touches down in Tulsa, Okla. (AP) At least seven people were injured after severe storms spawned several to adoes across northeaste Oklahoma Wednesday night, authorities said. The City of Tulsa said in a statement that several roads were closed and police and fire crews were...

President Obama’s push to improve relations with Cuba has coincided with an influx of Cuban immigrants into the U.S., statistics show, amid revived talk on Capitol Hill about ending a decades-old law allowing them easy entry to the country. “We are seeing an influx of Cubans at the Texas-Mexico bord...

Sacramento County is threatening to fine Caltrans millions in taxpayer dollars for drilling hundreds of wells over a period of decades in violation of laws aimed at protecting groundwater, records show. The county set the possible fine at as much as $5.23 million per day to locate and follow proper ...