The body of a missing energy executive was pulled from the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Tuesday, four days after he disappeared, a police spokesman said. Police had said Tuesday morning they believed Douglas Schantz, pre
A Pennsylvania woman has been indicted for conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Colleen LaRose, known as Jihad Jane and Fatima LaRose, has al
A man apparently angry over a poor performance evaluation entered an Ohio State University maintenance building early Tuesday and opened fire, killing a manager before turning the gun on himself, police said. Larry Wallington, 48, a buildi
Robert Joe Halderman, the former CBS News producer accused of trying to blackmail comedian David Letterman, agreed Tuesday to plead guilty to attemped grand larceny in the second degree in exchange for six months in jail, five years probat
Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the United States condemns Israel's decision to build 1,600 housing units in a Jerusalem neighborhood, calling it a step that undermines the trust we need right now. I condemn the decision by the
President Obama on Monday tore into private health insurers for recent rate hikes, taking a more aggressive rhetorical turn as he pushes for final congressional passage of his top domestic priority. Obama repeated his assertion that the pl
A senior militant Taliban leader refuted reports Monday that he had been killed in a Pakistani military airstrike in Pakistan's tribal region along the Afghan border. Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik told Pakistan's Express TV on S
Ben Roethlisberger, the NFL quarterback accused of sexually assaulting a woman Friday at a rural Georgia nightspot, will be interviewed soon by authorities, police said Monday. We anticipate interviewing him at a certain point in the next
Israeli and Palestinian leaders have accepted indirect talks, according to George Mitchell, the Obama administration's special envoy for Middle East peace. Mitchell said the two sides, with him acting as intermediary, have begun to discuss
Renewed violence in Mexican cities bordering Texas has ignited fear among nearby residents, some of whom have turned to social media despite cartels' efforts to limit information. In places such as Reynosa, where gunbattles were a regular
Lil' Wayne was sentenced Monday to a year in prison. The rapper, whose legal name is Dwayne Carter, pleaded guilty in October to felony gun charges as part of a deal with prosecutors. The charges stem from his arrest in 2007 outside New Yo
Violent attacks on election day didn't stop large numbers of Iraqis from successfully casting their votes in key parliamentary elections Sunday. Yes, we were scared after we heard these bombings, but we just had to come, said a woman who i
The remains of Amber DuBois, a 14-year-old San Diego, California-area girl who was missing for more than a year, have been found, police said Sunday. Human skeletal remains found early Saturday in Pala -- a rural, rugged area in northern S
Conflicting reports emerged Sunday about whether Adam Gadahn, a U.S.-born spokesman for al Qaeda, has been arrested in Pakistan. A senior Pakistani government official told CNN that Gadahn was arrested Sunday in Karachi, and a second senio