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FBI agents plan a third day of digging Wednesday in suburban Detroit for the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared 38 years ago.
FBI agents in suburban Detroit began a third day of digging Wednesday in the search for the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared 38 years ago.
Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history filled the air.
Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history filled the air.
Cars and trucks are rolling again across the Interstate 5 Skagit River bridge, restoring the traffic flow on the main route between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia.
Cars and trucks are rolling again across the Interstate 5 Skagit River bridge, restoring the traffic flow on the main route between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia.
Alpha Natural Resources is unveiling a $23 million training complex for coal miners that combines the world's best technology in a single West Virginia complex - and may save lives.
Orange flames lick at the roof of the coal mine, heat building and visibility dropping as smoke begins to fill the underground passageway. Then, with the push of a few buttons on a hand-held remote, the flames flicker out,...
A tropical depression has formed off the coast of Belize and forecasters say it is expected to bring as much as five inches of rain to parts of Belize, Guatemala and northern Honduras.
Forecasters say a tropical depression crossing Mexico's Bay of Campeche is expected to become a tropical storm before making landfall in that country's Gulf Coast state of Veracruz.
Former investigators of the TWA Flight 800 crash off Long Island are calling on the National Transportation Safety Board to re-examine the case.
Former investigators of the TWA Flight 800 crash off Long Island are calling on the National Transportation Safety Board to re-examine the case.
A Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo diverted to Seattle because of an oil filter issue, a United Airlines spokeswoman said.
A Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo diverted to Seattle because of an oil filter issue, a United Airlines spokeswoman said.
Attorneys in the George Zimmerman murder trial are set for the next phase of jury selection.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys in the George Zimmerman murder trial are about to move into the next phase of jury selection.
Michael Hastings, the war correspondent whose unflinching reporting from Afghanistan led to the resignation of a top U.S. army general, has died in a car accident in Los Angeles, according to his employer and family.
Michael Hastings, the war correspondent whose unflinching reporting from Afghanistan led to the resignation of a top U.S. army general, has died in a car accident in Los Angeles, according to his employer and family.
A heat wave hitting Alaska doesn't rival the blazing heat of Phoenix or Las Vegas, but to residents of the 49th state, the weather feels like a stifling oven - or a tropical paradise.
A heat wave hitting Alaska may not rival the blazing heat of Phoenix or Las Vegas, but to residents of the 49th state, the days of hot weather feel like a stifling oven - or a tropical paradise.
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At the G-8, leaders seek a Syria consensus despite a US-Russia divide
At the G-8, leaders seek a Syria consensus despite a US-Russia divide
As more patients get lab-grown body parts, scientists face challenge of making complex organs
As more patients get lab-grown body parts, scientists face challenge of making complex organs
With flames in check, some evacuation orders lifted in devastating Colo. wildfire
With flames in check, some evacuation orders lifted in devastating Colo. wildfire
2 found dead in area burned by out-of-control Colo. wildfire that destroyed 379 homes
2 found dead in area burned by out-of-control Colo. wildfire that destroyed 379 homes
Out-of-control Colorado wildfire destroys at least 360 homes, surpasses last year's record
Out-of-control Colorado wildfire destroys at least 360 homes, surpasses last year's record
Defense hints at plea to avoid trial for Cleveland man charged with kidnapping, raping 3 women
Defense hints at plea to avoid trial for Cleveland man charged with kidnapping, raping 3 women
No plans to end broad US surveillance despite sharp backlash from foreign allies, Congress
No plans to end broad US surveillance despite sharp backlash from foreign allies, Congress
Gunman kills 6 in Santa Monica before he reaches college library and is shot dead by police
Gunman kills 6 in Santa Monica before he reaches college library and is shot dead by police
Boston hospital that 2,500-year-old mummy calls home gives its patient a good cleaning
Boston hospital that 2,500-year-old mummy calls home gives its patient a good cleaning
Government sweep of millions of citizens' phone records ignites fresh debate over surveillance
Government sweep of millions of citizens' phone records ignites fresh debate over surveillance