A new al-Qaida “guidebook” for extremists aims to incite homegrown “lone wolves” into carrying out small-scale terrorist attacks inside the United States and other Western countries.

A young couple en route to a hospital to have their first child was killed in a car crash in New York City early Sunday but their child survived, according to reports.

A young couple en route to a hospital to have their first child was killed in a car crash in New York City early Sunday but their child survived, according to reports.

Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Astronauts used the International Space Station's robotic arm to grab SpaceX's Dragon capsule after the unmanned spacecraft made a dramatic recovery in orbit.

Insiders say the most significant discussions will unfold at private apartments and in restaurant back rooms as cardinals choose who will be on the ballot at the conclave to elect the next pope.

Insiders say the most significant discussions will unfold at private apartments and in restaurant back rooms as cardinals choose who will be on the ballot at the conclave to elect the next pope.

The re-trial of former Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak, who was deposed in the Arab Spring revolution of 2011, will begin Apr. 13, it was announced Sunday.

A Caltrans maintenance worker who helped save a toddler’s life along State Route 54 in the San Diego area was reunited with the boy and his very grateful family.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell lambasted a liberal group for criticizing the Asian heritage of his wife, former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, in Twitter messages.

One college student chronicled her unplanned pregnancy, delivery and decision to give her baby up for adoption in heartbreaking detail, giving an articulate voice to someone we don’t often hear from in the adoption process: the birth mother.

A Pennsylvania man accused of pouring perfume on his girlfriend and setting her on fire in an apparent domestic dispute was arrested Saturday, Pittsburgh's WTAE reported.

Hundreds march in an annual St. Patrick's Day parade, but joy mixes with sorrow as evidence of destruction persists four months after Hurricane Sandy hit.

NATO said on Saturday its forces had accidentally shot dead two Afghan boys in the latest of a series of reports of civilian deaths at the hands of international troops.

Kentucky State Police were investigating whether distracted driving caused a tractor-trailer to plow into an SUV carrying eight people, killing six.

Kentucky State Police were investigating whether distracted driving caused a tractor-trailer to plow into an SUV carrying eight people on Saturday, killing six and possibly triggering a serious crash on the opposite side of the highway.

A 72-year-old man was fatally shot early Saturday in his gangway on Chicago's Far South Side, officials said. William Strickland was on his way to dialysis when he was shot in what appeared to be a robbery, police said.