Citing a lack of leads, a police agency said Monday that it is closing the active investigation of the disappearance of Susan Powell, a Utah mother whose now-dead husband was a prime suspectMore >>
The lawyer for the family of a missing Utah woman said Tuesday there's an ongoing federal investigation into Susan Powell's disappearance.More >>
Physicist Ernest Moniz has been sworn in as the nation's new energy secretary.More >>
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Tuesday he will put on hold about 20 applications to export liquefied natural gas until he reviews studies by the Energy Department and others on what impact the exports would have on...More >>
Tea party activists want to show their unhappiness over extra IRS scrutiny with protest rallies.More >>
Tea party activists waving flags and signs, singing patriotic songs and chanting anti-IRS slogans protested outside federal buildings across the country Tuesday to protest the agency's extra scrutiny of conservative...More >>
The parents and guardians stood in the muddy grass outside a suburban Oklahoma City church, listening intently as someone with a bullhorn called out the names of children who were being dropped off - survivors of...More >>
The parents and guardians stood in the muddy grass outside an Oklahoma City area church, listening as someone with a bullhorn called out the names of children who were being dropped off - survivors of a deadly tornado that...More >>
Authorities on Tuesday released nearly 600 photos that investigators took in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others.More >>
Photos taken in the aftermath of the attack that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords show the handgun, high-capacity pistol magazines and knife that Jared Lee Loughner carried with him as he...More >>
Rescue crews are working through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood.More >>
Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least...More >>
When Jodi Arias addresses the jury in her murder trial, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats what she told a TV reporter minutes after her conviction: She would rather be executed than...More >>
Jodi Arias asked jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, arguing she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview after she was convicted of murder that she preferred execution to spending the rest...More >>
A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a cellphone controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved - and disable it remotely.More >>
A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved - and disable it remotely.More >>
Wind, humidity and rainfall combined precisely to create the massive killer tornado in Moore, Okla. And when they did, the awesome amount of energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that...More >>
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -More >>
Mexico's top security officials gathered Tuesday in the western state of Michoacan to launch a campaign with thousands of army troops to rescue towns besieged, sometimes for months, by the powerful Knights...More >>
Mexico's top security officials gathered Tuesday in the western state of Michoacan to launch a campaign with thousands of army troops to rescue towns besieged, sometimes for months, by the powerful Knights Templar drug...More >>
Iranian news websites have boosted speculation that election overseers have barred two prominent but divisive figures from next month's presidential ballot.More >>
Iran's election overseers removed potential wildcard candidates from the presidential race Tuesday, blocking a top aide of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a former president who revived hopes of reformers.More >>
Three former Ford Motor Co. executives have been charged with crimes against humanity in Argentina for allegedly targeting union workers for kidnapping and torture after the country's 1976 military coup.More >>
Three former Ford Motor Co. executives have been charged with crimes against humanity in Argentina for allegedly targeting union workers for kidnapping and torture after the country's 1976 military coup.More >>
Egyptian security officials say they have deployed additional military and police, along with helicopters and rocket launchers, to the northern Sinai Peninsula as part of a buildup in response to the kidnapping of...More >>
Egyptian troops and police mistakenly fired on a Bedouin funeral in the Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, security officials said, in the opening salvo of a sweep searching for security personnel kidnapped by suspected militants.More >>
By The Associated Press The eight candidates approved Tuesday for Iran's June 14 presidential election to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who cannot run again because of term limits.More >>
By The Associated Press The eight candidates approved Tuesday for Iran's June 14 presidential election to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who cannot run again because of term limits.More >>
Dozens of Mohandas Gandhi's personal items have been sold at an auction, but a sample of blood purportedly from the Indian independence leader didn't draw high enough bids.More >>
Dozens of Mohandas Gandhi's personal items have been sold at an auction, but a sample of blood purportedly from the Indian independence leader didn't draw high enough bids.More >>
Boruch Spiegel, one of the last remaining survivors of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising by poorly armed Jewish insurgents against the powerful Nazi German force that occupied Poland, has died. He was 93.More >>
Boruch Spiegel, one of the last remaining survivors of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising by poorly armed Jewish insurgents against the powerful Nazi German force that occupied Poland, has died. He was 93.More >>
Officials say new attacks in Iraq have killed seven people and wounded dozens.More >>
New attacks in Iraq killed 13 people and wounded dozens on Tuesday, officials said, after a bloody day that claimed more than 100 lives across the country.More >>
Three members of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group died of wounds sustained while fighting for control of strategic Syrian town near the Lebanese border, activists said Tuesday, as the battle in the area raged...More >>
Despite recent rebel setbacks in Syria's civil war, the main opposition bloc signaled a tough line Tuesday on attending possible peace talks with President Bashar Assad's regime.More >>
Officials say Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has left the French military hospital where he has been treated for nearly a month and transferred to another facility.More >>
Officials say Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has left the French military hospital where he has been treated for nearly a month and transferred to another facility.More >>
Iranian news websites have boosted speculation that election overseers have barred two prominent but divisive figures from next month's presidential ballot.More >>
Iran's election overseers removed potential wildcard candidates from the presidential race Tuesday, blocking a top aide of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a former president who revived hopes of reformers.More >>
Physicist Ernest Moniz has been sworn in as the nation's new energy secretary.More >>
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Tuesday he will put on hold about 20 applications to export liquefied natural gas until he reviews studies by the Energy Department and others on what impact the exports would have on...More >>
Tea party activists want to show their unhappiness over extra IRS scrutiny with protest rallies.More >>
Tea party activists waving flags and signs, singing patriotic songs and chanting anti-IRS slogans protested outside federal buildings across the country Tuesday to protest the agency's extra scrutiny of conservative...More >>
Republicans are trying to block Obama administration overtures to Russia on missile defense, creating a potential obstacle to arms control talks.More >>
Republicans are trying to block Obama administration overtures to Russia on missile defense, creating a potential obstacle to arms control talks.More >>
A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a cellphone controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved - and disable it remotely.More >>
A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved - and disable it remotely.More >>
Three members of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group died of wounds sustained while fighting for control of strategic Syrian town near the Lebanese border, activists said Tuesday, as the battle in the area raged...More >>
Despite recent rebel setbacks in Syria's civil war, the main opposition bloc signaled a tough line Tuesday on attending possible peace talks with President Bashar Assad's regime.More >>
A federal appeals court is backing the U.S. government's decision not to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden during and after a raid in which the terrorist leader was killed by U.S. commandos.More >>
A federal appeals court Tuesday backed the U.S. government's decision not to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden during and after a raid in which the terrorist leader was killed by U.S. commandos.More >>
The former head of the Internal Revenue Service heads to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, giving lawmakers their first opportunity to question the man who ran the agency when agents were improperly targeting tea party groups.More >>
The man who led the Internal Revenue Service when it was giving extra scrutiny to tea party and other conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status told Congress on Tuesday that he knew little about what was happening while...More >>
The Senate is debating cuts to the federally subsidized crop insurance program as it considers a massive farm bill this week.More >>
The farm bill the Senate is considering this week would cut some farm subsidies but also expand government-subsidized crop insurance, a safety net used by many farmers in case of bad weather or lost revenue.More >>
A mother faces several charges after she was caught selling drugs while her 3-year-old daughter was with her. The drugs were purchased with her TennCare benefits.More >>
A mother faces several charges after she was caught selling drugs while her 3-year-old daughter was with her. The drugs were purchased with her TennCare benefits.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 7:50 PM EDT2013-05-20 23:50:15 GMT
According to authorities, the eight-year-old girl allegedly video taped herself and then showed other third graders the video on her school bus.More >>
According to authorities, the eight-year-old girl allegedly video taped herself and then showed other third graders the video on her school bus.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 6:26 PM EDT2013-05-20 22:26:39 GMT
Turtles can be seen sunning themselves on a log on the Harpeth River before quickly jumping into the safety of the water when disturbed, and then there are the snakes.More >>
Turtles can be seen sunning themselves on a log on the Harpeth River before quickly jumping into the safety of the water when disturbed, and then there are the snakes.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 3:07 PM EDT2013-05-20 19:07:34 GMT
Country crooner Brad Paisley forgot the lyrics to one of his popular songs during his performance at the State of the Metro Address Monday morning at the newly opened Music City Center.More >>
Country crooner Brad Paisley forgot the lyrics to one of his popular songs during his performance at the State of the Metro Address Monday morning at the newly opened Music City Center.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:15 AM EDT2013-05-21 09:15:28 GMT
White Bridge Pike is closed at Corbett Lane after a driver crashed into a utility pole, leaving 1,000 to 2,000 people without power. The intersection is expected to be closed until 8 a.m.More >>
White Bridge Pike is closed at Corbett Lane after a driver crashed into a utility pole, leaving 1,000 to 2,000 people without power. The intersection is expected to be closed until 8 a.m.More >>
