TACOMA, Wash. -- Nearly eight minutes elapsed between when a social worker called 911 to report that Josh Powell's children were in danger and when sheriff's deputies were dispatched,...
CINCINNATI -- An Ohio structure containing remnants of a two-story building where the Wright brothers rented space for their first bicycle shop has been declared a public nuisance and may eventually be demolished despite residents' efforts to preserve it.
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- The Washington state Legislature has voted to legalize gay marriage, setting the stage for the state to become the seventh in the nation to allow same-sex couples to wed.
LOS ANGELES -- The scandal embroiling an elementary school where two teachers were arrested last week on lewdness charges widened Wednesday with revelations of 200 more inappropriate photos of children and that one teacher sent warmly written birthday cards and presents to students who participated in his "games."
SEATTLE -- A social worker pleaded with a 911 dispatcher throughout a nearly seven-minute call to quickly get police to Josh Powell's house after he locked himself inside with his two sons.
UNDATED -- People who do a lot of flying are about to get more opportunities to avoid long lines at security checkpoints.
NEW YORK -- A New York man known as a collector and history expert has pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of documents at museums on the east coast.
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Lawmakers are poised to legalize gay marriage in Washington state, which would make it the seventh state in the nation to allow same-sex couples to wed.
DENVER -- A dog rescued by a firefighter from a freezing pond was impounded Wednesday after biting a veteran Denver television anchor in the face during a live morning broadcast.
CHICAGO -- A 1-year-old boy died Tuesday after a television detectives guessed weighed about 100 pounds toppled onto him in his Chicago home.
Police have released a series of recordings from 911 calls made Sunday when authorities in Washington state say Josh Powell locked himself and his two young sons in his house and lit it on fire. The following transcript comes from a social worker who had just arrived at the home with the boys for a court-ordered supervise visit. The transcript has been edited to remove personal information
NEW YORK -- U.S. stock futures advanced Wednesday on hope that a long-awaited deal to allow Greece to claim its second bailout was near despite another delay in discussions between the country's political leaders.
Can you trust advertised prices these days?
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Opening statements are expected in the trial of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend.
A man and woman were arrested after narcotics, a weapon and 10 grenades were found inside a Miami, Florida home.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Hackers affiliated with the Anonymous hacking group obtained more than 150 police officers' personal information from an old website for the West Virginia Chiefs of Police Association and posted it online.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri teenager who confessed to murdering a young neighbor girl faces the possibility of life in prison when she's sentenced Wednesday morning.
JACKSONVILLE, Ala.-- Shot through the upper back on a rooftop in Afghanistan and gasping for breath after a bullet ripped through his chest, Marine Sgt. Ben Tomlinson had a fear worse than death.
LOS ANGELES -- The move by school district administrators to replace the entire staff at an elementary school rocked by teacher sex abuse claims was a bold step to restore parents' badly shaken confidence at the school, but it has been met with mixed feelings.
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas -- Officials at Big Bend National Park in West Texas are looking for a mountain lion that attacked and injured a 6-year-old boy as he walked with three other people.
