The enduring appeal of Pamela Smart, the misunderstood murderess

Smart lives with the echoes of the truths and the myths of those long-ago days at a maximum-security women's prison in New York.

Students in 'MAGA' hats mock Native American after rally

A diocese in Kentucky is looking into videos that show youths, possibly from the diocese's all-male high school, mocking Native Americans at a rally in Washington

A scaled-down, but still angry, Women's March returns

Amid internal controversies and a capital city distracted by the government shutdown, the third annual Women's March returned to Washington

Fireball at illegal Mexico pipeline tap kills 66

Forensic experts are attempting to separate and count charred heaps of corpses in central Mexico after a massive fireball erupted at an illegal pipeline tap, killing at least 66

Schism leads to dueling women's march events in NYC

Conflicts over control, inclusivity and alleged anti-Semitism mean that women protesting on the second anniversary of the Women's March on Washington have competing demonstrations on Saturday in New York City

Trump team weighs surprise tariff cut in hopes of securing China trade deal

The Trump administration is considering eliminating tariffs on billions of dollars of Chinese imports to spur progress toward a trade deal.

Florida school shooting suspect due back in court

Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz is due back in court for more motions from defense lawyers.

Watchdog: Thousands more children may have been separated

Government investigators say thousands more migrant children may have been separated from their parents than previously reported

Federal workers caught in the middle apply for unemployment

Thousands of federal employees and their families are applying for unemployment and food stamps to get by as the longest government shutdown in U.S. history drags on

Asteroids are smacking Earth twice as often as before

A new study finds that we're still in a period when asteroids are crashing into Earth more than they used to

Total lunar eclipse meets supermoon Sunday night

Moon, Earth and sun line up this weekend for the only total lunar eclipse this year and next

U.N. health chief orders probe into misconduct

AP Exclusive: The head of the World Health Organization has ordered an internal probe into allegations that the agency is rife with racism, sexism and corruption after a series of anonymous emails with the explosive charges were sent to top managers

Judge acquits three Chicago police officers of Laquan McDonald cover-up

Judge acquits 3 Chicago police officers of trying to cover up 2014 shooting of black teen

Negotiations resume as Los Angeles teachers picket in the rain

Negotiations resumed Thursday for the first time in a week to settle the teachers’ strike in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Trump says U.S. will develop space-based missile defense

Moving to protect the U.S. from advanced missile threats from China and Russia, Trump is laying out plans for a new array of space-based systems

FBI: Man wanted to attack White House with antitank rocket

Authorities in Georgia have arrested a man accused of planning to attack the White House

Los Angeles teachers union hints at new talks during strike

The head of the Los Angeles teachers union has hinted at contract talks resuming amid the third day of a strike in the nation's second-largest school district

Pentagon to unveil large-scale plan to track, shoot down missiles in space

The Trump administration is seeking to expand the scope and sophistication of American missile defenses on a scale not seen since President Ronald Reagan's "Star Wars" initiative in a new strategy that President Donald Trump plans to roll out...