Destructive Colorado fire leaves chaos in its wake

Destructive Colorado fire leaves chaos in its wake

Firefighters intensified their battle Tuesday against a 7,000-acre blaze that destroyed at least 63 structures, driving residents out of a...

Reaction to proposed Koran burning doesn't faze Florida church

Reaction to proposed Koran burning doesn't faze Florida church

The pastor of a tiny, fringe evangelical church in Florida on Tuesday rebuffed a plea for restraint from Gen. David H. Petraeus, who...

Border Patrol is grappling with misconduct cases in its ranks

Border Patrol is grappling with misconduct cases in its ranks

One by one, Border Patrol agents took the witness stand in the federal courthouse here last week to testify against a fellow officer,...

For Obama, a chance to focus on the economy

For Obama, a chance to focus on the economy

When he rolls out a new plan Wednesday to boost the economy, President Obama will signal that he is making a long-promised pivot to jobs,...

For Alaska's restive right, it's Joe Miller time

For Alaska's restive right, it's Joe Miller time

For campaign volunteer Amy Walker, the Republican U.S. Senate race in Alaska never was about money, so it didn't matter that Sen. Lisa...

French strike over plan to raise retirement age

French strike over plan to raise retirement age

More than 1 million people went on strike and into the streets of France on Tuesday to protest President Nicolas Sarkozy's proposal to raise...

3 Pakistani men charged in failed Times Square bombing

Pakistani authorities have charged three men with terrorism-related offenses for allegedly helping failed Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad...

2 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq

Two American soldiers were killed and nine were injured Tuesday when a man wearing an Iraqi army uniform opened fire on them in an Iraqi...

Pakistan bombing kills at least 14

Pakistan bombing kills at least 14

A powerful suicide bomb blast Tuesday tore through a police compound in the northwestern Pakistani town of Kohat, killing at least 14...

British phone-hacking scandal comes to Downing Street as Cameron aide likely to be questioned

British phone-hacking scandal comes to Downing Street as Cameron aide likely to be questioned

Scotland Yard said Tuesday that it expected to question a top aide to British Prime Minister David Cameron in a growing scandal over a...

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