The Vatican has ordered an investigation of a sexual abuse allegation against a Brooklyn bishop who was previously named by Pope Francis to investigate the church's response to clergy sexual abuse in Buffalo.

Police are investigating the death of an infant boy whose body was found in an alley trash bin in a North Las Vegas neighborhood.

Authorities say a boy accused of killing four members of a Utah family surrendered peacefully following the Friday night slayings but has since refused to speak with detectives

Prosecutors say a 16-year-old student mistakenly shot his friend in their Houston-area high school’s ROTC room before fleeing and being arrested several hours later.

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation expanding the definition of terrorism under state law in response to last month's fatal attack on a kosher market in Jersey City.

A federal judge said he would inspect a Tucson Border Patrol facility that migrants say is plagued by extreme overcrowding, freezing temperatures and unsafe conditions.

A federal judge on Wednesday halted President Donald Trump's executive order that gave state and local officials the ability to shut the door on refugees.

The Senate is taking the handoff from the House of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump and preparing for a trial set to get underway next week.

Officials say a member of a fishing boat crew was killed and two others are missing after their 81-foot craft collided with a 600-foot chemical tanker near the entrance to Galveston Bay just off the Texas coast.

California is considering raising taxes on some of the country's largest companies.

ResMed, a San Diego-based company that sells sleep apnea machines, will pay $37.5 million to settle allegations that it provided kickbacks to obtain customer referrals.

A state lawmaker is demanding an extensive review of the California Public Utilities Commission.

The Trump administration is signaling that it could increase fuel economy standards, possibly compromising on its push to freeze them at 2020 levels.

The Trump administration says it's sending Mexicans who cross the border in Arizona on flights to the central Mexico city of Guadalajara - roughly 1,000 miles away.

Former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn has filed court papers to withdraw his guilty plea.

School officials say a 16-year-old student has been shot to death at a Texas high school, and a suspect and another person police said was connected to the case were arrested hours later.

A federal judge has ruled that some asylum-seekers who fear waiting in Mexico for U.S. immigration court hearings must have access to attorneys before and during a key interview to determine if they can remain in the U.S. until their claims are decided.

Federal authorities will investigate why an airliner with engine trouble dumped jet fuel over a densely populated area of Southern California while making an emergency return.

The explanations for what sparked this week’s U.S. military action in the Middle East keep evolving.

The Justice Department has issued a finding that an expired pair of deadlines imposed by Congress decades ago means it's too late for more states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment now.

For Tommy Fisher, a federal court hearing set for Thursday next to the U.S.-Mexico border could result in his company getting a chance to prove it can build President Donald Trump's signature border wall faster and better than the government.

The student newspaper at North Carolina's flagship university is suing the UNC system's governing board.

The crash of a Ukrainian jetliner that killed 176 people in Iran has touched off mourning in both Ukraine and Canada, where many of the victims were from or were headed, and raised a host of questions about what went wrong.

Takata is recalling 10 million more front air bag inflators sold to 14 different automakers because they can explode with too much force and hurl shrapnel.

The repeal of an unpopular fine for people without health insurance has had little impact on “Obamacare” sign-ups or premiums.