Detroit Mayor Dave Bing's plans to nominate a convicted murderer to serve on a panel that disciplines police officers is rankling some current and former officers.

The House of Representatives passed legislation Friday which would lift the current $75 million liability cap for oil spills while imposing new safety standards for offshore drilling.

The New York Yankees acquired right- handed pitcher Kerry Wood today after he was taken off the 15- day disabled list by the Cleveland Indians as the Major League Baseball trade deadline ended.

Infornmant Adrian Lamo says Wikileaks suspect Pfc. Bradley Manning had civilian help. Wikileaks - United States - Bradley Manning - New York Times - Military

Jamaican police detained three of their own on Saturday after a video surfaced allegedly showing them beating and shooting a suspect to death.

Britain's Jessica Ennis is going for gold in the heptathlon, while the relay heats also get under way in Barcelona.

The Minnesota governor's race has turned into a proxy fight over campaign finance reform as gay rights groups protest Target Corp. for contributing money to a group, MN Forward, that ran ads for Ted Emmer, the Republican presumptive nominee to succe...

Federal police rescued two kidnapped news cameramen in northern Mexico on Saturday, five days after they were seized by drug traffickers in a bid to get their employers to broadcast cartel messages. Mexico - Police - Illegal drug trade - Law enforcem...

As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama, its most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political and legal limbo.

when out of the sea rises a skyscraper-like structure nearly 350 feet above the waves. The $600 million rig, nearly 100 miles off Louisiana's coast, has a hull larger than a football field and c...