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A Florida man who may have known Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was shot and killed by the FBI early Wednesday,…
Rescue workers have checked all of the homes damaged by Monday's tornado in Moore, Okla., saying they don't expect to find more…
Brent Graybeal, with Samaritan's Purse, talks with WRAL from Moore, Okla., where thousands have traveled to help the community…
At least 51 people, including 20 children, were killed Monday after a massive tornado hit Moore, Okla., a suburb of Oklahoma City.
The small town of Zephyr-Hills, Fla. used to be known for its pure, bottled water. Not anymore. A single winning Powerball ticket…
A monstrous tornado about a mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying…
Service was still suspended Sunday morning at the scene of a commuter train crash in Connecticut. Officials say it could take days…
Your mother always told you to wash your hands but she probably never mentioned your handbag. Now new research from a British company…
Seven people were still missing Friday after tornadoes ripped through several towns in North Texas.
Former Internal Revenue Service commissioner Steven Miller will be the key witness on Capitol Hill Friday morning as hearings begin…
Disney World is investigating reports that visitors hired people with disabilities to avoid long waits for some rides.
A rash of tornados slammed into several small communities in North Texas overnight, leaving at least six people dead, dozens more…
Franklin Graham says two charities he heads were targeted by the Internal Revenue Service for political reasons. Graham heads both…
How far would you go to fix your street? Homeowners in Portland, Ore. say it took the city too long to repair huge craters. They…
The National Transportation Safety Board wants to lower the legal limit for drinking and driving from .08 to .05. The agency says it…
As people in Oklahoma begin the process of starting over, they are also telling inspirational stories of survival.
President Barack Obama delivers a statement following his briefing on the Oklahoma tornado situation.
Amy Elliott, a spokeswoman for the state medical examiner's office in Oklahoma, talks with reporters about the confirmed deaths in…
CBS News reports on tornado damage near Oklahoma City.
Lawmakers called it a step toward a more expansive biometric system that would use identifiers such as fingerprints to keep track of…
Several tornadoes struck parts of the nation's midsection Sunday, concentrating damage in central Oklahoma and Wichita, Kan. One…
The scandal within the Internal Revenue Service was front and center Friday on Capitol Hill, as a committee heard testimony from…
The Federal Trade Commission is warning people about "cramming," when unauthorized charges sneak onto people's cellphone bills.
Caleb McGillvary, who became a viral sensation for being a hitchhiking Good Samaritan, is charged with murder in the death of a New…
President Obama says he'll hold a Rose Garden news conference Thursday to answer questions about the scandal enveloping the Internal…
A series of spring tornadoes slammed North Texas Wednesday night, killing at least six people, injuring dozens and destroying homes.
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew asked for and accepted acting IRS Commission Steven Miller's resignation on Wednesday, President Barack…
With issues at the IRS and Justice Department and the renewed interest in the Benghazi attack, many are questioning the White House…
Reshma Begum, a 19-year-old worker who was pulled from the rubble of a collapsed factory in Bangladesh, said she survived for 17 days…