Gulf Coast braces for 'serious storm'
Gulf Coast residents nervously followed Tropical Storm Gustav's path through the Caribbean on Wednesday, and emergency officials ...

N.C. woman survives 5 days in truck wreckage
Amber Pennell was trapped for five days in her mangled pickup, hidden under vines in a steep ravine in western North Carolina ...

Godly or gimmick? Churches offer free gas
Carol Umsted got more than the word of God during services this summer at the Congregational United Church of Christ of Valley ...

Lesbian activist dies months after marrying long-time partner
Del Martin, an author, lesbian rights activist and half of the couple who came to symbolize same-sex marriage, died Wednesday, ...

Slow Food Nation urges a 'fresh' recipe
Dark green chard plucked from a makeshift garden in front of City Hall; soft cheeses spread on freshly baked whole-grain bread ...

L.A. park to stand as tribute to Robert F. Kennedy
With a band of traditional Korean drummers, a Latin dance group and a martial arts exhibition, city officials broke ground Wednesday ...

Purdue reprimands fusion scientist for misconduct
Purdue University on Wednesday reprimanded an Indian-born scientist who has been accused of falsifying claims he produced nuclear ...

Death for man who kidnapped, murdered Idaho boy
A longtime sex offender was sentenced to death Wednesday for the 2005 kidnapping, torture and murder of a 9-year-old northern ...

Park stands on site of RFK's assassination
Los Angeles officials have broken ground on a new pocket park at the site where Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated 40 years ago.

Husband gets guardianship in Schiavo-like case
A judge on Wednesday granted temporary guardianship to the husband of a woman on a feeding tube in a case similar to the lengthy ...