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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The world's air has reached what scientists call a troubling new milestone for carbon dioxide, the main global warming pollutant....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The world's air has reached what scientists call a troubling new milestone for carbon dioxide, the main global warming pollutant....

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- A gunman opened fire at an Indianapolis apartment complex Wednesday, fatally shooting a woman and wounding three other people before turning the gun on himself as officers confronted him, police said....

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- A gunman opened fire at an Indianapolis apartment complex Wednesday, fatally shooting a woman and wounding three other people before turning the gun on himself as officers confronted him, police said....

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Archdiocese of Milwaukee confirmed Wednesday that it had a policy to pay suspected pedophile priests to leave the ministry....

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Archdiocese of Milwaukee confirmed Wednesday that it had a policy to pay suspected pedophile priests to leave the ministry....

SEATTLE (AP) -- A gunman killed five people in Seattle on Wednesday - four at a cafe and another in a carjacking - before he apparently shot himself as officers closed in following a citywide manhunt, authorities said....

SEATTLE (AP) -- A gunman killed five people in Seattle on Wednesday - four at a cafe and another in a carjacking - before he apparently shot himself as officers closed in following a citywide manhunt, authorities said....

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) -- There is the facial contortion of Naomi Li as she considers the challenge placed before her. The next challenge has Philip Andrew Cummings scratching his head. Then, the look of shock Coralee Ashley Tibeingana Ahabwe Wade LaRue shows as she spells her word. These are some of the faces of the contestants in this year's National Spelling Bee, revealing the frustration, concentration and confidence the children bring to the meet....

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) -- There is the facial contortion of Naomi Li as she considers the challenge placed before her. The next challenge has Philip Andrew Cummings scratching his head. Then, the look of shock Coralee Ashley Tibeingana Ahabwe Wade LaRue shows as she spells her word. These are some of the faces of the contestants in this year's National Spelling Bee, revealing the frustration, concentration and confidence the children bring to the meet....

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) -- There is the facial contortion of Naomi Li as she considers the challenge placed before her. The next challenge has Philip Andrew Cummings scratching his head. Then, the look of shock Coralee Ashley Tibeingana Ahabwe Wade LaRue shows as she spells her word. These are some of the faces of the contestants in this year's National Spelling Bee, revealing the frustration, concentration and confidence the children bring to the meet....

SEATTLE (AP) -- A hospital spokeswoman says the man who police suspect opened fire in a Seattle cafe and then killed a woman in an apparent carjacking has died....

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) -- Lena Greenberg was in constant motion as she stood waiting for her turn at the microphone at the National Spelling Bee - arms waving, feet dancing, head bobbing....

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) -- Lena Greenberg was in constant motion as she stood waiting for her turn at the microphone at the National Spelling Bee - arms waving, feet dancing, head bobbing....

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska wildlife biologists are warning about the dangers of moose calving season after several people were injured in the past week by protective cows, including a 6-year-old girl who was stomped by one in her backyard until her father scared it off with a log and a baseball bat....

The U.S. may have the most prestigious universities in the world, but the best of a new generation of schools are found elsewhere, a major new survey shows.

Of the top 10 institutions founded in the past 50 years, only two are in the U.S., according to London-based Times Higher ...

Chantilly's Westfields Marriott hotel is the site of an "unprecedented" security crackdown as the world's richest and most powerful arrive for the annual Bilderberg conference.

Hundreds of demonstrators are expected to protest the highly secretive gathering, which kicks off Thursday and lasts through the weekend. The off-the-record meeting, well known ...

The House of Representatives Wednesday debated but did not immediately vote on a bill to outlaw abortions based solely on the basis of sex.

The discussion pointed up the philosophical views of the members, with some arguing that killing unborn girls just because they are girls is the ultimate war ...

SEATTLE (AP) -- A gunman killed four people in Seattle on Wednesday - three at a cafe and another in a carjacking - before he apparently shot himself as officers closed in following a citywide manhunt, authorities said....

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- A gunman opened fire at an Indianapolis apartment complex Wednesday, fatally shooting a woman and critically wounding three other people before turning the gun on himself as officers confronted him, police said....