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FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A man suspected of fatally stabbing five men and wounding nine others in and around a Michigan city two summers ago was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder in the first case to go to trial.

Jurors rejected the insanity defense put forth for Elias Abuelazam, finding ...

CHICAGO — Couch potatoes everywhere can pause and thank Eugene Polley for hours of feet-up channel surfing. His invention, the first wireless TV remote, began as a luxury, but with the introduction of hundreds of channels and viewing technologies it has become a necessity.

Just ask anyone who's lost a ...

The Obama administration is taking its signature "Race to the Top" education grant competition to the micro level.

Individual school districts, or consortia of districts that decide to pool their resources and work together, now will be eligible for multimillion-dollar awards in exchange for detailed reform plans that meet the ...

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — US Airways Flight 787 from Paris to Charlotte, N.C., was diverted to a Maine airport on Tuesday because a French passenger exhibited suspicious behavior, an official said.

The woman is in custody, and the flight has been cleared to continue, the official briefed on the investigation said. ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Swept by the barefoot running craze, ultramarathoner Ryan Carter ditched his sneakers for footwear that mimics the experience of striding unshod.

The first time he tried it two years ago, he ran a third of a mile on grass. Within three weeks of switching over, he ...

CHICAGO (AP) — The sight of Chicago police raising billy clubs against demonstrators Sunday was the kind of image that has dogged the city's police force longer than most of those who clashed with protesters have been alive.

But Monday, a day after the clash during the NATO summit played out ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — The former Rutgers student sentenced this week to 30 days in jail for using a webcam to view his roommate kissing another man says he did not apologize largely because it would have been seen as insincere.

Dharun Ravi told the Star-Ledger in an ...

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Malachi Murdock doesn't remember the massive tornado that struck Joplin a year ago Tuesday, killing 161 people and nearly killing him.

The 17-year-old was onstage after a performance at the Stained Glass Theater when the twister shredded the building. Three of those inside were killed. Mr. ...

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

Who would have guessed that Barack Obama was the original birther, peddling the story that he was born in Kenya long before Donald Trump, Sheriff Joe and assorted nut jobs took it up as a crusade in fantasy and futility.

Mr. Obama's literary agent put together a little booklet ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A first-of-its-kind commercial supply ship rocketed toward the International Space Station following a successful liftoff early Tuesday, opening a new era of dollar-driven spaceflight.

The SpaceX company made history as its Falcon 9 rocket rose from its seaside launch pad and pierced the pre-dawn sky, ...

BUFFALO — A man plunged at least 180 feet Monday over Niagara Falls and survived - only the third person known to have gone over without a safety device and live.

Police say witnesses reported seeing the man climb over a railing at 10:20 a.m. Monday and "deliberately jump" into ...

Healthy men shouldn't get routine prostate cancer screenings, says updated advice from a government panel that found the PSA blood tests do more harm than good.

Despite strenuous protests from urologists, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is sticking by a contentious proposal it made last fall.

A final guideline ...

NEW YORK — If you're flying this summer, be prepared to kiss your family members goodbye at the gate — even if they're on the same plane.

Airlines are reserving a growing number of window and aisle seats for passengers willing to pay extra. That's helping to boost revenue but ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden Gate Bridge was heralded as an engineering marvel when it opened in 1937. It was the world's longest suspension span and had been built across a strait that critics said was too treacherous to be bridged.

But as the iconic span approaches its 75th anniversary ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A man plunged at least 180 feet over Niagara Falls and survived — only the third person known to have gone over without a safety device and live.

Niagara Parks Police say witnesses reported seeing the man climb over a railing at 10:20 a.m. Monday and "deliberately ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Half the nation's overweight teens have unhealthy blood pressure, cholesterol or blood sugar levels that put them at risk for future heart attacks and other cardiac problems, new federal research shows.

And an even larger proportion of obese adolescents have such a risk, according to the alarming ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Private rocket maker SpaceX aimed for a Tuesday liftoff after fixing the engine problem that caused a launch abort over the weekend, stalling the world's first commercial space station supply flight.

Forecasters put the odds of good weather at 80 percent for the test flight. ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — A judge on Monday set bond at $1 million for a woman charged with murder in the death of her best friend, who, after being stabbed in the neck, killed the suspect's 2-year-old daughter with her car.

Kimberly Black, 29, stared at the floor with her hands ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a man's children who were conceived through artificial insemination after his death cannot get Social Security survivor benefits.

Justices unanimously ruled that twins born to Robert Capato's surviving wife, Karen, did not qualify for survivor benefits because of a requirement ...