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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey's Muslim leaders are unhappy with the state's review of spying within their communities by New York City police....

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- The jury in John Edwards' campaign corruption trial has concluded a fifth day of deliberations without reaching a verdict....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that three families cannot sue a mortgage company for allegedly charging them a loan discount fee without giving them a lower interest rate....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that three families cannot sue a mortgage company for allegedly charging them a loan discount fee without giving them a lower interest rate....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that three families cannot sue a mortgage company for allegedly charging them a loan discount fee without giving them a lower interest rate....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Justice Department's internal ethics watchdog said Thursday that two prosecutors in the bungled corruption case against Sen. Ted Stevens engaged in reckless professional misconduct by failing to disclose information favorable to the defense....

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- An Army private charged in the biggest leak of government secrets in U.S. history is seeking dismissal of 10 of the 22 counts he faces, contending they are either unconstitutionally vague or fail to state a prosecutable offense....

KITTERY, Maine (AP) -- Officials hoped to begin venting smoke and noxious fumes from a nuclear-powered submarine on Thursday so they could get inside to assess damage from an intense blaze that swept through the forward compartments....

KITTERY, Maine (AP) -- Officials hoped to begin venting smoke and noxious fumes from a nuclear-powered submarine on Thursday so they could get inside to assess damage from an intense blaze that swept through the forward compartments....

NEW YORK (AP) -- A law enforcement official said Thursday that a man has told police that he suffocated Etan Patz, the 6-year-old boy whose disappearance on his way to school in 1979 helped give rise to the missing-children's movement that put youngsters' faces on milk cartons....

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- New York City police did not violate New Jersey laws when they conducted surveillance of Muslim businesses, mosques and student groups, Gov. Chris Christie's administration said Thursday following a three-month review, rejecting demands by Muslim leaders for a formal investigation and a clampdown on cross-border police operations....

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) -- Even at 101 years old, Otto Jensen showed little sign of slowing down. The former boxer from Denmark still ran a photography studio and often could be seen crossing the street in front of it to get to a senior center he frequented....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Food stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash - sometimes even in the open, on eBay or Craigslist - and then asking the government for replacement cards....

HOUSTON (AP) -- A Texas man convicted of trying to sneak out of the U.S. to give al-Qaida restricted military documents, GPS equipment and money was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in prison - the maximum punishment he could receive....

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- A nationwide sex trafficking ring run by a violent pimp and his associates used Backpage.com to solicit customers for prostitutes as young as age 17, advertising the women as "smokin' hot babes," according to a federal indictment recently unsealed in Iowa....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Even robots like to have fun. NASA's rover on Mars showed off its playful side by snapping a picture of its own shadow. It's the latest self-portrait since the rover, named Opportunity, landed on the red planet in 2004....

CHICAGO (AP) -- U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said Thursday he is 100 percent confident that leaving his post in Chicago after 11 years is the right decision, but he's not sure what his future holds....

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- The kidnap-rape conviction of a once-promising prep football star was dismissed Thursday following a recantation by his accuser....

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- The kidnap-rape conviction of a once-promising prep football star was dismissed Thursday following a recantation by his accuser....

NEW YORK (AP) -- Naval vessels ranging from a U.S. amphibious assault ship to a Finnish minelayer are participating in New York City's Fleet Week....