A gunman walked into a downtown Chicago high-rise office Friday afternoon, chained the doors behind him and opened fire, fatally shooting three people before police killed him as he held a hostage....
Here's the latest news for December 9. Chicago office shooting kills at least three; Fire in Russia kills dozens; Several key House votes in late night session; Possible Discovery launch Saturday...
Republican lawmakers and aides failed for a decade to protect male pages from alleged sexual come-ons by former Rep. Mark Foley, the House ethics committee concluded Friday. (Dec. 8)
Barry Bonds will return for one more season with the San Francisco Giants, signing a one-year contract. The AP's Ron Blum discusses this enigmatic baseball superstar. (Dec. 8)
Chicago's top police official says a gunman is dead and four other people taken to area hospitals after a shooting at a downtown skyscraper Friday that snarled the evening commute and sent people...
Paris Hilton, Justin Timberlake and David Hasselhoff are just a few of the the big names honored at the VH1 Big in '06 Awards - the show that pays tribute to the best, worst, wackiest and tackiest...
Wesley Snipes appears in a Florida court to answer federal tax fraud charges; fans pay tribute to John Lennon on the anniversary of his death; and a judge will review the 'Borat' film to settle a...
There are conflicting reports on whether U.S.-led coalition forces killed insurgents or civilians, including women and children, during an airstrike northwest of Baghdad. (Nov. 8)
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says China must move faster on economic reforms; A new jobs report pushes stocks higher on Friday, as Wall Street closes up for the week; Billionaire Warren Buffett...
An E. coli outbreak that has sickened dozens on the East Coast is traced back to California, where independent tests have found the dangerous bacteria in several scallion samples. (Dec. 8)
It's a tractor pull like you've never seen before and one that might make you scream. But University of Florida entomologists say these recreational races are teaching students an important lesson,...