Oregon Woman Accused Of Setting Tow Truck Ablaze As Driver Prepared To Haul The Car Away.

Allegations Of Child Porn At Ark. Ministry Where Puberty Said To Mark Age Of Consent.

The current Trail of Tears is being expanded by about 1,500 miles, which will double the current length. The U.S. House has approved a bill authorizing the expansion. The Trail of Tears is the route taken by Cherokee Indians when they were forcibly removed from their homes in the 19th Century.

Oregon Police Say Construction Workers Called To Complain About Nude Roller Blader.

Each month Fort Riley honors Soldiers and civilians who are retiring from service. This month’s ceremony will be conducted 9 a.m. Sept. 24.

The logo change comes after the University of Wisconsin-Madison filed a lawsuit against Washburn for copyright infringement.

Capt. Bruce E. Hays, 42, died of wounds suffered Sept. 17 in Gerdia Seria, Afghanistan, when the vehicle he was traveling in struck an improvised explosive device.

Sterling Ray Hall, III was in court Monday for the first day of his jury trial in the shooting murder of Pam McMaster. McMaster was shot outside her room at the Topeka Regency Inn in May.

The capital murder case credited for prompting the passing of "Alexa's Law" began with jury selection Monday. Elgin Robinson, Jr. could face the death penalty for masterminding the death of 14-year-old Chelsea Brooks.

Oscar Garza, 41, of Topeka, was sentenced Friday to 13 years, nine months in prison for three counts of Aggravated Indecent Liberties Against a Child.

At Animal Cruelty Trial, Ex-Ball Player Says He Was Protecting Himself When He Beat Girlfriend's 8-Lb. Tabby To Death.

McCain Calls For Greater Oversight Of Bailout Plan; Obama Pushes Fiscal Responsibility To Pay For It.

Dow Plunges 370 Points As Government Hashes Out Rescue Plan For Banks' Mortgage Debt.

If the weather cooperates the ramp from westbound I-470 to westbound I-70 will be closed between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. for bridge deck repairs.

Witnesses say people in three cars got into a dispute, one of them pulled a gun and fired it.

Two British archeologists declared Monday that they have uncovered the core reason behind the construction of one of the world's best known and least understood landmarks.

Somalia's warring sides pounded the capital with mortar rounds and gunfire Monday, killing 30 people - including a family of seven - as Islamic insurgents who want to topple the government gain significant power.

Celebrity crime writer Dominick Dunne was rushed Monday from the courtroom where he is covering the O.J. Simpson trial to a Las Vegas hospital after complaining of pain.

An Afghan journalist detained for 11 months at the U.S. military base at Bagram alleged on Monday that his captors kicked him, forced him to stand barefoot in the snow and didn't allow him to sleep for days

The head of the Chinese agency that monitors food and product safety has resigned, state media announced Monday, pushed out by a scandal over tainted baby formula that killed four babies and sickened nearly 53,000.

Kidnappers seized 11 European tourists and eight Egyptians during a Sahara desert safari to Gilf al-Kebir, a plateau famed for its prehistoric cave paintings. Egypt's foreign minister said Monday the tourists had been freed unharmed.

44-year-old caretaker at Berlin Zoo raised abandoned cub that became world sensation.

U.S. helicopters flew into Pakistan's militant-infested border region, but returned to Afghanistan after troops and tribesmen opened fire, intelligence officials said Monday. Washington denied the account.

Stocks slumped Monday, with the Dow losing 373 points, as investors worried about the specifics of the government's $700 billion bailout plan and rocketing oil prices - which saw the biggest one-day dollar gain ever.

Fresh from relinquishing command in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus had some words of wisdom to offer to officers during a closed-door session at Fort Leavenworth.