Evacuations in Colorado Springs and surrounding county rise to nearly 36,000. The forecast stays hot and dry into next week.

Peter Madoff will plead guilty on Friday to conspiracy and falsifying records in connection with his older brother's infamous Ponzi scheme, according to a court filing from Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

Some Tennessee drivers will get a break when applying for license renewals, thanks to Apple iPad kiosks that have been installed throughout the state.

Vacationers were wearing ponchos instead of swimsuits at the peak of the summer season because of the tropical storm, which has drenched Florida for at least four days straight like a giant shower head set up over the state's Gulf Coast. Debby has dumped as much as 26 inches of rain in some spots.

You might know that you could stand to lose a few pounds to boost your health, but do you know if you are obese?

Older women who don't get enough vitamin D may be slightly heavier than those who do.

That morning cup o' joe or mid-afternoon coffee pick-me-up may play a role in keeping your heart healthy, depending on how much you drink.

The top Senate leaders from each party Tuesday indicated they had reached an agreement to extend a rate cut on student loans but were waiting to hear whether House Republicans would accept the deal.

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding a piece of Arizona's controversial immigration law portends such a "huge" increase in policing for one department that the chief wondered Tuesday if his agency will be able to handle the workload.

A wind-fueled wildfire of epic proportions breached fire lines Tuesday and entered Colorado Springs, Colorado, bringing to at least 32,000 the number of people evacuated in the area and at the U.S. Air Force Academy, authorities said.

At least 32,000 people are forced out of their homes. Air Force Academy moves residents out of housing areas. Body found in evacuation area of Utah fire, as fire experts say the conditions out West "could not be worse."

Nora Ephron is best known for writing the scripts of the modern movie classics, "When Harry Met Sally," ''Sleepless in Seattle" and most recently "Julie & Julia." This November 2010 file photo shows the author, screenwriter and director at her home in New York. (AP Photo)

From a chapel pulpit on Lackland Air Force Base, where every American airman reports for basic training, Col. Glenn Palmer delivered his first order to nearly 600 recruits seated in the pews: If you're sexually harassed or assaulted, tell someone.

A new program sponsored by the CDC will offer quick HIV tests at local drugstores

Gas prices continued their nationwide decline on Tuesday, as South Carolina became the first state in nearly a year and a half to have its average fall under $3 per gallon.

Rielle Hunter says she and John Edwards are no longer in a relationship.

In the course of a year, Marine Capt. M. Matthew Phelps says he went from being a gay man "in the closet," afraid of being discharged, to invitee at the White House gay pride reception, drinking champagne with his commander in chief.

Kim Kardashian may have replaced her as the socialite-turned-reality-star to watch, but Paris Hilton is busy pursuing other ventures - like making her debut as a deejay.

Following a period of freak-out on the Internet on Monday, Facebook appears to have pulled a controversial feature that let the social network's users get a digital list of other Facebookers nearby.

A California jury on Tuesday found that a former police detective who blamed the antidepressant Zoloft for his behavior was sane when he abducted and raped a waitress at gunpoint.

The search for survivors at a mall where a roof collapsed in Canada will take a new turn Tuesday with "heavy machinery" and "sophisticated robotics," officials said.

The death toll from a landslide that buried three villages in eastern Uganda stood at 18 Tuesday, and rescue officials fear the figure will rise.

Bhutan is mourning the loss of Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, a four-century-old architectural wonder that had dramatically stood on a ridge at the confluence of two rivers before it burned to the ground over the weekend.

Crystal Pesek got a text from her sister Tuesday morning, asking how the work on her kitchen cabinets was going.

A key suspect in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that killed more than 160 people has been apprehended, Indian authorities said Tuesday.