Gold leaves for Colorado Capitol building dome return from Italy

Wed, 19 Jun 2013
It took only a day to mine and three months to mill, but it will be another year before the public gets a full view of the gold gilding the Capi...

Mountain View City Council backs Central Expressway onramp closure

Wed, 19 Jun 2013
The Mountain View City Council signed off on an a developer's proposal late Tuesday night to close the Stierlin Road onramp to Central Expressway...

Obama to call for nuclear warhead reduction in U.S., Russia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013
BERLIN—President Obama will call Wednesday for reducing the number of deployed U.S. strategic nuclear warheads by one-third if the Russian g...

Taliban Attack and Afghan Move Cast Pall on Peace Talks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013
After opening its Qatar office, the Taliban ambushed an American convoy in Afghanistan, and separately, Afghan officials broke off military talks...

San Francisco Giants rally past San Diego Padres

Tue, 18 Jun 2013
Giants score two runs in eighth, beat Padres 5-4...

Brooklyn's funky Flea comes to the Piazza

Wed, 19 Jun 2013
Wielding his megaphone like a carnival barker, Devon Walls commented on people in the passing crowds, invited shoppers to inspect his wares, and ...

Jimmy Hoffa search: FBI digs in Michigan field

Wed, 19 Jun 2013
FBI agents in suburban Detroit widened their search of an overgrown field today for the remains of former Teamsters union boss Jimmy Hoffa, who d...

Gov. Dayton’s Minnesota Poll approval rating climbs to 57%

Wed, 19, Jun 201
The poll shows that 57 percent of Minnesota adults give the DFLer high marks for his performance as governor, and in Hennepin and Ramsey counties...

Unfettered Prescott-area fire a hurdle for crews

Wed, 19 Jun 2013
Unfettered Prescott-area fire a hurdle for crews ...

'Fruitvale Station' private screening to be held in Oakland

Tue, 18 Jun 2013
'Fruitvale Station' traces Oscar Grant's last day alive before he was shot by a BART police officer in 2009. The critically-acclaimed film opens ...

After recent returns, Youk out 10-12 weeks, Tex to DL

Wed, 19 Jun 2013
Mark Teixeira and Kevin Youkilis returned from the disabled list together on May 31. Nineteen days later, both Teixeira and Youkilis are lost aga...

Obama may get different reception in Berlin than in '08

Wed, 19 Jun 2013
Controversy over the U.S. surveillance programs may color President Obama's visit. ...

Nude acrobat pleads not guilty to battery

Tue, 18 Jun 2013
Nude acrobat pleads not guilty to battery...

Aryan leader 'Stainless' gets longer sentence

Fri, 31 Aug 2012
A Texas prison gang general already serving life in prison gets 87 more months for attack to discipline a member....

Bond Investors Head for the Hills

Wed, 19 Jun 2013
Signs of a stronger U.S. economy are rippling through the bond markets, sending investors and corporate leaders racing to prepare for higher inte...

SEE IT: Photos of Chinese tourists posing with dying dolphin

Wed, 19 Jun 2013
A group of tourists on China's Sanya City beach have been accused of contributing to the death of a stranded dolphin by pulling it out of the wat...

Led by Republicans, House passes measure to limit abortions

Tue, 18 Jun 2013
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives passed legislation to enact  stringent restrictions on abortion Tuesday, acting on an issue cham...

Vandals sought at Tahoe's Glenbrook Golf Course

Wed, 19 Jun 2013
Douglas County sheriff's deputies are looking for suspects who drove onto a golf course at Lake Tahoe in the middle of the night and caused subst...