A woman charged in the savage stabbing and shooting death of her lover told jurors Monday how she endured an abusive childhood at the hands of her parents and planned to commit suicide after she killed her on-again, off-again boyfriend.
MINNEAPOLIS — With his gun proposals dividing Congress, President Barack Obama conceded Monday the challenges he faces in winning support for measures ranging from criminal checks on gun buyers to an assault weapons ban. But, he declared: "We don't have to agree on everything to agree it's time to do something."
An effort is building in Congress to change U.S. marijuana laws, including moves to legalize the industrial production of hemp and establish a federal pot tax.
YUCAIPA, Calif. — A tour bus carrying dozens of men, women and children from Tijuana, Mexico, crashed in the mountains of Southern California, killing at least eight of the people who had spent Sunday at a winter recreation area, authorities said.
FRANKLIN, Ind. — As the number of gun permit applications in Indiana has risen during the past few years, so too has the number of background checks and rejections.
Essence Vinson had never seen her grandfather cry until the night Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States.
The beat from Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” performance Sunday during the Super Bowl halftime show could be heard a block away from Scotty’s Brewhouse.
From blowout to blackout to shootout, Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens had just enough to survive one of the most electric Super Bowls ever.
Students who owe Ivy Tech Community College money will have their tax refunds diverted to cover the debt.
In Washington state, dairymen, freshmen and even penmanship could soon be things of the past.
After years of dusty sleep, the dormant Roberts Hotel is about to reawaken.
Schoolchildren joined NASA managers and relatives of the lost crew of space shuttle Columbia on Friday to mark the 10th anniversary of the tragedy.
ANKARA, Turkey — A suicide bomber killed himself and a Turkish security guard Friday at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara in what the White House described as a terrorist attack. Turkish officials said the blast was linked to domestic militants.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Dozens of Harvard University students have been academically disciplined in an investigation into cheating on an open-book, take-home final exam.
CHICAGO — Authorities in Illinois and Indiana searched Friday for a convicted murderer who was mistakenly released from custody in Chicago, with the two sides differing over whether a paperwork error could be to blame.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Natural Resources said Friday it is asking a prosecutor to drop charges against a couple who nursed an injured baby deer back to health.
The commandant of the Marine Corps said the infantry side of the most male of all military branches is skeptical about how women will perform in their units.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Thirteen gay and lesbian couples have taken symbolic wedding vows in Bloomington during a ceremony staged to protest a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in Indiana.
PLAINFIELD, Ind. — A more than 30-vehicle pileup on a snowy Indiana interstate left at least 10 people injured Thursday, including at least one critically, and shut down a heavily traveled highway for most of the evening, authorities said.
PLAINFIELD, Ind. — A pileup with more than 40 vehicles has closed Interstate 70 in both directions about 20 miles west of Indianapolis.
