The state has spent $7.3 million so far on the governor's stalled plan to increase highway tolls and may soon spend more. Treasurer David Rousseau said the money was spent on legal fees and consultants who developed Gov. Jon S.

Inside is a list of U.S. Post Offices in the Bay Area that are offering extended hours on April 15 to collect tax returns.

A prosecutor told jurors Tuesday that the only reasonable conclusion they can draw from the mountain of circumstantial evidence in computer engineer Hans Reiser's trial is that he murdered his estranged wife Nina, even though her body has never been

Last minute filers have less than 24 hours to file their 2007 tax return with the IRS. Many post offices will be open until midnight accepting tax returns to help late filers meet the deadline.

Pope Benedict XVI landed safely at Andrews Air Force Base Tuesday afternoon, his plane touching down about 3:50 p.m., officially beginning his brief trip in the United States. The pontiff emerged from his aircraft, "Shepherd One," to cheers from the

Pope Benedict XVI arrives at Kennedy Airport on Friday morning. St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers is feverishly preparing for the pontiff's weekend visit. Inside the gates of St. Joseph's, preparations continue on a grand scale for the visit of the

A federal jury convicted a Vallejo woman Tuesday of running a prostitution service that catered to members of Washington, D.C.'s political elite.

The hard feelings between Facebook Inc. founder Mark Zuckerberg and a former college classmate have boiled over into another legal dispute, this time over the popular online hangout's trademark.

It's been 50 years since the San Francisco Giants brought major league baseball to the West Coast along with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

A mental patient accused of hacking a Manhattan psychotherapist to death with a meat cleaver in February will offer an insanity defense at his trial. Defense lawyer Bryan Konoski (Kuh NAH' skee) told a judge Tuesday that a psychiatrist he

Any papal visit is going to generate huge excitement among the faithful. But these visits have deeper purposes, and are often aimed at delivering a specific message. Pope watchers say that with the papal's visit, don't expect the larger than

Central Park is moving to the ocean - sort of. Â Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. says that an area resembling New York's Central Park will be featured in the center of its Project Genesis ship when it's delivered in the

A luxury cruise ship, which docked at the Port of Miami over the weekend was carrying more than just passengers, it was carrying an illegal load of cocaine.

The Minnesota Department of Health says there were 325 new cases of HIV infection in the state in 2007.

Individual tax rebates up to $600 a person, earned income tax credits for low income families that bring millions of dollars into local communities, that's what's at stake for taxpayers to meet Tuesday's midnight tax deadline. Â

A burglary attempt in Minneapolis resulted in a standoff with a SWAT team at a separate location, according to police.

Former Marlins All-Star pitcher Dontrelle Willis pleaded guilty toreckless driving charges in a case that was downgraded from drunkendriving charges.

State lawmakers were flying blind Tuesday as they searched for answers and possible alterations to a Delta-Northwest combination that would leave Minnesota without a major airline headquarters.

A Minneapolis couple was charged on Tuesday for their involvement in a chat line scheme that led to robbery.

It's a trip American Catholics have waited for for 13 years: the return of the Holy Father to the United States.