A federal appeals court has lifted a ban against logging six timber sales in the Biscuit Fire Recovery area. The 2002 fire burned over an area of a half million acres in Southern Oregon and Northern California. A Forest Service

Dr. Rice (Jan. 18): "We must use American diplomacy to help create a balance of power in the world that favors freedom. And the time for diplomacy is now."

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EuroBancshares,Inc. today announced the appointment of Felix M. Leon (61) to theposition of Executive Vice President/Operations.For the two years prior to joining EuroBancshares, Mr....

Among those who celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s civil-rights legacy,there is unfinished business: a quest for economic equality. By most measures -- household income, home ownership, stock ownershipand business ownership -- the wealth gap is widening between white andnonwhite Americans....

Bothell business woman Sallie Watson has landed various local and statecontracts, but federal contracting is a different story. "[It's] a process that there's a big cloud over, and the attempts thatwe've made have not panned out," Watson said....

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Defense attorney Leslie Ballin called it the ''jury pool from hell.'' The group of prospective jurors included a man high on morphine, a man with alcohol issues and others with past crimes.

Ruth Ann Minner has been sworn in for a second four-year term as Delaware's 72nd governor.

A marching band from Jackson, Ocean County is one of few around the country and the only one from New Jersey to perform at the inauguration later this week.

Secret Service agents with guns drawn have surrounded a minivan a block away from the White House.

Philadelphia police have released a sketch of a man who raped a woman in Center City last Thursday.

A jury in the case of Edward Chinchillo was to have been chosen Wednesday. Instead, Chinchillo pleaded guilty in the traffic death of a popular Camden nun.

By R. Albert Mohler Jr. | "Brian, a bright and personable third-grader, brought home from school a form that frustrated him: his family tree, complete with empty spaces f...

A woman has been found shot to death inside a hotel in Center City.

It's an office mandated by city charter. But in Flint, it could be forced to closed down this week for lack of funds.

A partial verdict in the trial of a man accused of sexual assault in the attacks near Rutgers University last year.

A new student multicultural center opened today at the University of California, Berkeley. The large, open space, filled with new couches and chairs, is located in Heller Lounge on the ground floor of the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union.

Snow is on the way. But how are area roads? While most roads were in excellent shape Tuesday night, there were still some trouble spots due to ice.

An early morning fire destroys a home and puts a family out on the street in Flint Township. A mother and her children now search for a place to live.

He was brought to the hospital New Year's morning. His mother said he had a fever, but doctors suspected abuse.

The Chicago Bears and Brad Maynard have come to terms on a five-year contract extension that will keep the punter with the team through the 2010 season.