A farmer who accused Chicago White Sox shortstop Juan Uribe of shooting him during an altercation last year received a payment from the major leaguer as part of a settlement ending legal action against him, a lawyer for Uribe said

Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez was put on the 15-day disabled list Monday and Chicago reinstated outfielder Cliff Floyd from the bereavement list.

Temecula authorities rescued a 21-year-old man who became buried in dirt while digging a hole for a septic tank on Monday.

The Defense Department says another Fort Hood soldier has been killed in action in Iraq.

San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds has fallen out of the top three in the voting for the National League All-Star Game, putting him in danger of not starting and possibly not even being selected to play in the contest at

The San Antonio Spurs had only the third-best record in their own conference, but would have won the other one with room to spare.So is the lack of competitiveness in the NBA finals a simple matter of East vs. West?The

Associated Press - June 11, 2007 7:43 PM ET LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Reverend Al Sharpton says he hopes the scrutiny surrounding the release and re-jailing of Paris Hilton will highlight...

A fire that has burned five acres at the intersection of highway 49 and Crystal Blvd. is 65 percent contained. More Local News Get news video and alerts on your cell phone

The Story of the Husband and the Parrot THERE was a certain merchant, of an exceedingly jealous disposition, having a wife endowed with perfect beauty, who had prevented him from leaving his home; but an event happened which obliged him

Associated Press - June 11, 2007 7:35 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - The Defense Department says another Fort Hood soldier has been killed in action in Iraq.

Associated Press - June 11, 2007 7:45 PM ET NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A now-former New Orleans police officer who was accused of beating a man after Hurricane Katrina -- has died in an apparent...

Many people don't know that garden hoses contain lead. Different hoses use different amounts. | | The lead helps stabilize the plastics that make up the hose. | | However, lead is highly toxic and can cause brain damage, especially

Internet search leader Google Inc. is trying to convince federal and state authorities that Microsoft Corp.'s Vista operating system is stifling competition as the high-tech heavyweights wrestle for the allegiance of personal computer users.

ROYERSFORD — Pennsbury survived a wild PIAA Class AAAA softball semifinal Monday afternoon to advance to its second state title game in the last three years, The Falcons held off District One rival Hatboro-Horsham, 6-5, at Spring-Ford High School.

Gov. Rick Perry signed a compromise transportation bill into law Monday, avoiding a special session showdown with state lawmakers over state road building policy. The bill Perry signed into law puts a two-year freeze on most new privately financed toll

Dallas Police are investigating a gruesome murder. A teenage boy was shot several times and then his body was set on fire.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Male U.S. veterans are twice as likely to die by suicide than people with no military service, and are more likely to kill themselves with a gun than others who commit suicide, researchers said on Monday.

Associated Press - June 11, 2007 7:23 PM ET NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A former New Orleans police officer who was accused of beating a man shortly after Hurricane Katrina has apparently committed...

Associated Press - June 11, 2007 7:23 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - Researchers say drinking a milkshake-style medicine at breakfast seems to feed brain cells starved from Alzheimer's damage.

Tennesseans would get millions of dollars in tax relief _ including a half-cent reduction in the sales tax on food _ under the state's $28 billion spending plan approved by the Senate on Monday. Senate Republicans had been pushing a