Matt Kenseth isn't the most demonstrative guy, but his eyes light up when he starts talking about California Speedway . For good reason. The two-mile oval in Fontana, 60 miles east of Los Angeles, has been really good to Kenseth.

Associated Press - August 30, 2007 7:55 PM ET WICHITA FALLS, Texas (AP) - Authorities say a woman is accused of soliciting an undercover officer to kill her husband and parents and to harm her...

Hundreds of city teachers are furious after they were pushed out of their old jobs because of reorganization.

Chase Utley hit an RBI single off Billy Wagner in the ninth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies completed a huge sweep of the first-place New York Mets by rallying for an 11-10 victory Thursday in one of the wildest games

Police on Long Island are looking for a gunman in a frightening home invasion.

Eyewitness News has obtained audio from the arrest of Republican Senator Larry Craig of Idaho. For the first time we're hearing what the senator told police moments after he was taken into custody.

A horrific accident stalled traffic on the Grand Central Parkway in Jamaica, Queens, Thursday afternoon.

The mother of a 4-year old girl at the center of an international custody dispute in Miami says she sent photos of the child to her father in Cuba and that the girl always appeared overjoyed when her dad's name

Republican Fred Thompson, whose entry into the presidential race has been long anticipated, will officially launch his candidacy Sept. 6 in a webcast on his campaign site, followed by a five-day tour of early primary states, the Associated Press has

The man who led the federal mine safety agency's investigation of the Sago mine tragedy in West Virginia will direct a similar probe of the Utah mine collapse that trapped six men this month, officials said Thursday. CBS News: Mine

Federal agents spied on the widow of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. for several years after his assassination in 1968, according to newly released documents that reveal the FBI worried about her following in the footsteps of the slain

While many might not know it, a minor league baseball team from Nashua is fighting to make the playoffs while trying to stay alive financially, and now it needs its fans' help. More Massachusetts News

A fast-moving train carrying hundreds of commuters slammed into an empty train near Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, killing at least eight people and injuring 60, officials said.

An independent assessment concluding that Iraq has made little political progress in recent months despite an influx of U.S. troops drew fierce objections from the White House on Thursday and provided fresh ammunition for Democrats who want to bring troops

Only 12 percent of teens got a meningitis shot that is recommended by U.S. health officials, according to a government survey released Thursday.

The number of cases of measles in Britain is increasing, health authorities said Thursday, as they urged parents to have their children vaccinated against the disease.

MOUNT VERNON - Don't ask Vickie Bennett how she felt during a parade welcoming her son, Corp. Robert Graham, back from Iraq Wednesday afternoon.

CARBONDALE - Legislation signed into law in May means judges can now consider damages for grief, sorrow and mental suffering in wrongful death cases.