A Texas man who could be the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome is facing a lethal injection Thursday evening amid assertions by his ...

On a night of misplayed comebackers, the New York Mets put themselves in a need of yet another comeback. NEW YORK — On a night of misplayed comebackers, the New York Mets put themselves in a need of ...

Leo Carlsson scored 54 seconds into overtime and the Anaheim Ducks won their ninth consecutive home opener, 5-4 over the Utah Hockey Club on Wednesday night.

Shares mostly advanced in Asia on Thursday after U.S. stocks rose following better-than-expected profit reports from Morgan Stanley, United Airlines and other big companies.

In an election where the future of reproductive rights is on the ballot in Maryland and elsewhere across the country, the state's all-male congressional delegation stands to gain an influx of women.

Percival Everett's novel ''James,'' his acclaimed reworking of ''The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,'' has won a $50,000 ...

In Nebraska, the ballot includes competing measures: One would bar abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy, with some exceptions, echoing the current ban but leaving open the possibility of tighter ...

With three weeks left in the presidential campaign, Democrat Kamala Harris is spending most of her days trying to shore up support in the ''blue wall'' states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin ...

Japan racked up a trade deficit of 294.3 billion yen ($2 billion) in September, according to Finance Ministry data released Thursday, as exports fell to key destinations like China.

The U.S. Navy located the wreckage Wednesday of a fighter jet that crashed in Washington state during a routine training ...

Robbinsdale Armstrong (8-0) and Andover (6-2) and crossed swords Wednesday in a battle of football teams ranked in the top ...

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is the 10th player in NHL history to record 1,600 regular-season points in a career.