Simpson’s lawyer says prosecutors failed to meet legal standards to prosecute him for kidnapping, robbery and conspiracy

Heavy, wet snow made for treacherous roads and delayed commutes Friday as a huge winter storm that stretched from Texas to the Great Lakes blanketed the nation’s midsection.

Delegates at Hawaii climate conference praise new U.S. flexibility in curbing emissions

A default judgment for $1.08 million has been entered against suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and a business partner in a lawsuit over a loan for an Atlanta-area wine shop and restaurant

A good samaritan is credited with saving the life of a suspected drunk driver.

Provocative military survey ties soldiers’ concussion symptoms to stress, depression

President Bush has signed legislation prohibiting the Pentagon from selling leftover F-14 fighter jet parts, plugging a security gap in the military’s surplus auction.

Study claims FEMA ignored toxic findings on the long-term effects of formaldehyde in trailers used by victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Man threatening president arrested outside White House, Secret Service says

Gen. John Craddock, who also is chief of U.S. European Command, said that while the U.S. currently provides much of the eye-in-the-sky capabilities - which include unmanned aircraft - other allied nations could also contribute needed sensors and other technologies.

The White House will ask Congress next week for another $70 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, an amount that would help cover operational costs only until early next year when the next administration takes over.

Nuclear reactors across the Southeast could be forced to throttle back or temporarily shut down later this year because drought is drying up the rivers and lakes that supply power plants with the awesome amounts of cooling water they need to operate

Soldiers’ battlefield tours would be cut from 15 months to 12 months beginning Aug. 1, under a proposal being considered by the Army as part of an effort to reduce the stress on a force battered by more than six years at war.