BRANDON, Miss. (AP) -- A judge Wednesday dismissed conspiracy charges against five teenagers accused of plotting a deadly shooting rampage at a high school last fall. Circuit Judge Robert Goza dismissed...

Normally, to quantify something, average Joe Math would start with "how many?" But when it came time for me to determine how many erotic -- or pornographic -- pictures of individual women were on the Internet,...

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Black smoke billowed Monday from a blaze at the stern of a Carnival cruise ship 2 miles offshore as passengers in life vests assembled calmly to watch from the bow. Long plumes...

Recent University graduate Anthony George's voice shows hints of guilty bragging as he talks about how easily he landed his job at U.S. Bank. "When I went in for the interview, I knew how everything was...

In the brightly lit operating room, all is quiet. Dressed in scrubs and protective gear, the surgeon looks through his surgical microscope. He carefully closes the incision in his patient's eye after...

GOTANYLOOSECHANGE? From Kara-lot: Today I was in the women's bathroom in the physics building and while dropping my pants I dropped 35 cents on the floor. Net: Hmmm ... usually you have to pay more for...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- Mapping out his plan to return Nigeria to democratic rule, the nation's new military leader on Monday announced plans for elections and a civilian president by May 29, 1999, ordering...

President Clinton's recent trip to China focused on the major issue of human rights abuses. However, the concern suspiciously seems to be motivated more by economics than ethics. Pressure from human rights...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) -- A tornado ripped through villages flooded by heavy monsoon rains in northern Bangladesh, injuring at least 25 people, officials said Monday. The tornado struck Sunday in Sirajganj...

While the shortage of on-campus housing this fall will force more incoming freshmen than ever before to stay in hotels and study lounges, now the possibility of living all year in makeshift housing also...