NEW YORK (AP) âÄî The life prison sentence given to a militant abortion opponent was appropriate despite his claims that he only meant to injure rather than kill a doctor, a federal appeals court...

WASHINGTON (AP) âÄî Federal and state officials are cracking down on mortgage modification scams, accusing "criminal actors" of preying on desperate borrowers caught up in the nation's housing...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) âÄî The man who opened fire in an immigrant center, killing 13 people before taking his own life, felt he was persecuted by police, couldn't accept his "poor life" and was...

Mass murderers are as different as their killing field âÄî be it a nursing home or a suburban home âÄî and as diverse as their reasons for killing âÄî whether it's spousal betrayal...

GRAHAM, Wash. (AP) âÄî A father apparently shot to death five of his children, ages 7 to 16, at their mobile home and then killed himself near a casino miles away, police said Saturday. Ed Troyer,...

PITTSBURGH (AP) âÄî A gunman wearing a bulletproof vest and armed with an assault rifle held police at bay for hours as their fallen officers were left bleeding nearby, their colleagues unable...

WASHINGTON (AP) âÄî Bailing out the financial sector will cost taxpayers $167 billion more than originally anticipated, according to a Congressional Budget Office estimate. The original figure...