As they closed down the last island penal colony in the hemisphere after more than a century, Mexican authorities faced a conundrum: they had lost track of 16 inmates registered at the Islas Marias prison.
The vast and powerful Cyclone Trevor has crossed a remote area of the northern Australian coast, bringing fierce winds and heavy rains amid safety fears for a small number of residents who've stayed in the area.
The manila envelope in her hand held a single sheet of paper.
A woman charged in the deaths of two young sisters whose bodies were found on a southwestern Colorado farm has been convicted.
New York state nurses have postponed their planned strike, saying progress has been made toward a possible settlement.
Federal authorities have brought charges against a North Las Vegas man they say defrauded the buyer of his tax preparation business by lying about how successful it was.
The Latest on a Colorado Senate debate on a "red flag" gun bill (all times local):
Five years after the deadliest landslide in U.S. history decimated a community northeast of Seattle residents Gail and Ron Thompson unveiled a bronze sculpture of mailboxes that were at the entrance to the Oso neighborhood.
Jury acquits white former police officer who fatally shot unarmed black teen outside Pittsburgh.
The wife of former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is recovering from a rattlesnake bite.
A 36-year-old man died Friday when his motorcycle crashed into a light pole in Phoenix.
A Los Angeles man has pleaded guilty to killing a woman and injuring her 23-month-old daughter in a case of impaired driving.
A soaking wet sheep was found tied to a Brooklyn tree.
Donald Trump was in full deflection mode.
The head of the Southern Poverty Law Center on Friday announced that he is stepping down, the latest high-profile departure from the watchdog organization best known for its work monitoring extremist groups.
A fire on a tour bus traveling along a highway in central China has left 26 people dead and as many as 30 injured, local authorities reported Saturday.
Colorado lawmakers have introduced a bill designed to implement Gov. Jared Polis' plan to offer state-funded full-day kindergarten.
Jury has reached a verdict in the trial of a white ex-police officer charged with shooting an unarmed black teenager .
Local authorities report 26 killed, 28 injured after tour bus catches fire on highway in central China's Hunan province.
A country music singer has died in Texas after his manager says a revolver he was handling during a music video shoot accidentally discharged.
