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The death of a New York couple who stood together in front of a freight train was ruled a murder-suicide Wednesday, but investigators can't say why or when Earl Myatt Jr. decided to drive his beloved wife of 42 years to the railroad crossing.

More than 1,000 acres are burning amid hot, dry and windy conditions in the mountains north of Rancho Cucamonga.

Mount St. Helens is demonstrating signs of long-term rising magma and earthquake activity, but there are no signs that the volcano in southwest Washington state is likely to burst anytime soon, federal scientists said.

The Architect of the Capitol unveiled a protective netting in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. The netting will be in place for about a year and a half to protect members of Congress, staff, and visitors during the project to restore the building's iconic dome.

First responders on boats rushed to rescue dozens of panicked families in a Pensacola apartment complex.

LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling has remained silent ever since the NBA banned him from the league for life.

Bob Hoskins, known for his role in the film “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” has died. The Oscar-nominated actor, who retired in 2012, was 71-years-old.

The Obama administration is floating the idea of states finding new ways to pay for road repairs.

A new class of untreatable diseases are emerging, in part due to the over-use of antibiotics.

An execution in Oklahoma is raising new questions tonight about the death penalty, as states struggle to cope with a shortage of drugs used for capital punishment.