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California cities issued evacuation orders as storms brought threats of flooding and mudslides to drought-stricken areas. 

After what’s been a relentlessly cold winter, new potholes are testing the patience of drivers across the Northeast and Midwest.

A California man who wanted to join the Taliban was sentenced to 15 years in prison Thursday for trying to blow up an Oakland bank with a fake car bomb supplied in an FBI sting.Matthew Aaron Llaneza, 29, of San Jose could have been sentenced to 30 years.

American Airlines recently merged with U.S. Airways, which does not offer bereavement fares.

The U.S. may be in search of a new main squeeze as consumption of orange juice in the U.S. hits a 15-year low.

SAN FRANCISCO — Officials at a Northern California high school acted appropriately when they ordered students wearing American flag T-shirts to turn the garments inside out during the Mexican heritage celebration Cinco de Mayo, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.The 9th U.S.

Fear that the NFL might move next year's Super Bowl was a significant factor in the decision to veto controversial Arizona anti-gay legislation, politicians say.

Alzheimer's disease is personal for actor and comedian Seth Rogen because of the slow decline of his mother-in-law. On Wednesday, he testified before Congress -- and now he's telling the world what its like to speak before a largely absent Senate subcommittee.

High school officials in Northern California acted appropriately when they ordered students wearing American flag T-shirts to turn the garments inside out during the Mexican independence celebration Cinco de Mayo, a federal appeals court said.

Despite a major victory in Arizona on Thursday, the battle over where the line will be drawn between "religious freedom" and protection for gays against discrimination is only just heating up, advocates on both sides say.