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Months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, new state-level restrictions on guns have been slow in coming.

The man known as the East Coast Rapist has been sentenced to three terms of life in prison plus 80 years. Aaron Thomas, of New Haven, Conn.

A man who broke his pelvis in a fall from a horse honors the doctor who operated on him with an airborne banner reading: 'Dr. Daniel Chan is the man!'

California Gov. Jerry Brown denies parole for a member of the Manson family who was sentenced to life in prison for two 1969 murders, saying that he remained a danger.

A current and a former firefighter are accused of forcing a 12-year-old boy into sex slavery in Vermont until he was 25, according to a police spokesman in West Haven, Conn.

James Eagan Holmes, the man charged with killing 12 people and wounding 58 in a Colorado movie theater, may seek to plead not guilty by reason of insanity, his lawyers indicate.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said that the cuts under sequestration “will cause pain” and potentially impact readiness ”across our force.”

Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday criticized a comment by Turkey's prime minister likening Zionism to crimes against humanity, as the disagreement cast a shadow over talks between the NATO allies.

A would-be drug customer butt-dialed 911, police say, and officers were able to track down her and the dealer -- just a block from the police station.

Construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline would create "substantial" impacts on the environment, but there's no better option, the State Department says.