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Under fire from the Boy Scouts of America and under investigation by law enforcement, two Utah troop leaders who taped themselves gleefully toppling a boulder from a Jurassic-era rock formation in a state park said Friday they should have been more hands-off.

Same-sex marriages will begin Monday in New Jersey after the state Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state must begin granting same-sex marriage licenses, a rebuff to Gov. Chris Christie.

The Environmental Protection Agency spends billions cleaning up hazardous waste sites each year, but this week it discovered a potential bio-hazard brewing in its own backyard. Inside one of the refrigerators in its Chicago headquarters, the agency discovered a 16-year old-can of Campbell's soup.

A little less than one year ago, Walmart workers across the nation walked off the job on “Black Friday” to spotlight Walmart’s low wages and poor working conditions. Today those same conditions prompted 80 workers at a Miami Walmart to hit the picket line.

An associate of jailed NFL star Aaron Hernandez — who was with him the night a semipro football player was shot to death — pleaded not guilty Friday to a charge of accessory to murder after the fact.

The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that the state must begin granting same-sex marriages on Monday, a rebuff to Gov. Chris Christie.Christie, a Republican, favors civil unions, which New Jersey has offered since 2007, but opposes gay marriage.This is a breaking news story.

The Boy Scouts of America blasted two Utah leaders who gleefully toppled a boulder from a Jurassic-era rock formation in a state park and said they could face punishment by the organization, in addition to possible criminal charges.

The new movie “Captain Phillips” tells only part of the story of Somali piracy—one that already has been repeated by the media and in policy making circles around the world, according to two Africa region experts. “The conventional conception of piracy in Somalia is myopic,” said Dr. Abdi Samatar. “There is more than one type of piracy off the Somali coast.”

A car and a police cruiser collided at an intersection northwest of central Columbus, Ohio, early Friday, killing a family of six and injuring a police officer, officials said.

The Boy Scouts of America blasted two Utah leaders who gleefully toppled a boulder from a Jurassic-era rock formation in a state park and said they could face punishment by the organization, in addition to possible criminal charges.