Bishop Robert McManus, the leader of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester, was arrested over the weekend on a drunken-driving charge after an alleged hit-and-run accident.    

Despite a history of strained relations, the United States and Russia have been working effectively to investigate the marathon bombings, American officials said.    

Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski, the officer in charge of sexual assault prevention programs for the Air Force, was arrested early Sunday and charged with sexual battery, the police said.    

The municipality was accused of misstating or omitting relevant information about its troubled finances in reports and statements.    

The jeweler who gave a former KPMG auditor cash in exchange for inside information about companies agreed to plead guilty.

The California Highway Patrol said it did not know if the presence of a ninth passenger, one more than was authorized, contributed to the deadly outcome on the San Mateo Bridge.    

Republican critics of a bill to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws could offer hundreds of amendments to try to weaken, if not kill, the measure.    

Investigators have ruled out four potential causes for the fire that led to an explosion at a fertilizer distribution facility in West, Texas, the state fire marshal's office said Monday in a statement.

The measure seeks $38 billion in 10-year savings, with $20 billion from the nutrition title.

Say same-sex provision would kill immigration bill.

Willie J. Manning, who is scheduled to be executed Tuesday in Mississippi, has been repeatedly rebuffed as he sought to have crime scene evidence tested.    

The vehicle that burst into flames on a San Francisco Bay Area bridge, killing five women inside, was carrying one too many passengers, investigators said Monday.    

A majority of the Senate approved a measure that would allow states to tax online purchases. The bill now moves to the House.

A bipartisan coalition won a 69-to-27 vote to require online retailers to collect sales taxes for state and local governments. But antitax forces hope the House will kill the measure.    

Anonymous claims it will launch attacks on U.S. banking and government websites Tuesday.

Warren Buffett and Bill Gates say it's only fair that online retailers collect state sales taxes.

He responds to Bill Richardson's comments about his qualifications as a Hispanic voice.

The South Carolina special election is here, and it's anyone's guess how it will turn out.

Iraq sees increased violence, researchers aim to improve facial recognition technology, and the U.S. government considers a sales tax for some online purchases.

More investors appear to be getting more comfortable owning cheaper cyclical sectors like industrials and energy.