Some fans of "Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker" are stunned by murder accusations against the 24-year-old in the death of a New Jersey lawyer.

The volcano's rumblings have already emitted a "continuous ash, steam and gas cloud" that extends up to 60 miles away.

Researchers at the University of Texas are warning that the invasive species from South America has the potential to change the ecological balance in the southeastern United States, largely because the ants can wipe out colonies of what's been widely considered the insect villain of the region, the fire ant.

Nin Hulett, mayor pro tem for Granbury, Texas, talks about the damage in his community after a deadly tornado hit.

At 42, Richard Swanson was without work, without kids at home, without a mortgage, but with a lot of time to ponder what matters.

North Texas forged ahead in a massive cleanup of a destroyed neighborhood, still searching for seven missing after 16 tornadoes struck this community.

In this capital city and college town, there is a shrine to a disc jockey.

Chlorine is supposed to take care of most of the microbes floating around in pools, but human waste, it seems, is stubbornly resistant to being sanitized.

Women spend every day juggling bosses and birthday parties, dates and diapers, but when was the last time you had a day to do what you want to do, obligation-free?

For the 160-plus inmates at the U.S. prison camp here, each sunrise brings a new day that most would rather starve than endure.

It's difficult to quantify David Beckham's ultimate impact on the game in the United States, but it's safe to say he didn't hurt it.

The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against Nelson, Georgia, a small town north of Atlanta.

In general, digestive diseases are hidden in the bathroom. You don't talk about anything that happens there unless it's with your spouse or a close friend.

"LMAO @ L.A.," came the text.

A cigarette smuggling scheme that cost New York state millions of dollars in sales tax revenue may have raised funds for militant groups, authorities said.

The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon attack indicated that the bombings were designed to avenge Muslims killed in Afghanistan and Iraq, a sources tells CNN.

Braxton Bielski didn't have a 5-pound bass on his mind when he recently took his cane pole to a reservoir in south Texas.

A U.S. Army sergeant was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole for gunning down five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq.

Police in Omaha, Nebraska, said Thursday that they're looking into whether there's a connection between the recent killings of a university professor and his wife and two unsolved area homicides.

May 17, 2013