Nation News

A prosecutor has argued that a Marine Corps officer facing demotion failed to fully disclose and investigate the killing of two dozen Iraqi men, women and children by Marines under his command. Read More

A bill that would have allowed same-sex marriage was rejected by New York lawmakers, a stunning outcome for advocates in a state that was the site of one of the gay rights movement's defining moments four decades ago, and a huge victory for opponents who said it could influence votes elsewhere. Read More

Think your kid is not "sexting"? Think again. Read More

The head of Montana's wildlife agency has given preliminary approval to a plan calling for 74 bison from Yellowstone National Park to go to billionaire Ted Turner's private ranch. Read More

The Associated Press-MTV poll on digital abuse was conducted Sept. 11-22 and is based on 1,247 interviews, including 600 teens ages 14-17 and 647 adults ages 18-24. Read More

A suspect accused of helping Maurice Clemmons flee after the gunman massacred four suburban police officers could face trial as an accomplice to murder _ a crime that might bring the same penalties as if he had pulled the trigger himself. Read More

A search at the former home of a serial murder suspect whose more recent home held the remains of 11 women turned up no new bodies, the FBI said. Read More

Searchers combed icy mountain roads near the crest of the Cascade Range in southern Oregon, looking for a couple who told their kids they were off to cut down a special Christmas tree but did not return. Read More

A strong storm in the Southeast was forecast to produce more active weather as it moved northeast on Thursday. Read More

New York lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a bill that would have made their state the sixth to allow gay marriage, stunning advocates who suffered a similar decision by Maine voters just last month. Read More

A New York City man who mugged a 101-year-old woman on her way to church has been sentenced to 75 years in prison. Read More

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has lit the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, ushering in tourist season in one of New York's busiest holiday shopping districts. Read More

An Army psychiatrist who may face the death penalty after the mass shooting at Fort Hood was charged Wednesday with 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder relating to the scores of soldiers and two civilian police officers injured in the attack, military officials said. Read More

Only $26 million of the $1.4 billion authorized to help Mexico and Central America fight organized crime has been spent due to bureaucracy, conditions placed on the funds by Congress and preparations in recipient countries, according to a government report scheduled for release Thursday. Read More

A man and four teens have been arrested on allegations that they beat a security guard to death after he found them drinking in a vacant apartment in California. Read More

Tradition is taking a back seat at a window display on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan this holiday season. Read More

An 89-year-old woman has died from injuries suffered in a weekend shooting in northeast Kansas that also left her granddaughter and two great-granddaughters dead, prosecutors said Wednesday. Read More

An attorney for the fiancee of a Yale University lab technician charged with killing a graduate student said Wednesday he's been told authorities are seeking a sample of her DNA. Read More

An Andrew Wyeth painting of his teenage son standing on a bluff overlooking the St. George River in Maine has set the second-highest auction price for the artist's work. Read More

Former President Bill Clinton on Wednesday said he supports President Barack Obama's plan to sent an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. Read More