The US Forest Service reports that 100% containment has been reached on the 316-acre Peak Fire that ignited on October 2 near ...

A group of journalism funders says it is committing $20 million in grants to 205 small, local news outlets across the country. Press Forward said Wednesday that's double what it had intended to give ...

San Jose Sharks (0-1-2, in the Pacific Division) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (1-2-1, in the Central Division) Chicago; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EDT. BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Sharks look to ...

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets take on the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday in Game 3 of the NLCS. The series is tied 1-1. New York has a 46-35 record at home and an 89-73 record overall. Mets hitters ...

Officials from an international security group founded to counter Western alliances met in Pakistan's capital on Wednesday to discuss how to boost security cooperation and economic ties. The meeting ...

A photojournalist who covered world events such as the conflict in the former Yugoslavia, the fall of the Berlin Wall and Nelson Mandela’s release from prison was fatally stabbed during a hike in the ...

PG&E is providing more details about its planned power outages that could begin sometime Thursday due to potential high winds ...

Technology features in modern vehicles can make driving easier and more enjoyable. But when buying your next car, it can be ...

October's supermoon is the closest of the year and it's teaming up with a comet for a rare stargazing two-for-one. The third of four supermoons this year, it will be 222,055 miles (357,364 kilometers) ...

Cellphone chats have become death sentences in the continuing, bloody factional war inside the Sinaloa drug cartel. Cartel gunmen stop youths on the street or in their cars and demand their phones. If ...

Some of the lowest-paid health care workers in California are getting a pay bump under a state law. Workers' pay will increase to $25 an hour over the next decade under the law starting Wednesday.

More than 140 people, including children, have died and dozens were injured in Nigeria after an overturned gasoline tanker ...