A top reformer has been sentenced to six years in jail after he stood trial on charges of fomenting unrest to topple the Iranian regime, his lawyer said Sunday.

A subway passenger was stabbed to death in front of horrified riders in a dispute with another man over a seat in the car in midtown Manhattan, police said.

An Indonesian passenger ferry with almost 250 people aboard sank in rough waters off Sumatra island, killing at least one, police said, while a second ferry ran aground in nearby waters.

After decades of mistrust and sometimes betrayal, Mexican and U.S. authorities are increasingly setting aside their differences to unite against a common enemy.

Inch by inch, legislators are crafting legislation that is intended to expand the number of Americans who have access to health insurance as a vote Saturday night moved the Obama-backed measure ahead.

A man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was found guilty in what prosecutors said was a case of scaring a 79-year-old North Carolina grandmother to death.

Photos on Facebook have cost a Canadian woman her long-term sick leave benefits.

It wasn't spontaneous, but the city of Seattle hopes it drew attention.

European lottery officials say two British ticketholders are sharing a jackpot of 90 million pounds ($150 million) - the largest lottery prizes ever paid out in the United Kingdom.

An argument escalated into a shooting leaving one man dead Friday night.

Rebels in eastern Congo have killed and eaten two mountain gorillas, conservationists said Wednesday, adding they feared more of the endangered animals may have been slaughtered in the lawless region.

As the stigma of atheism has diminished, campus atheists and agnostics across the United States are coming out of the closet.

A South Korean man on death row for murdering 13 people in one of the country's worst killing sprees has died after hanging himself.

FILE -This undated file photo released by Julien's Auctions shows Michael Jackson's glove from his 1983 performance of Billie Jean at the Motown 25 television special where he performed the Moonwalk for the first time.

Authorities say an Alabama couple following directions from a GPS device got stuck and were rescued from the snowy, mountainous backroad where a San Francisco man got lost and died in 2006.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - An independent panel says the United States can extend the life of aging nuclear weapons for decades with existing programs, a finding that activists contend means there's no need for the nation to design replacements for the nuclear arsenal.

A Fort Benning spokesman says Army officials are investigating whether a suspicious note and package found at the west Georgia post is a viable threat.

A newborn baby was found in a Dumpster outside of a collision shop in Garden City.

Authorities say four people were hurt when one of San Francisco's historic cable cars jarred to a sudden stop while traveling through downtown.

Author Michael Connelly speaks about the role of Los Angeles and Hong Kong in his crime thrillers.

The case of five emaciated horses found abandoned in a Pierce County forest has prompted the Humane Society of the United States to offer a $2,500 reward for information leading to arrests and convictions.

Authorities say a New Orleans police veteran has been caught shoplifting.

A 40-year-old man was shot as he was exiting his vehicle in the Walmart parking lot in Northeast Harris County, Local 2 reported.

An investigation finds a male employee placed semen in a female co-worker's coffee mug, but dismisses most other allegations by the department's former highest-ranking female civilian.

Two state troopers are hospitalized and a man is facing custody after a chase from Prince George\'s County to Baltimore County along Interstate 95/495.