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Authorities in Southern California are investigating what appears to be the spontaneous combustion of rocks scooped from a San Clemente Beach that left a woman with third-degree burns.
A woman suffered third-degree burns after what appeared to be the spontaneous combustion of rocks that had been scooped up from a Southern California beach, a fire official said.
For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing.
For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing.
What only weeks ago was seen as a serious threat to the economic recovery could now turn into a stimulus everyone can love.
What only weeks ago was seen as a serious threat to the economic recovery could now turn into a stimulus everyone can love.
Firefighters have been working to prevent a wildfire near the historic mining town of Crown King from spreading to an area where it could quickly grow.
An evacuation order for a historic northern Arizona mining town didn't prompt Taryn Denyce to flee earlier this week, when a wildfire began sending flames through the trees and smoke swirling in the air.
Kevin Garnett scored 27 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, and used a dominant second quarter to help the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 107-91 on Wednesday night and take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference...
Kevin Garnett yapped his way down the court after big baskets and clearly enjoyed taking it to the 76ers.
An attorney says Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife has been found dead in New York.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, who had fought drug and alcohol problems, was found dead at the family property Wednesday.
Tropical Storm Aletta is weakening is it spins far out over the Pacific.
Tropical Storm Aletta is weakening as it spins far out over the Pacific.
A tuberculosis patient has been charged in California after authorities said he failed to take medication for the highly contagious disease.
Authorities in California took the unusual step of jailing and charging a tuberculosis patient who they say refused to take medication to keep his disease from becoming contagious.
The FBI says it suspects the mailings of hundreds of envelopes containing white powder over the last four years are the work of someone in Texas.
The FBI says it suspects the mailings of hundreds of envelopes containing white powder over the last four years are the work of someone in Texas.
One of country music's biggest acts is preparing to stage a benefit concert for a southern Indiana town battered by March tornadoes.
The Grammy Award-winning country music trio Lady Antebellum performed a "mini-prom" for students of a southern Indiana town that was devastated by a tornado in early March.
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Deputies: Fla. mom fatally shot her 4 children then herself; 3 returned to house after fleeing
Deputies: Fla. mom fatally shot her 4 children then herself; 3 returned to house after fleeing
Jettisoning CEO with misleading biography won't resolve all of Yahoo's credibility issues
Jettisoning CEO with misleading biography won't resolve all of Yahoo's credibility issues
Suspect in Tenn. kidnapping, slaying commits suicide; but why did he spare his victims?
Suspect in Tenn. kidnapping, slaying commits suicide; but why did he spare his victims?
As SWAT team neared, Miss. kidnap-slaying suspect kills himself, authorities say 2 girls OK
As SWAT team neared, Miss. kidnap-slaying suspect kills himself, authorities say 2 girls OK
Horst Faas, AP photographer who brought world compelling images of Vietnam, dies at age 79
Horst Faas, AP photographer who brought world compelling images of Vietnam, dies at age 79
Search for 2 girls intensifies after their mom, sister found dead at alleged kidnapper's house
Search for 2 girls intensifies after their mom, sister found dead at alleged kidnapper's house
9/11 'mastermind' silent, 4 other defendants disrupt military hearing on terror charges
9/11 'mastermind' silent, 4 other defendants disrupt military hearing on terror charges
Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys dies at 47; rapper had been in treatment for cancer
Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys dies at 47; rapper had been in treatment for cancer
'Cinco de Mayo' has strayed far from its US Civil War, civil rights roots
'Cinco de Mayo' has strayed far from its US Civil War, civil rights roots
Those close to Seau didn't see any warning signs before former NFL star's suicide
Those close to Seau didn't see any warning signs before former NFL star's suicide
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