President Obama’s push to triple federal loan guarantees for new nuclear power plants has recharged the debate over the viability of nuclear energy. Msnbc.com's Mike Stuckey reports.
Authorities looking for the cause of an explosion that killed five people at a power plant launch a criminal investigation, saying they could not rule out criminal negligence.
Washington's history of relatively mild winters has left residents without a common sense of snow etiquette over who should shovel sidewalks or how to save a cleared parking spot.
Obama has miles to go to keep promises If there were a scorecard for the promises President Barack Obama made a year ago in this struggling city in northern Indiana, he would probably get a C.
NYC mayor: U.S. needs to pay for 9/11 trial New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he is skeptical that the federal government would cover the cost of trying Sept. 11 suspects in Manhattan and he wants a guarantee from the Obama administration.
A Chinese-born engineer convicted of espionage and other federal charges in California is sentenced to more than 15 years in prison.
Buffalo man accused of imprisoning 13-year-old A 26-year-old Buffalo man remains in jail on charges of holding a 13-year-old runaway in his house for six months, having sex with her more than 100 times and making her baby-sit his 1-year-old son.
North Dakota has escaped the worst effects of the national recession, but with its good fortune has come an unexpected problem: homelessness, as job seekers flow into the state looking for work.
Unable to halt the "Choose Life" license plate variations in nearly two-dozen states, abortion-rights activists are pushing "Trust Women/Protect Choice" license plates in Virginia.
U.S. creating climate change agency President Barack Obama's administration is forming a new agency to study and report on the changing climate.
Airport terminal evacuated after security breach A portion of a terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Airport was evacuated Monday after a man without a boarding pass walked through a passenger screening checkpoint and refused to obey security officers, officials said.
Woman chasing dog falls to death off cliff Authorities in California say a woman fell about 60 feet to her death after she chased her dog off a cliff in the Mendocino headlands.
Murder warrant issued for ex-Philly cop A murder warrant is issued against a former Philadelphia police officer accused of fatally shooting a neighbor during an off-duty altercation in November.
