Egyptians vote in historic election

Polling stations opened across Egypt Wednesday in a historic presidential election contested by Islamists and secularists promising radically different futures for the country.

Man with zebra, parrot in front seat charged with DUI

Police in Dubuque, Iowa, responded to an unusual call this week: reports of a zebra and a parrot in the front seat of a truck parked outside a bar.

Parents take aim at proposed gun range near elementary school

A Connecticut town is caught up in a heated debated over whether a proposed gun range should be built just hundreds of feet from a local elementary school. "I'd say total insanity. A gun range should not be put next to a school, period. Put it on the o...

Mountain lion killed in downtown Santa Monica, Calif.

A mountain lion found in the courtyard of an office building was shot and killed Tuesday after it tried to escape as authorities try to figure out how the large cat made its way into downtown Santa Monica, Calif.

Obama spokesman warily welcomes reported nuclear deal with Iran

The White House on Tuesday warily welcomed word that the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency was close to a breakthrough agreement with Iran to allow international inspectors to get a look at key sites in Tehran's nuclear program, which world power...