Vandals damaged 20 headstones at Portland's Lone Fir Cemetery, which was the first in the city's history. A local group is looking for volunteers and donations to repair the damage and work toward preventing future vandalism.
he excavation of a rural field in suburban Detroit has failed to turn up the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, the FBI announced Wednesday, adding another unsuccessful chapter to a nearly 40-year-old mystery.
With Prince William and the former Kate Middleton expecting their first child in mid-July - and much of the world interested in the birth of a future monarch - officials at Clarence House have released some of the couple's plans, although many details are still being kept private.
A woman told authorities she was held captive for more than a year by three people who forced her to do housework, raided her bank account and menaced her with snakes and pit bulls.
Cars and trucks are rolling again across the Interstate 5 Skagit River bridge, restoring the traffic flow on the main route between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia.
Investigators are still trying to figure out exactly what happened, but said it appears the truck collided with a vehicle on the ramp. It then rolled and fell 65 feet.
A tornado warning for Denver International Airport is over and no damage has been reported.
The Taliban and the U.S. said Tuesday they will hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan, a major breakthrough as the U.S.-led coalition formally handed over control of the country's security to the Afghan army and police.
A 16-year-old girl at the center of a custody dispute where her parents claim she was "legally kidnapped" has now disappeared.
One person died and another was seriously hurt in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 30 west of Scappoose Tuesday afternoon, state police said.
Police arrested Canby’s William "Billy" Traverso but are still looking for Molalla’s Brad Taylor in connection with the theft of 17 pallets of watermelons from two local grocery stores earlier this month.
A temporary bridge over the Skagit River opens Wednesday, restoring Interstate 5 traffic less than a month after the old bridge collapsed May 23 when it was struck by a truck with an oversize load.
Deputies at the Valley County Sheriff's Office are hoping someone will recognize this man who tried to break into a cabin near Horsethief Reservoir over the June 7-9 weekend.
A Cornelius man accused of driving drunk and causing a crash that killed one woman and injured six other people in Portland’s Old Town pleaded no contest in Multnomah County Circuit Court on Tuesday.
The director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday the government's sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide, including one directed at the New York Stock Exchange, in a forceful defense of spy operations that was echoed by the leaders of the House Intelligence Committee.
Thousands of screaming fans brought Times Square to a standstill as they waited to catch a glimpse of Brad Pitt at the premiere of his new thriller, "World War Z."
The Hillsboro Hops played their first home game Monday night at their new ballpark.
Italy's high court has explained why it reversed the acquittal of American student Amanda Knox, saying the decision acquitting her of murder was full of contradictions.
Rain helped firefighters douse Colorado's most destructive wildfire in state history on Monday, July 17, 2013 – a photo gallery.
More than 100,000 people took to the streets in largely peaceful protests in at least eight cities Monday, demonstrations that voiced the deep frustrations Brazilians feel about carrying heavy tax burdens but receiving woeful returns in public education, health, security and transportation.
Entertainer Barbra Streisand waded into one of Israel's touchiest issues Monday on the first major stop of her tour of the country — Jewish religious practices that separate men and women.
(New) Historic cemetery desecrated by vandals - again (Photo Gallery)
