BP SET TO PAY LARGEST ENVIRONMENTAL FINE IN US HISTORY FOR GULF OIL SPILL

The settlement ends all litigation between BP the states and the US government and allows the company to pay over 18 years... READ MORE›

PITBULL WHO DISAPPEARED IN TEXAS FLOODS FOUND 2000 MILES AWAY

It is not known what happened to Thor in those intervening months, or how he reached California... READ MORE›

BROKEN DISCIPLINE TRACKING SYSTEMS LET TEACHERS FLEE TROUBLED PASTS

All three of those teachers found their way back to the front of public school classrooms, simply by crossing state lines... READ MORE›

DONALD TRUMP LEADS POLLS IN 10 OF NEXT 14 VOTING STATES

Recent polls show that Trump is ahead in Nevada, Alabama, Alaska, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Virginia, Oklahoma, Minnesota and Louisiana... READ MORE›

BERNIE SANDERS'S FUNDRAISING PROWESS BOOSTS HIS POST-NEW HAMPSHIRE EFFORTS

Clinton is expected to be on friendlier terrain after New Hampshire, as the race moves to states with sizable populations of African American and Latino voters... READ MORE›

TEXAS CITY BANS FRACKING IN ITS BIRTHPLACE, COURT BATTLES LOOM

Denton, Texas is where hydraulic fracturing was invented, said Bruce Baizel, Earthworks energy program director... READ MORE›

COLORADO MOTHER RESCUES SON FROM MOUNTAIN LION'S MOUTH

Officials say sightings are increasing across Colorado, where an estimated 4,500 mountain lions live... READ MORE›

SAME-SEX MARRIAGE RULING FACES RELIGIOUS RIGHTS BATTLE IN TEXAS

Supreme Court ruling a new battle for same-sex marriage erupted in Texas where government leaders asserted their citizens religious liberties trumped the individual right to marry... READ MORE›

HILLARY CLINTON 'TO WIN GEORGIA AND VIRGINIA'

For the Republicans, front-runner Donald Trump won Georgia but Vermont and Virginia are too close to call... READ MORE›

12-YEAR-OLD GIRL 'TRIES TO POISON MOTHER WITH BLEACH AFTER IPHONE IS CONFISCATED'

The girl from Boulder, Colorado, who has not been named, tried to kill her mother on two separate occasions, police said... READ MORE›

RUBIO JOINS BATTLE OF TAUNTS AS GOP RACE GROWS CRUDER

On Sunday, the hits were more substantive, but no less aggressive Mr. Rubio scoffed at Mr. Trump's clothing line... READ MORE›

ANALYSIS: CLINTON ROUT IN SOUTH CAROLINA PUTS HER ON PATH TO NOMINATION

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets supporters after winning the South Carolina Democratic primary on Feb. 27, in Columbia, S.C... READ MORE›

WHY HILLARY CLINTON BEAT BERNIE SANDERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA

Hide Caption 1 of 50 50 photos Hillary Clinton's career in the spotlight Before she married Bill Clinton, she was Hillary Rodham... READ MORE›

CLINTON AND TRUMP SCORE EARLY WINS

Democrat Hillary Clinton wins at least six states and Republican Donald Trump at least five in Super Tuesday primaries... READ MORE›

CLINTON-TRUMP NOVEMBER SHOWDOWN CLOSER TO REALITY AFTER SUPER TUESDAY WINS

Democrat Hillary Clinton has won seven states and Donald Trump at least seven in Super Tuesday elections, the biggest day of the primary campaign... READ MORE›

HILLARY CLINTON HEADS INTO SUPER TUESDAY WITH EYE ON WINS -

Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton campaigned on Super Tuesday with the political wind at her back... READ MORE›

'WHETHER IT WAS MOTORCYCLE GANG-RELATED ... THAT IS STILL TO BE DETERMINED,' POLICE CHIEF SAYS

A witness who requested anonymity out of fear of retaliation told the Denver Post newspaper that the fight was started by rival biker gangs... READ MORE›

Abbott's campaign has tried to show Davis as out of touch with Texas values and not up to the challenge of running a state with a 1... READ MORE›

TEXAS MAN AND DOG RESCUED FROM FLOODED TRUCK IN WAKE OF HURRICANE PATRICIA

Video Texas man and dog rescued from flooded truck in wake of Hurricane Patricia... READ MORE›

DALLAS TO CLOSE BOOK ON EBOLA SAGA AS FINAL AT-RISK RESIDENTS ARE CLEARED

Dallas to close book on Ebola saga as final at-risk residents are cleared... READ MORE›

SUPER TUESDAY PRESENTS SUPER TEST FOR BERNIE SANDERS

Bernie Sanders has said he'll battle Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination through the last contest in June... READ MORE›

ANALYSIS: NEW HAMPSHIRE RESULTS KEEP NOMINATION RACES FLUID

Feb. 8 AP 14 of 16 NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARYBernie Sanders rallies voters for New Hampshire primary... READ MORE›

ONE DEAD AFTER MOTORCYCLE GANG CLASHES

Clashes between two rival motorcycle gangs left one person dead and another seven injured in the US state of Colorado... READ MORE›

'THEY ARE GOING TO PUNISH HIM ON ELECTION DAY'

Janet Murguia, president of the National Council of La Raza, said there is no doubt the Latino community is motivated this election cycle... READ MORE›

EXPLOSION KILLS THREE WORKERS AT PARSLEY ENERGY TEXAS OIL RIG

Our thoughts are with the families, Lisa Elliott of Parsley said of the accident on Tuesday in Upton County, Texas... READ MORE›

5 THINGS TO WATCH FOR IN U.S. SUPER TUESDAY RACES

Several of the states voting Tuesday have large black populations and Clinton gets their support over Sanders, as South Carolina clearly showed... READ MORE›

DONALD TRUMP AND HILLARY CLINTON WIN BIG AS US ELECTION GOES NATIONAL

Donald Trump has won Georgia, leaving the Republican races in Virginia and Vermont as the only two too-close-to-call contests where polls have closed... READ MORE›

HILLARY CLINTON DEMOLISHES BERNIE SANDERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY

The Sanders surge has not extended to South Carolina, though, primarily because he trails Mrs Clinton by a wide margin with black voters... READ MORE›

COASTAL AREAS OF TEXAS HIT BY STORM SURGE AND LOCALISED FLOODING

A tropical storm warning had been trimmed to include only the stretch of Gulf Coast between Port O'Connor, Texas, and the western end of Galveston Island... READ MORE›

DONALD TRUMP, HILLARY CLINTON ENTER FINAL FRENZY FOR VOTERS ON IOWA CAUCUS DAY

Truck driver Calvin Agner and his wife, Sheryl, attend a Donald Trump rally on Sunday... READ MORE›