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The acting director of the Secret Service made his first appearance before a congressional committee on Wednesday following a security breach that led to the resignation of the previous chief.

A French historian recently made a case for a 1900 silver medal to be credited to France, based on the Olympics' informal rules in that era. The cyclist, Lloyd Hildebrand, lived most of his life in France.

After record flooding across the Midwest, some farmers are wrestling with whether to plant anything at all this season.

Turning right at a red light has been common since the fuel embargo of the 1970s, but some city officials say they don't make sense in urban areas.

With record attendance and viewership, the WNBA seems to have capitalized on the explosion of interest in women's basketball driven in large part by Clark, who is now a rookie with the Indiana Fever.

This year’s U.S. Senate race in Nevada is expected to be one of the country’s most competitive congressional contests this fall. It could decide which party controls the Senate.

The agency is closing the Office of Research and Development, which analyzes dangers posed by hazards including toxic chemicals, climate change, smog, wildfires, water pollution and more.

Just after midnight on May 17, 2004, same-sex couples began filling out marriage license applications at Cambridge City Hall. One married couple looks back on their wedding and how it's gone since.

Thousands of giant panda sculptures will greet residents and tourists starting Saturday in Hong Kong, where enthusiasm for the bears has grown since two cubs were born in a local theme park.

Elk have made a comeback in part of the Appalachian mountains and they're attracting tourists during mating season.