A powerful natural gas explosion that neighbors said felt like an earthquake rocked a busy Portland, Oregon, neighborhood on Wednesday, injuring eight people, officials said.
Investigators in Texas said Wednesday they took a 14-year-old boy into custody for questioning after they found his grandparents shot to death in the couple's home.
Most U.S. consumers haven't heard of LeEco, but the Chinese technology company is setting out to become a household name with a line-up of smartphones and flat-screen TVs undercutting the prices of Apple, Google, Samsung and other industry stalwarts.
The mayor on Wednesday castigated a police sergeant for killing a mentally ill, 66-year-old woman in her home, saying her death was "tragic" and "unacceptable" and her shooting violated department policy.
A mentally disabled teenager who spent nearly a year in jail on a terrorism charge vowed "never to touch another computer again" after an Alabama judge found him not guilty and ordered his release.
The lawyer for a man charged with gunning down an imam and his assistant as they left a New York City mosque says his client's DNA doesn't match that found on the weapon.
U.S. economic growth accelerated slightly as summer ended and fall began, supported by modest hiring, an uptick in consumer spending and steady homebuilding, according to the Federal Reserve.
A southeast Portland woman says her dogs are to thank for running off a stranger who jumped her backyard fence and tried breaking in – all while she was home alone with her two kids.