Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the US Supreme Court, opened up about the personal anguish of breast cancer five years after surviving it. Then she went public about the effects of her husband's Alzheimer's disease, including his affection …

A special needs teacher's aide at Mount Vernon Elementary School is accused of giving a male student a "wedgie" in front of a classroom of his peers last month.

A Japanese journalist who was captured by militants in Syria three years ago is believed to have been released, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters on Tuesday.

Weak outlooks from a pair of industrial giants sent stocks into a tailspin Tuesday. Shares of Caterpillar (CAT) and 3M (MMM) were each down nearly 10% in mid-morning trading -- and that was a big reason why the Dow plunged …

A 12-year-old Blue Springs girl is afraid to go to school after discovering a hateful note in her locker Monday morning. The note read, "kill yourself." "I wanted to hide in a little hole. I w

A man and woman from New Boston are facing felony charges in connection with accusations that they held a girl against her will, police said.

Donald Trump is waging one of the most inflammatory closing arguments of any modern campaign, lacing his midterm rhetoric with easily disprovable claims that are building on the fact-challenged foundation of his presidency.

Over the weekend at a campaign rally for Sen. Dean Heller (R) in Nevada, President Donald Trump said this:

Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor revealed in a letter on Tuesday that she has been diagnosed with the "beginning stages of dementia, probably Alzheimer's disease."

President Donald Trump declared himself a "nationalist" during his rally here on Monday night, officially tagging himself with the label that has long defined his populist rhetoric and protectionist policies.

A year ago, Masayoshi Son was the star guest at Saudi Arabia's investment conference, sitting alongside Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman at the glitzy Ritz-Carlton hotel in Riyadh.

One company is doubling the shelf-life of avocados, citrus and other produce by taking a chemical-free cue from nature.

A local 6th grade girl is making a name for herself on the football field.

Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine announced Tuesday that he has launched a civil investigation into whether the Archdiocese of Washington violated the law by covering up the sexual abuse of minors.

Mexico is bracing for what's expected to be one of the strongest storms to hit its Pacific coast. Hurricane Willa is aiming for the west-central coast Tuesday afternoon or evening. On Tuesday morning, the storm boasted maximum sustained winds of …