Pope Benedict XVI on Feb. 28, 2013 became the first pope in nearly 600 years to step down from the papacy.

The good news is that most kids do bounce back from a single incident of trauma, said James Garbarino, professor of psychology at Loyola University Chicago. If

If the fee was enacted as planned in the New Starts application, the expected $555 million in revenue would almost double the amount of taxes and fees

Here's an updated list of fireworks displays across Connecticut for Independence Day celebrations.

No theatrical flourishes for Anamika Veeramani. She kept her hands behind her back and rattled off the letters of every word she was given -- until she was

Former Rep. James Traficant, who was recently released from prison after serving seven years for corruption, said Thursday that he is "proud of being an

Environmental activists gained more momentum this year than in the past decade against the destructive, uniquely Appalachian form of strip mining known as

Ed Johann will always remember the sound of planes diving out of the sky to bomb U.S. battleships, the explosions and the screams of sailors. He still recalls

A decade has passed since the federal government began releasing Mexican wolves into the wild in an effort to return the endangered animal to its historic

NASA's latest space telescope will scan the sky in search of never-before-seen asteroids, comets, stars and galaxies, with one of its main tasks to catalog

President Barack Obama enjoyed a quiet first Thanksgiving at the White House, telephoning U.S. servicemen and women stationed around the world and spending

Thousands of drivers on the nation's roads don't carry auto insurance, despite laws in all but two states requiring it. Critics of President Barack Obama's

Toyota Motor Corp. will replace gas pedals on 3.8 million recalled vehicles in the United States.

The wife of former NFL and Ohio State star Chris Spielman has died after a lengthy battle with cancer. WBNS radio in Columbus says 42-year-old Stefanie

ConAgra Foods is recalling a limited number of 15 ounce tubs of Blue Bonnet Spread that were inadvertently mispackaged.