A spokesman says Democratic Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a retired Marine Corps officer who became an outspoken critic of the Iraq war, has died. He was 77. He had been suffering complications from gallbladder surgery. In 1974, Murtha became the first combat veteran of the Vietnam War elected ... Read More

Dr. Conrad Murray was with Michael Jackson at the time of his shocking death on June 25. Articles Michael Jackson's doctor to be charged with involuntary manslaughter Conrad Murray charged with manslaughter in King of Pop's death Dr. Conrad Murray to be arraigned on involuntary manslaughter charge ... Read More

Pierre Thomas dives into end zone in third as Saints beat Colts to win their first Super Bowl. MIAMI - There is hope for downtrodden sports franchises everywhere. There is hope for broken cities. Behold, the Saints. Who Dat Nation can burn those old paper bags, because the Saints - once known as the ... Read More

The huge plane took off from Everett's Paine Field after a weather delay. It was to land later in the day at Seattle's Boeing Field. Hundreds of employees and other airplane fans gathered to watch the plane take to the air. The flight came just one day short of the 41st anniversary of the first ... Read More

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - Mayor Sebastian Giuliano said Monday officials have accounted for everyone assigned to work at an under-construction power plant that exploded. Still, a destroyed section of the plant was too unstable to search, officials said. Sunday morning's blast at the Kleen Energy Systems ... Read More

TORONTO—The commander of Canada's biggest Air Force base, who once flew dignitaries around the country, has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two women. Ontario Provincial Police Det. Insp. Chris Nicholas said Monday that Col. Russell Williams, 46, was arrested Sunday in ... Read More

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A Chinese-born engineer convicted of espionage and other federal charges has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison. Dongfan "Greg" Chung was sentenced Monday in Santa Ana after a judge ruled in July that he hoarded sensitive information about the U.S. space shuttle and ... Read More

NEW YORK— New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he is skeptical that the federal government would cover the cost of trying Sept. 11 suspects in Manhattan, a day after President Barack Obama said he had not ruled out holding the trial in New York. Bloomberg said Monday that he wants the Obama ... Read More

The Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to become the most-watched program in television history. The Nielsen Co. estimated Monday that 106.5 million people watched the New Orleans Saints upset the Indianapolis Colts . That beats the "M*A*S ... Read More

Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-130) lifts-off from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. It was a good night for Endeavour . The space shuttle and its six-member crew blasted off early Monday morning on its way to the International Space Station , as NASA 's famed shuttle program begins its ... Read More