SOUTH CAROLINA -- A South Carolina man is sentenced to life in prison with no parole in connection with the death of a Schoharie County truck driver.

PARKLAND, Wash. - Investigators identified a man with an extensive criminal past as a "person of interest" in the ambush on four police officers, who were shot to death Sunday morning at a coffee shop.

SCHENECTADY -- Politicians welcomed U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-Greenport) to the Electric City on Saturday to discuss a new plan to help seniors against potential fraud.

An innocent man, Leonard Peltier was wrongfully convicted in 1977 and has served over 30 years in federal prison despite proof that he was convicted on the basis of fabricated and suppressed evidence, as well as coerced testimony.

One of the greatest American statesmen to ever grace the halls of Congress has passed away on August 25, but Senator Ted Kennedy's legacy lives on. His tireless work for many progressive causes -- most visibly, health care and civil rights for all..

A bill introduced Wednesday in the Senate would require states to write laws to prohibit text messaging by drivers or risk losing 25 percent of their annual federal highway money

A few more details. Capitol police say the man they shot was 35-years-old. Eyewitnesses say multiple gunshots were fired. The shootings happened a few blocks away from where the third day of the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Sonia- -

The US government has decided to sell all its gold reserves to raise money to pay for the bailout of the banks, insurance and wall street companies. "We haven't been on the gold standard since 1971, so what do we need all this gold lying around for," said

JOHNSTOWN, N.Y.-The message is simple. If you're cheating the system, you will get caught. "They think this is free money that they can go and just get from the government, and that's not what it is intended for," said Fulton County Sheriff Thomas Lorey.

For all the concern about identity theft, researchers say there's a surprisingly easy way for the technology-savvy to figure out the precious nine digits of Americans' Social Security numbers.