FAIRFAX, Va. – Jesse Matthew entered an Alford plea Wednesday on charges that he attacked and molested a woman in Virginia in 2005, acknowledging that prosecutors have enough evidence to convict him without directly admitting any crime. Matthew faces up to life in prison when sentenced Oct. 2. He entered …

In 2011, a federal judge threatened high school valedictorian Angela Hildenbrand with jail time if she dared pray at her graduation. Then, in 2013, public school officials turned off valedictorian Remington Reimer’s microphone mid-sentence when he started talking about his faith during his graduation address. And, just last year, public …

Dozens of middle-school children in the southern Illinois town of Girard were taken to hospitals on Monday with nausea and dizziness possibly brought on by a carbon monoxide leak from a furnace, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. An employee who answered the phone at Girard City Hall – 25 miles south …

A 16-year old Iowa girl was reportedly abducted by three suspects late Friday, the Henry County Sheriff’s office reported. According to KWQC, just before 8 p.m., authorities responded to the reported abduction of Karyn Renee Mehaffy in Winfield, Iowa. The teenager is 5 feet, 3 inches tall with blonde hair …

MANILA, Philippines – A Philippine volcano has spewed plumes of ash but volcanologists say the steam-driven explosions do not indicate an imminent violent eruption. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology director Renato Solidum said Mount Bulusan southeast of Manila ejected ash up to a kilometer (0.6 mile) high for about …

HOUSTON – 12:45 a.m. CDT No appeals are in the courts as condemned Texas prisoner Gregory Russeau heads for execution for the slaying of a 75-year-old East Texas auto repair shop owner 14 years ago during a crack cocaine binge. The 45-year-old Russeau on Thursday evening would become the ninth …

EXCLUSIVE: The United Nations Environment Program, the flagship for environmental consciousness and creation of a new era of “global environmental governance,” doesn’t know how its money is spent or even who it may be dealing with when it comes to hundreds of corporate, public and non-governmental partners that are “key” …

Another member of “The Family” is facing justice. Justin Solondz was in federal court in Tacoma Wednesday, charged with making the firebomb that destroyed the Horticulture building at the University of Washington in 2001. Solondz, 31, is the last person to be prosecuted in the case and the evidence is …

Most places one would look for a scientist include classrooms, laboratories, and lecture halls. And now they can be found in one more location – on stage. As part of the 2011 World Science Festival, actor Alan Alda explained to festival attendees at the Paley Media Center the necessity for …

When America’s space shuttle program ends in September, the U.S. will be completely dependent on Russian rockets for launching men and women into space — and bringing them back. But what will happen to America’s astronauts if relations between the U.S. and Russia sour? Until American companies come to market …