Following the deadly bomb attack on a church in Alexandria, Muslim and Christian pledge to work together to ensure the incident does not lead to sectarian strife.
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to cram St. Peter's Square and surrounding streets for the Mass to formally install Francis as the new leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics.
Rear Adm. Mary Landry says the government is going to have to help oil giant BP get control of the situation and has offered the Defense Department's expertise and equipment.
More than 50,000 South Carolina residents were without electricity early Friday after thunderstorms rumbled across the Palmetto State, downing trees and even causing damage at the Governor's Mansion.
Seattle, Washington -- A gay softball organization has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to three players who were disqualified from its 2008 Gay Softball World Series in the Seattle area because of their perceived heterosexuality.
Investors found the courage to buy stocks again Thursday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average up more than 300 points, after the release of some positive economic news.
Officials in the rural Virginia city where Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson are buried voted late Thursday to prohibit the flying of the Confederate flag on city-owned poles.