LOS ANGELES--A 28-year-old man who worked at a call center inside the Los Angeles Times building was being held for a mental health evaluation Saturday after he allegedly made threatening statements and handed his supervisor a pillowcase ...

MIAMI -- Guadalupe Ayan Estefano, 74, stood before Magistrate Judge Barry L. Garber in Miami federal court last week and asked to be released on bond.

Garber gave her a resounding no.

The reason: Estefano had been arrested on drug-trafficking ...

BEIJING -- Authorities using a robotic submarine to look for wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 said Saturday they expect to complete the search of the "focused underwater area" in five to seven days.

Shortly after officials decided Monday ...

CAIRO -- An Egyptian lawyer and TV personality who declared days ago that he was running for president pulled out of the race Saturday, and state media quoted him as saying he had received a sign from God that victory belonged to former army chief...

BOSTON -- There's a tense excitement running through this city as it prepares for the 118th Boston Marathon, a uniquely Bostonian event, held on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April, which celebrates the first battles of the Revolutionary War....

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- As a felon, F. Glenn Miller Jr. had no legal right to a gun.

What's more, a gun dealer would face prison time for selling him a weapon.

Even a friend who gave or sold him guns would risk federal prison time for arming someone...