Jeremy White

Shoe checks at U.S. airports could become a thing of the past.

The legal battle over California's same-sex marriage ban could be bound for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Middle-aged and older women who drink moderately throughout the week are less likely to develop health issues linked to aging like cognitive decline, heart disease and diabetes, according to a new study.

Texas firefighters battling an historically destructive blaze in Bastrop County could have more success on Wednesday, as powerful winds that were fanning the fire appear to have died down.

Republican residential candidate Mitt Romney unveiled an economic revitalization plan on Tuesday that relies heavily on paring back tax rates, reducing regulation and overhauling trade policy.

Judges on the California Supreme Court appeared on Tuesday to side with sponsors of California's voided Proposition 8, who are seeking the right to appeal a judge's decision to strike down the same-sex marriage ban.

Advocates call for more regulation of the sperm bank industry

With the price of gold at a record high, thieves are increasingly targeting the valuable commodity, the Associated Press reported.

Overly generous sperm donors have birthed a host of health concerns, as the largely unregulated process for donation can lead to groups of half-siblings who are unaware that they are linked through a common father.

Same-sex marriage will face its latest legal test on Tuesday, when California's Supreme Court hears arguments over whether a judge's prior decision to strike down a gay marriage ban can be appealed.

Before the United States denounced Muammar Gaddafi's repressive reign and helped to topple him, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was enlisting Gaddafi's notoriously brutal security forces to question terrorism suspects, according to documents discovered in Qaddafi's compound.

The wildfire burning through Bastrop Couny, Texas raged on with undiminished fury on Tuesday morning, with officials warning that they could be days away from controlling the blaze.

President Barack Obama hinted in a Labor Day address that he could use Thursday's highly anticipated speech on job creation to unveil an initiative to restore the nation's deteriorating infrastructure.

Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann said on Monday that if elected president she would drastically pare back the federal government, possibly by doing away with the U.S. Department of Education.

A Texas wildfire raging through Bastrop County, about 25 miles east of Austin, has set an unwelcome record for the most homes destroyed by a blaze in the state's history.

Scientists say the disintegration of the Petermann Glacier -- measuring 186 miles long and 3,280 feet high -- may just be the tip of the iceberg concerning climate change's impact in colder zones.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney sought to downplay his rift with the Tea Party at a New Hampshire country club on Monday, reassuring a crowd that he shares the paramount Tea Party goal of reducing government.

The ailing U.S. Postal Service is on the verge of defaulting on a $5.5 billion payment unless Congress intervenes, sources told the New York Times.

As counterterrorism has become the preeminent goal, the military has relied increasingly on covert operations

A virus that appears to be a new strain of swine flu separately infected a boy in Indiana and a girl in Pennsylvania, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

A diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks has spurred the Iraqi government to reopen an investigation into allegations that American troops handcuffed and and executed 11 Iraqi civilians -- charges that the U.S. military has categorically denied.

An associate professor of kinesiology at Cal State San Bernardino is on the run from police, after a raid on his apartment uncovered evidence that he was operating a methamphetamine ring.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has cast himself as the true conservative among Republican presidential candidates, but his record on immigration could tell a different tale.

From soaring temperatures to overflowing rivers to an unprecedented spate of costly natural disasters, 2011 has been a year of extreme, record-breaking weather.

One of the diplomatic cables recently released by Wikileaks offers new evidence that American troops massacred 10 handcuffed Iraqi civilians and destroyed the evidence with an airstrike -- charges that the U.S. military has categorically denied.

UCLA Chris Jeon decided he wanted something a little different for his summer vacation.

America's nuclear power plants are more vulnerable to earthquakes causing catastrophic disasters than previously thought, according to an analysis of government data.

From flooding to drought to tornadoes, 2011 is already on the books as an unprecedented, record-shattering year for weather in the United States.

Opportunity, the resilient Mars rover that has been exploring the planet for seven years now, recently arrived at the massive Endeavour crater and discovered rocks that hint at an ancient water source and a once warmer plant.