Amy Held

Matthew Hedges, 31, was detained at Dubai International Airport on May 5 after a two-week research trip for his doctoral thesis on Emirati security and foreign policy, according to his wife.

AAA predicts some 54 million Americans will travel during the days around Thanksgiving. Unseasonable weather could cause headaches.

A video of Larry waiting for a human to do his bidding, as he sits on the doorstep of No. 10 Downing Street has gone viral.

Two marijuana dispensaries opened their doors to customers 21 and older on Tuesday. The mayor of Northampton, Mass., was the first in line at one store, calling it a "historic day."

Setting up the case for a jury trial, Robert Bowers pleaded not guilty to all 44 counts against him in connection with Saturday's massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue that resulted in 11 deaths.

Police identified them as Rotana and Tala Farea, who had moved to the U.S. from Saudi Arabia. Investigators want to know how and why they wound up bound together in the water.

One official said the local response was on par with a "war footing" as emergency workers tended to the dead and injured among crowds celebrating a Hindu festival.

A woman who tried to fly to Ohio from Orlando with her rodent companion ultimately agreed to exit after the other passengers were required to deplane and police were called.

Corey Lewis runs his own child care and mentoring business, but he still came under suspicion, he says, because the white children he was watching "don't look like me."

Viktoria Marinova's death sparked an international outcry over the dangers journalists face. Bulgarian officials say the evidence shows she was the victim of a sex crime and not targeted for her work.

A suspect was briefly detained Tuesday, but was let go. Bulgarian officials have indicated Viktoria Marinova was not targeted for her work, and that no suspect or motive has been yet uncovered.

The storm is forecast to be the most destructive to hit the Panhandle in decades and expected to send life-threatening surges of ocean water into coastal areas along the Gulf of Mexico.

Gilbert Police Chief Ty Techar says an early frost means the birds have been "getting a little more 'tipsy' than normal" on fermented berries.

There is no word if Lady was with Tramp, but a Connecticut couple was overjoyed to welcome the dachshund back home after assuming she had died years ago.

The additional deaths were reported in North Carolina. South Carolina's governor said the damage in his state "will be catastrophic, surpassing anything recorded in modern history."

Scotland Yard is hoping to put fears of a serial cat killer to rest. Authorities now say that scavenging animals, not sadistic humans, are responsible for hundreds of reported cat mutilations.

Mark Saltzman revived a longtime debate saying, yes, the beloved puppet pair were gay. Their producers and creators were quick to deny the claim.

The public grooming caught on tape made Anthony Torres the butt of jokes. Now he tells The Associated Press he had just gotten out of a shelter and didn't want family to see him looking unkempt.

A new video flush with toilet humor is the latest roll-out in Paris's campaign aimed at urging people — mainly men — not to foul its streets and monuments.

After a client of an Albuquerque spa developed an infection, health officials conducted an inspection and urged others who received needle treatments to get tested for blood-borne diseases.