John Edwards' condition was disclosed by a federal judge, a court source said. The former presidential candidate had sought to delay his corruption trial.

Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno has been hospitalized for minor complications from his ongoing cancer treatments, his son told CNN Friday.

The United States and Myanmar will exchange ambassadors for the first time since 1988 in the wake of the Asian country's release of 220 political prisoners, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Friday.

Facing a weak field of GOP alternatives to a frontrunner whose social conservativism they doubt, Christian leaders face a challenge to their sway, says Terri Bimes

Joran van der Sloot also was fined $74,500 in reparations for the family of victim Stephany Flores. He was a suspect in Natalee Holloway's 2005 disappearance.

A 43-year-old Montana schoolteacher last seen six days ago while out on a morning jog has been found dead, her school said Friday.

A 43-year-old Montana schoolteacher last seen six days ago while out on a morning jog has been found dead, her school said Friday.

Three people were killed and a fourth was wounded in a shooting Friday at a lumber company in North Carolina, a county sheriff said.