An Indiana man convicted in the 2001 rape and murder of a teenage girl is set to die by lethal injection early Friday in the state’s third execution since resuming capital punishment last year.

She was 50 years old when her niece found her dead in her Colonie Street home. Police didn't give up on the case.

Leon Draisaitl scored his 400th NHL goal Wednesday night in the Edmonton Oilers’ regular-season opener against the Calgary Flames. Playing his 791st regular-season game, Draisaitl gave the Oilers ...

EULESS, Texas (AP) — Tony Stewart has been joking that he made sure the new couch he and his wife bought was one he could sleep on comfortably if he wins a drag race against her. Well, his team does ...

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers' All-Stars stepped up when they were needed the most. Facing elimination and trailing the Seattle Mariners 3-0 in Game 4 of the American League Division Series on ...

ALBANY — The anticipated gubernatorial face-off between Gov. Kathy Hochul and likely Republican candidate U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik may be narrower than previously predicted, according to a new poll ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A novel about identity and a missing youth, a history of the overthrow of the Shah of Iran and a picture book celebrating the underappreciated belly button are this year's winners of ...

The State Department says it's fired a U.S. diplomat over a romantic relationship he admitted having with a Chinese woman alleged to have ties to the Chinese Communist Party. The dismissal is ...

LEGUNG TIMUR, Indonesia (AP) — In the northeastern tip of Indonesia’s Madura Island, sand blankets front yards and even spills into the interior of homes. Residents of the three coastal communities — ...

The fire at Townsend Park Homes, a 158-unit high-rise located at 45 Central Ave., erupted on the 12th floor shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Busch sparked a fast start for the Chicago Cubs — again. Busch hit a leadoff homer in Chicago’s four-run first inning in Game 3 of the team’s NL Division Series against the ...

A new study says more than 54,600 children younger than 5 in Gaza may be acutely malnourished, with more than 12,800 severely affected. The study was published Wednesday in the Lancet medical ...