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An Amtrak train traveling from New Orleans to Chicago derailed Sunday with at least 197 passengers on board, according to officials.

The Post-Gazette asked people from various walks of life to offer the next mayor of Pittsburgh one big suggestion... Congratulations, Mr.

Carolyn Kremins has always loved to travel. Growing up in Long Island, she spent her childhood going on road trips to Niagara Falls and the Catskills.

John Geoghegan talked about his book, Operation Storm: Japan's Top Secret Submarines and Its Plan to Change the Course of World War II , in which he recalls the failed Japanese mission to attack New York City and .. Read More John Geoghegan talked about his book, Operation Storm: Japan's Top Secret Submarines and Its Plan to Change the Course of ... (more)

Just as the hottest TV hit "Scandal" ended its season, and the Obama administration deals with a trifecta of scandals , the Fairmont Washington , D.C. Hotel revealed its Scandal Package May 17.

The $600 million jackpot has a cash value near $377 million after taxes you'd take home close to $264 million.

Janeen Johnson, from Malta, Idaho, speaks up during a training exercise at Mission House for Middle Tennessee Latter-day Saints.

This 2012 photo provided by the National Airline History Museum shows its Lockheed Constellation, or Connie, as the propeller-driven aircraft was known, in Kansas City, Mo.

Investigators are trying to determine what caused a commuter trail to derail Friday, injuring 60 people when it slammed into another train heading the opposite direction.

The sun came out Friday, giving a sun-splashed feel to the West Virginia Strawberry Festival in Buckhannon.

Fuller sets up for the happy hour sing-off. Teams compete by receiving the same word and singing songs that contain the word until there's one team left standing.

Gov. Scott Walker has signed into law a bill benefiting the military-style amphibious vehicle known as the Wisconsin Duck.

Planned Parenthood endorsed Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe Thursday hours after the Democrat bashed opponent Ken Cuccinelli on the abortion issue.

President Barack Obama left behind scandal-focused Washington on Friday to focus on the country's slowly improving jobs picture.

Road-tripping to a national park makes for an easy -- and spectacular -- summer getaway.

The sun has been getting quite active lately, with one sun spot in particular giving off several explosive flares this week, and it could eventually bring some brilliant displays of the Northern Lights to the Pacific Northwest.

Interstate 94 will be shut down at Rawson Ave. from at 9 p.m. Friday through 9 a.m. Sunday because construction workers will be installing a culvert pipe across the freeway.

Lake Forest resident Dean DeBiase , a former College of Lake County student who gained distinction as a Silicon Valley and Chicago business leader, will be the keynote speaker at the college's commencement ceremony on Saturday.. DeBiase, who transferred from CLC a few credits short of earning a degree, will also receive an honorary associate degree ... (more)

In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011, file photo, a passenger walks through an American Airlines baggage claim area at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.

Q Sunday in San Francisco could be a gigantic tie-up. We have Bay to Breakers, the Amgen Tour bicycle race and the Alcatraz swim.