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Three members of the band, which staged a protest of Vladimir Putin in a Russian Orthodox cathedral in February, face up to seven years in prison. They pleaded not guilty on Monday.

A new study suggests that the proposed high speed rail project could have big environmental benefits for California.The study, released by UC Berkeley,…

The US Department of Justice announced this morning that it has reached an agreement with Merced County that will let election officials there avoid the…

The California law that says a judge can recognize only two legal parents per child would change under a bill working its way through the legislature. The…

Homebuilding is at its highest level in nearly four years. More homes are selling, and at higher prices. But skeptics say factors, including the struggling economy and a lurking inventory of foreclosed and delinquent homes, will push prices down further.

The Obama administration has initiated more prosecutions against leakers than all previous administrations combined. But Mitt Romney is focusing on what he alleges is the administration's record of leaking classified information for political purposes. Republicans cite the details of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden as one example.

A former New Hampshire hospital employee was arrested in connection with an outbreak of hepatitis C. He's accused of tainting syringes that were later used on patients. Now officials are investigating whether patients in other states were exposed.

The Telegraph reports that props from the Olympics opening ceremony are appearing on eBay — everything from an "Industrial Revolution" costume, to pieces of confetti that erupted as Great Britain's team entered the stadium. Some of the performers are calling it "crass." But a seller pointed out it is in the spirit of the games — because it could "help me achieve my own ambitions."

Rolo the hamster escaped from his cage and was spotted scurrying down the street with a cat in hot pursuit. The Mirror reports that London police saved him by throwing a helmet over him. It wasn't hard to find his 13-year-old owner; a nearby home had a "Beware of the Hamster" sign in the window.

The prefrontal cortex, the brain's executive control center, develops more slowly than the limbic system, which controls arousal and reward. The mismatch makes it harder for teens to maintain concentration behind the wheel.