Federal authorities are investigating a weekend stabbing in Virginia to see whether the attacker may have been trying to behead a victim and whether the attack was inspired by the Islamic State terror group.
Hundreds of people in Georgia attended a forum Monday night voicing concerns over a mosque and Muslim cemetery planned for Newton County -- a plan that officials reportedly approved without any public input.
A federal lawsuit accuses a central Arkansas city of effectively operating a debtor's prison by imposing hefty fines and jail time on thousands of people whose checks bounce.
A South American woman visiting the United States for a month has been killed in a wreck in Charlotte, North Carolina, and a woman with two drunken driving convictions has been charged.
Americans stepped up their purchases of new homes in July to the fastest pace in nearly nine years, as low mortgage rates and a steady job market are fueling a real estate surge.
Police in Atlanta Tuesday released a sketch of the man they said was responsible for a string of home invasions -- including one where he was caught on a nanny-cam video carrying a high-powered rifle, Fox5Atlanta.com reported.
A 21-year-old woman died Friday after she lost her footing on a notorious cliff in Southern California and plunged 100 feet onto the rocks below, local media reported.