Meet a Vermont therapy dog that found mowing the lawn isn't such a chore. Affiliate WCAX has the story.

A young dog named Lady was found in Maine with nearly 100 BB pellets inside her.

Nicknamed Gunkanjima, or Battleship Island, because of its shape, Hashima island has an eerie, sinister look, perfect for, say, a villain's lair in an action movie.

Captain Michael Sack with the St. Louis police department confirms four people were shot in a health care business.

The overall documented death toll in devastated Syria has reached 92,901, the United Nations said Thursday.

The administration said the Syrian government has used chemical weapons multiple times and indicated it will increase the "scope and scale of assistance" to rebels. FULL STORY

Howard Dean and Christine Todd Whitman say there's one way to fix our broken pay-to-play political system: public funding of elections.

The assessment will put added pressure on a deeply divided Obama administration to develop a response to a provocation that the president has declared a “red line.”    

A rain delay stopped play at the U.S. Open for three and a half hours, but golfers are back on the course at Merion Golf Club — for now.    

The assessment will put added pressure on a deeply divided Obama administration to develop a response to a provocation that the president has declared a “red line.”    

"Turn around...don't drown."

Residents within a 2-mile radius of the Geismar, Louisiana, plant ordered to stay inside while crews battle a fire after the blast. FULL STORY

The U.S. government isn't the only entity using your personal information. Here are a few more ways your data is being used that you might not know about.

Five months after Sarah Palin’s first stint with the channel ended, the former vice-presidential candidate will become a paid contributor.    

Three or four years ago, it was supposed to be the next big thing in consumer tech: the magic of 3-D, right in your living room.

A day before the presidential election, many of the generation born after the revolution say their viewpoints are ignored.    

Several officials, including a top aide to the prime minister, are reported to have been detained. The coalition government has been rocked by a series of corruption scandals.    

The director, Gen. Keith B. Alexander, vowed to clear up what he said were inaccuracies and misperceptions about how the programs work.    

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is urging some of the most extensive revisions to New York’s building rules in years, a response to the deficiencies exposed by Hurricane Sandy.