Updated: 1:58 PM Black smoke has poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that cardinals have failed to elect a pope on their first try.

Posted: 2:58 PM New York City's groundbreaking limit on the size of sugar-laden drinks has been struck down by a judge shortly before it was set to take effect.

Posted: 12:26 PM President Barack Obama's spokesman says the White House is concerned by war threats coming from North Korea.

Posted: 12:22 PM An earthquake has shaken a wide swath of Southern California but there's no word of any damage.

Posted: 9:27 AM The mother of one of six teenagers killed in a northeast Ohio crash says the victims and two boys who survived the accident were close friends and lived in the same neighborhood.

Posted: 8:30 AM The price of oil fell slightly Monday after strong jobs growth in the U.S. sparked speculation of an earlier end to the Federal Reserve's loose monetary policy.

Posted: 2:23 AM Japan has observed a moment of silence to remember the nearly 19,000 people who died in the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck two years ago.

Posted: 1:57 PM The Honda Passport veered off the left side of a road, hit a guardrail and overturned.

Updated: 11:26 AM Laura Cima said Sunday that her husband, Gino, raced to the house Saturday when he heard about the fire, but was too late to save the two adults and five children inside.

Posted: 8:52 AM Nhan Lap Tran, 34, is charged with six felonies, including second-degree intentional murder and second-degree murder during an assault.

Updated: 8:38 PM Haitians were dehydrated and had bruises and scratches

Updated: 8:32 PM Jose de Jesus Gallegos Alvarez was shot Saturday while driving outside Guadalajara

Updated: 8:32 PM Officials say truck's bed was raised when it slammed into a bridge over Interstate 90

Updated: 8:33 PM Parents accuse official of forcing daughter to log onto Facebook so he could investigate bullying

Posted: 1:11 PM The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack, calling it a message to U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.

Posted: 12:22 PM John McCain of Arizona and Charles Schumer of New York alternate in hosting their meetings several times a week.

Posted: 12:18 PM Twenty-six cyclists are riding more than 400 miles in support of what they describe as "commonsense solutions" to prevent gun violence.

Posted: 11:53 AM The survey found that 34 percent of U.S. Catholics believe sexual abuse is the most pressing problem.

Posted: 10:36 AM An international peace envoy to Syria says Syrian rebels have freed 21 U.N. peacekeepers and have handed them to Jordanian authorities.

Posted: 10:10 AM The president highlighted the sharp improvement in jobs numbers this week.

Posted: 10:18 PM Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, who's accused of conspiring to kill Americans in propaganda videos, pleaded not guilty Friday.

Posted: 7:24 PM Alberto Prece Palmer is charged with one count of second-degree murder in the February beating death of 18-year-old Brittany Clardy.

Posted: 7:04 PM Police say the woman suspected of wounding a man in a shooting in a Seattle parks department building has been arrested.

Posted: 6:35 PM Steve Johnson cursed at the judge and railed about the economy during his sentencing Friday.

Posted: 6:09 PM Some agriculture and horse groups are announcing their support of plans to open a horse slaughtering facility in Oklahoma.