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Almost half of all college freshmen last year enrolled in the schools that weren't at the top of their list — but not because they didn't get in.

The operator of the San Onofre nuclear power plant is preparing to empty the radioactive fuel from one of its twin reactors, a federal official said Monday, another sign the plant won't be operating at full capacity anytime soon, if ever.

Fears of Ebola — not always justified — have caused organizers in Africa and the United States to cancel or reschedule events they worry may lead to spread of the disease.

Rural communities across the country will get the largest amount of money ever distributed under a federal program called Payments In Lieu of Taxes, or PILT. The program will dole out a total of $393 million.

Eric Holder, the nation's top law enforcement officer, is calling for a sea change in the criminal justice system. The attorney general is joined by a bipartisan group of lawmakers who want to overhaul prison sentencing policies.

A miniature telescope implanted into the eye of an 85-year-old man suffering from macular degeneration was the first surgery of its kind in San Diego County, Sharp Healthcare reported Thursday.

A television network was conducting a live interview with a woman about Rio's rampant street crime when a robber brazenly ripped a gold chain from the woman's neck.

Catholic Charities of San Antonio has offered immigrants low-cost legal help for more than three decades. But a decision was made to forego helping so-called “DREAMers” seeking to benefit from a new federal program.

There's a bear roaming the streets of the nation's capital. Not an actual bear, just a president who describes his recent efforts to escape the White House bubble in ursine terms.

It didn't take long after the news broke about the Supreme Court's 5-to-4 decision tossing out a key piece of the Voting Rights Act for the fears of voting advocates, or the hopes of VRA critics, to be realized.