Hidden behind property signs, a California tree carving has become an eloquent clue to the science of the Chumash people, whose descendants still live in the state

The looming battle for the small town of Marja could prove to be an important indicator of the prospects for U.S. forces in Afghanistan

Prosecutors in Utah are dropping state charges against a woman in the 2002 abduction of Elizabeth Smart in exchange for a guilty plea related to the attempted kidnapping of Smart's cousin.

Less than a mile downstream from one of the nation's best-known engineering marvels, the Hoover Dam, a second is taking shape.

Sarah Palin is predicting a good year for conservative candidates for public office, saying the policies of President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress will be short-lived.