The rescue unfolded Thursday near Freel Peak, a 10,881-foot summit south of Lake Tahoe, where lingering snowpack still blankets sections of the high country despite warmer temperatures below. ...

A married federal judge frequently had sex with a "prominent" law enforcement officer in the courthouse -- subjecting clerks to "kissing sounds" and moaning" -- but was given a mere wrist-slap punishm...

Jon Bonck won the Republican runoff for Texas' 38th Congressional District in the race to succeed Rep. Wesley Hunt and will likely cruise to victory in the safely GOP district....