Teenager who climbed 1 World Trade Center tower, prompting security scrutiny, pleads guilty

A teenager who made a surreptitious climb to the top of the 1 World Trade Center tower has pleaded guilty in an escapade that fanned concerns about security at the nation's tallest building.

Foster parent charged with murder in Kansas after leaving 10-month-old girl in hot car

Prosecutors have charged a Kansas foster parent with murder in the death of a 10-month-old girl who was left in a hot car.

AP EXCLUSIVE: Some ambassadors who knew of brutal CIA interrogations told not to discuss them

A Senate report on the CIA's interrogation and detention practices after the 9/11 attacks concludes that the agency initially kept the secretary of state and some U.S. ambassadors in the dark about harsh techniques and secret prisons, according to a document circulating among White House staff.

Government proposes rules for financial firms to prevent illicit use of anonymous companies

The U.S. government is proposing new rules for banks and other financial firms aimed at preventing the use of anonymous companies to launder illicit profits.