The good news is that booster seats are getting safer. The bad news is that there are still some seats out there that may not protect your child in a crash, a report released Wednesday showed.

Reuters - Asian stocks fell on Wednesday, led by shares in Japan's big exporters as a rise in the yen to a new 15-year high threatened to erode their overseas earnings.

AP - Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo might seem like an unlikely person to be pushing a bill to cut federal taxes on small beer-makers: A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he abstains from alcohol.

Imam behind plans for a mosque near Ground Zero writes in a newspaper op-ed that the facility will include 'separate prayer spaces for Muslims, Christians, Jews and men and women of other faiths'

WikiLeaks spokeswoman says she has urged the whistle-blower website's founder Julian Assange to step down, as insiders say his rape charges are disrupting site operations

Tensions flared for the second night as crowds protested in the streets of Los Angeles on Tuesday.

A former soldier arrested after a hostage incident at a Georgia military base is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday.

Tropical Depression Hermine is expected to dump an onslaught of rain in parts of Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri over the next few days.

Sac City Fire crews are responding to a 12-acre grass and brush fire near Discovery Park Tuesday night. Stay with KCRA.com and watch KCRA 3 Reports at 11 p.m.

Authorities have begun an investigation after a threatening message was found scrawled on the lavatory mirror of a Thai Airways plane, the Transportation Security Administration said.

A mysterious electrical outage left downtown Palo Alto without power for about three hours Thursday afternoon.

The '85 Chicago Bears relied on a fearsome defense, an offense that ran it, ran it and ran it some more and a quarterback who got the most out his 184 passing yards per game.

FBI officials say a Thai Airways flight from Bangkok has landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport after a written bomb threat was found on board the plane.

Shows at SeaWorld in San Diego, California, are expected to resume on schedule Wednesday, a day after a 12-year-old male killer whale died.

In a bizarre exchange fit for the climax of a great crime caper, San Jose's 200-pound missing "Giselle" statue returned from hiding Tuesday afternoon.

Every year for more than four decades, the 400 families at San Jose's Temple Emanu-El have been mesmerized by the Hebrew chanting of Sid Rosenberg, a 96-year-old retired Air Force electrical engineer who also happens to have the voice of a songbird.

After at least three years of what he calls overly optimistic revenue projections for the city's struggling redevelopment agency, San Jose City Councilman Sam Liccardo stunned colleagues Tuesday by asking the council to consider replacing the agency's economic consultant.

FBI officials say a Thai Airways flight from Bangkok has landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport after a written bomb threat was found on board the plane.

A wildfire burning near Boulder, Colo., destroys at least 92 structures and damages another eight. More than 3,000 evacuated.

As a kid, Lissette Mendez knew little about her Jewish background beyond saying Shana Tova -- that's ``Happy New Year'' -- for the Rosh Hashana holiday that begins Wednesday night.

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South Florida equine enthusiasts will have to wait until at least Oct. 15 to find out if two Miami men accused of butchering horses for meat will accept a plea deal and prison time.

British soccer star Wayne Rooney cheated on his pregnant wife with a high-priced call girl, London tab News of the World reports.

WINE & DINE7:30 p.m.AltaMare hosts its Pairings and Pours wine dinner featuring fresh seafood, organic meats and fresh pasta, each paired with wines of Livio Felluga and Capezzana wineries in Italy. $65 per person, reservations required. AltaMare, 1223 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach; 305-532-3061.

A judge denied a bid by two North Bay Village political hopefuls to have their names included on the November ballot Tuesday. Marta Lorenzo and Lazaro Rene Alonso had filed a lawsuit last Thursday against the city's clerk and supervisor for elections, Yvonne Hamilton, North Bay Village Mayor Oscar Alfonso and the city commission. The suit also named Lester Sola, the county's supervisor of elections.

It's approaching do-or-die time for Charlie Crist and Kendrick Meek. To have any shot at prevailing in Florida's unprecedented three-way U.S. Senate race, Crist needs to marginalize Democratic nominee Meek, who in turn needs to knock down lingering perceptions he can't win.

Counselors to America's Small Business, a group of volunteer business counselors that serves small business through entrepreneur education, is coming to the Miami Shores Country Club, 10000 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami Shores, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.

Q: I am a financial adviser and I like to dress in a professional manner when meeting with clients. I also am a very petite woman, so I wear high heels. I feel they give me more stature -- literally and psychologically. However, heels also make my feet, legs and back ache. Is there a way to continue wearing heels but avoid the aches and pains?

Despite warnings by several high-level American officials that his actions will endanger U.S. troops and American aid workers overseas, the pastor of a Gainesville church who plans to protest Islam with a bonfire of Qurans on Sept. 11 vowed Tuesday to carry on.

For some children, bedtime brings grown-up problemsMany parents have stories of children's sleep difficulties, from the babies who wake up every hour to the toddlers who try to delay bedtime with requests for a glass of water, another story, or an answer to just one more question.