Americans confidence in the economy improved slightly in August, but the mood is still gloomy amid job worries, according to a monthly survey.

Seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of lying to Congress about whether he used steroids or human growth hormone.

The Sonoma County Transportation and Public Works Department is testing to see if it can stretch its maintenance dollars by smoothing out some pothole-patched roads without having to completely rebuild them.

Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday its board has authorized the repurchase of $10 billion in shares.

Thursday nights final exhibition game of the season, against the San Diego Chargers, figures to be anything but meaningless for the players trying to make the 49ers 53-man roster.

Hours before addressing the nation, President Barack Obama told U.S. troops just back from Iraq that his speech outlining the withdrawal of combat forces is not going to be a victory lap nor a cause for celebration. Theres still a lot of work that weve...

Five more American troops were killed in action in Afghanistan on Tuesday, ending the month with a spike in bloodshed that has claimed the lives of 19 U.S. service members in only four days. The U.S. death toll for August stood at 55 _ three-quarters of them...

A Qantas Airways flight made an emergency landing at San Francisco International Airport early today after an engine failure in midair punched a hole in the external casing, an incident that one expert called extremely rare. Qantas Flight 74, a Boeing 747...

Police say a California doctor apparently tried to get into the home of the man she had been dating by sliding down the chimney. Her decomposing body was found there days later. Police Sgt. Mary DeGeare says investigators do not suspect foul play in the death...

A powerful Hurricane Earl threatened to sideswipe much of the East Coast just ahead of Labor Day, worrying countless vacationers who planned to spend the traditional last week of summer at the beach. The Federal Emergency Management Agency warned people along...

A divisive plan to build a casino near the site of the Civil Wars tide-turning Battle of Gettysburg is in the mold of many other communities that have successfully meshed gambling with historical tourist destinations, the developer told state regulators...