An upstate New York man has been sentenced to the maximum 25 years in prison for the hate crime killing of a transgender woman. Dwight DeLee was found guilty of manslaughter last month for shooting Lateisha (lah-TEE'-shuh) Green because of anti-gay bias. The 20-year-old ...

People trust dentists with their health. Some members of Congress are more skeptical. The dental industry, asked to testify Tuesday about pollution from mercury in tooth fillings, found itself under attack from lawmakers who blame mercury for everything from autism in children to skin discoloration. The hearing was about whether dentists should ...

A businessman accused of killing his wife was jeered in court Monday by the woman's friends and relatives. When Werner Lippe, 66, was brought into town court, several people, some of them in tears, stood and berated him. One held a sign that said, "Keep ...

It seemed like one of those classic suburban nightmares: A teacher went to school on Monday morning, sent a loving text message to her husband, then vanished on the side of the road. Her husband became distraught, making tearful pleas for her safe return. But ...