In honor of World AIDS Day, Governor Rod R. Blagojevich ordered the lights to be dimmed at the State Capitol Rotunda in Springfield and the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago on Monday, Dec. 1.

The world's most comprehensive legalized heroin program becamepermanent Sunday with overwhelming approval from Swiss voters whosimultaneously rejected the decriminalization of marijuana. The programis credited with reducing crime across the country, but has beencriticized by the U.S. and the U.N. as

As World AIDS Day is marked on Monday, some experts are growing more outspoken in complaining that AIDS is eating up funding at the expense of more pressing health needs. They argue that the world has entered a post-AIDS era

A Wisconsin family found it hard to be thankful after a thief made off with their turkey dinner

People late for school or work because of New York City subway delays can get notes from the transit agency to give to their teachers or bosses.

Police say five deer that wandered onto a highway overpass have jumped to their deaths on Interstate 69, one of them crashing through a tractor-trailer's windshield.

Police are reviewing surveillance videos of a post-Thanksgiving shopper stampede that trampled a suburban Walmart worker to death, but they acknowledge it may be difficult to bring criminal charges.

You've heard of the freshman 15. How about the Iraq 20?

A fragrance developer says it has made a perfume and a cologne inspired by Pennsylvania State University's blue and white colors and its campus vegetation

One by one, the old boxes filled with the beloved holiday decorations you've used for years are gingerly removed from the attic and opened, and one by one, you realize this stuff looks like ... well, like you need new

When you go back to work tomorrow, be sure to remember your wallet.

We're looking for the best and the brightest, the county residences that light up the night and are all decked out in their holiday finery.

As the township's annual Winter Parade comes marching down the streets Saturday, Ann Graf knows she will have a very special person with her.

Shawnee High School's aspiring photographers will showcase their best work at the school's fifth annual photography show Dec. 10.

Burlington County's newest park is set to open tomorrow.

Krishna Martes didn't hesitate when her teachers asked for volunteers to make sandwiches for the homeless.

In an effort to improve standardized test scores, administrators in the township school district have instituted a new focus on reading and writing skills.

One kind deed deserves another. A family that is serving in the U.S. military forces wrote to Give-A-Christmas fund, co-sponsored by the Burlington County Times and Willingboro Rotary, asking for help this holiday season.