USDA Wildlife Services confirmed this week that a coyote was responsible for the April 18 death of small dog on the edge of Missoula's South Hills neighborhoods. The owners of the dog, a small Pomeranian-Chihuahua cross, buried it shortly after

Rugged mountains and towering cliffs surround the deep blue waters of the chain of lakes at the heart of Afghanistan's new national park, Band-e-Amir.

and its arid surroundings on September 11, 2001.

Beatrice Arthur, the tall, deep-voicedactress whose razor-sharp delivery of comedy lines made her a TVstar in the hit shows "Maude" and "The Golden Girls" and whowon a Tony Award for the musical "Mame," died Saturday. She was86.

Minnesota ranks high on a couple of measuresof organic farming.

The Minnesota Senate has passed a bill that raises state income taxes by more than $2 billion.

Some local Somalis have been subpoenaed totestify before a federal grand jury as authorities continue toinvestigate whether some young Somali-American men were radicalizedhere and recruited to fight with terror groups in their homeland.

A government agency is asking a simple question: How did Tony Cole, the convicted felon at the center of Cook County Board President Todd Stroger's patronage hiring scandal, worm his way into a federally funded free studio apartment? CBS 2's

Albert Pujols used his legs rather than his big bat to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs, stealing second after a base hit and scoring the go-ahead run in the eighth inning for a 4-3 victory Friday

Adam Lind hit three doubles, Aaron Hill drove in three runs and the Toronto Blue Jays routed the Chicago White Sox 14-0 on Friday night.

In Crestwood, many residents just don't believe what they are being told about the safety of their water supply, and they let it rip at a meeting Saturday. Crestwood's mayor held the meeting to try to ease fears over tainted

People in Hoffman Estates are still coping with a brutal murder that claimed the lives of three members of one family just one week ago. On Saturday, her classmates she left behind came together to remember Laura Engelhardt. CBS 2's

More than 10,500 volunteers from about 450 groups helped clean Chicago neighborhoods Saturday as part of the Clean & Green program.

Albert Pujols hit his second grand slam of the season and surpassed 1,000 career RBIs, sending St. Louis to an 8-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday and giving the surging Cardinals their ninth straight home win.

After nearly 40 years as a nurse, Lucille Nassery had no problem identifying the sounds coming in the window from Fifth Avenue. Those were definitely the sounds of childbirth. Nassery, a nurse manager, grabbed a team of nurses, doctors and

At least eight students at a high school in New York City probably havehuman swine influenza, but authorities don't know for sure whether theyhave the strain that has killed people in Mexico. City health officials say more than 100 students

At least two cases of the human swine influenza have been confirmed inKansas and one more in California, bringing the U.S. total to 11. Atleast eight more cases are suspected in students at a New York Cityhigh school, but health

A Massachusetts youth baseball league targeted in an equipment theft is getting help from donors across the country, including former Boston Red Sox slugger Mo Vaughn.

The Detroit News reported Saturday that the 17-year-old senior at southeast Michigan's Canton High School got perfect scores on all three tests.