A South Florida teen died of a lethal drug overdose in front of a live online webcam audience 12 hours after he started blogging about his plan to commit suicide, an investigator said.

As more Americans turn to charity amid the worsening economy, food banks and other aid groups are relying on the surprisingly resilient generosity of their neighbors.

A grassroots "conversation" about health care reform under the Obama administration began with town hall meetings, including several in the Bay Area. Elizabeth Fernandez

The killing of an Ecuadorean immigrant by seven high school students was part of a spree in which the teenagers tormented other immigrants while armed with knives and BB guns.

Does a messy neighborhood make a difference on how people act? It sure does! Graffiti on the walls, trash in the street, bicycles chained to a fence, all resulted in a decline in how people behaved in a series of experiments.