​How we see heaven and hell

A look at how common Western concepts of the afterlife were shaped by art

• Oct 26, 2014

Lava threatening dozens of homes in Hawaii

The Puna region on the Big Island of Hawaii seeing lava some 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit creep into inhabited areas

• Oct 26, 2014

​Almanac: The Erie Canal

On October 26, 1825, America charted a new course to the West with the opening of the New York State waterway

• Oct 26, 2014

​McDonald's CEO Don Thompson is still lovin' it

Does the head of the largest restaurant chain in the world have the recipe for putting the fast-food company back on track?

• Oct 26, 2014

Ghost towns of America

A look at abandoned communities lost in time

• Oct 26, 2014
• 35 photos

Artistic visions of heaven and hell

A history of Western artists' depictions of Christian views of the afterlife

• Oct 26, 2014
• 22 photos

LSU plays with passion against Ole Miss after coach's mom dies

Bo Wallace intercepted for first time in SEC play at the worst possible moment; Miss. St. and Alabama roll; scores for all top 25 teams

• Oct 26, 2014

Giants surge past Royals 11-4 to tie World Series

Game 5 is Sunday in San Francisco; Series will head back to Kansas City to decide championship

• Oct 26, 2014

Suspect in killing of California deputies was deported twice

Man suspected in shooting rampage that left 2 sheriff's deputies dead was deported twice and had a drug conviction, ICE spokeswoman says

• Oct 25, 2014

John McCabe murder: A family's search for justice in 1969 killing

A teen's 1969 murder haunts a Massachusetts community -- more than 40 years later, would a new witness crack the cold case?

• Oct 25, 2014

Angela Rose: Attack survivor relives brutal abduction

Can the terrifying details a woman remembers about her kidnapping bring her captor to justice?

• Oct 25, 2014

Nurse quarantined in N.J. criticizes the way she has been treated

Kaci Hickox writes first-person account of her experience as third state implements mandatory quarantine for high-risk travelers

• Oct 25, 2014

NYC doctor in "next phase" of Ebola as fiancée leaves hospital

Health officials say Dr. Craig Spencer's condition has worsened; fiancee Morgan Dixon returns home but remains under quarantine

• Oct 25, 2014

Teacher who tried to stop Washington school shooting credited as hero

"I believe she's actually the real hero. She's the one that intercepted him with the gun," student who witnessed shooting says

• Oct 25, 2014

Suspect in Calif. deputy slayings booked into jail

"One-man crime spree," Marcelo Marquez, held on suspicion of murder, attempted murder and carjacking

• Oct 25, 2014

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