NEW YORK

The man charged with killing and dismembering an 8-year-old Brooklyn boy shows signs of a psychiatric disorder that includes schizoid tendencies, according to one of the defendant's lawyers.

The Philadelphia Eagles snapped up yet another high-profile free agent Wednesday by luring wide receiver Steve Smith away from NFC East rivals the New York Giants.

A U.S. Department of Energy panel issued a report recommending more stringent safeguards on hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as 'fracking," a potentially hazardous process used to harvest natural gas from underground shale formations.

The number of Americans claiming new jobless benefitsdropped to a four-month low last week, a sliver of hope for an economy that has been battered by a credit rating downgrade and falling share prices.

Moviemakers producing a film about the U.S. special forces raid that killed Osama bin Laden are getting help from the Pentagon, but the Obama administration dismissed concerns on Wednesday that classified information has been divulged.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg administration has filed a formal challenge to the 2010 census on Wednesday, alleging it may have overlooked "tens of thousands" of Queens and Brooklyn residents at the least.

The Dow registered another volatile day Wednesday, plunging 520 points to 10,720 on chatter of additional banking sector concerns in Europe. Further, until investors can sort out which debt concerns are real, and which are not, look for choppy trading conditions to continue.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron delivered the following address to Parliament on Thursday, regarding the civil disturbances that have swept across urban Britain.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Wednesday he has filed a formal challenge with the U.S. Census Bureau over the 2010 count, saying it may have overlooked at least "tens of thousands" of New Yorkers.

A judge sentenced a second former New York City police officer cleared of rape to 60 days in prison for misconduct on Wednesday, saying he will forever wear a "bright scarlet letter" for repeatedly visiting a drunken woman's apartment.

An advisory panel to the Department of Energy stopped short of putting forth stricter regulations for the use of hydraulic fracturing to drill for natural gas, but recommended stricter oversight of the practice, known as ?fracking.?

The Defense Department will test its super-fast aircraft that can travel at a blistering speed of 13,000 mph, or twenty times faster than the speed of sound.

The Statue of Liberty will close for a year for renovations to make its interior safer and more accessible, said officials.

"Dougherty Gang" of Florida was arrested in Colorado on Wednesday after a high-speed car chase and shootout.

Law graduates from two of the country's biggest schools filed class action suits against their alma maters alleging that the schools were inflating employment and salary statistics to lure students.

Urban poet Philip Levine was named on Wednesday as the 18th poet laureate by the Library of Congress, which praised his writing for plain-spoken lyricism about working class Americans in Detroit.

U.S. stocks tumbled more than 4 percent on Wednesday, almost wiping out gains from a relief rally the previous day, as rumors about the health of French banks sparked concern that the euro zone's debt crisis could claim new victims.

A U.S. magazine has identified the mystery woman seen kissing singer Elvis Presley in a backstage theater stairwell in an iconic 1956 photograph.

Singer Gavin DeGraw was released from a New York hospital on Tuesday after apparently being attacked by three men and hit by a taxi cab, causing a concussion, broken nose and numerous cuts and bruises.

In the eyes of the financial markets, Britain was supposed to be a model of successful, sustainable austerity and a safe haven in which the world's rich could buy houses and stash their savings.

Fear returned to Wall Street on Wednesday, sending the S&P 500 to another 4 percent decline, triggered by worries that Europe's debt crisis could engulf French banks and spill onto the U.S. financial sector.