WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. ambassador in a dangerous country asks the State Department for more security. Washington sends the ambassador a request for advice on talking points. Maybe, the... READ MORE »
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland State University librarians in Oregon finally got their hands on two overdue books -- a half century after they were checked out.
The Oregonian reports (http... READ MORE »
NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Denny Colwell fires up a weed whacker and makes quick work of his prized American ginseng patch, a fall ritual that helps hide the slow-growing, long-lived... READ MORE »
KINGSVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Forget about hollowed out pumpkins with triangular eyes and a jagged mouth.
The Kansas and Missouri artists who are part of the extreme-carving craze are fashioning... READ MORE »
OWEGO, N.Y. (AP) — Chris White didn't listen to the naysayers, the ones who said it would be foolish to start a business in New York's struggling Southern Tier, where antique shops peddle... READ MORE »
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Former members of the upstate New York church where two teens were viciously beaten paint a picture of a once vibrant and joyous house of worship that had declined... READ MORE »
LOTHIAN, Md. (AP) — A woman who shared a female lover with her husband decided to kill them both after she fell out of the love triangle, and she recruited her teenage daughter and the... READ MORE »
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — "I'm so drunk," a Florida driver repeatedly tells followers on the social media app Periscope, staring at her cellphone's camera, mounted on the dashboard, before she... READ MORE »
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lamar Odom has regained consciousness, and he is communicating — speaking and even giving a thumbs up from his hospital bed — just days after being found in extremely... READ MORE »
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was a honeymoon that Dr. Angelica Zen likely won't ever forget, and not just because of the romantic Bali vacation.
On her way home to Los Angeles last week, the UCLA... READ MORE »