Firefighter Stephanie Preheim had only just arrived at the storage facility she was assigned to protect from a massive wildfire near the tourist town of Chelan, Washington, when the winds... READ MORE »

INDIANA, Pa. (AP) — An Indiana University of Pennsylvania student has been charged in an alleged rape of a woman in a fraternity house bathroom last month. Police in Indiana, Pennsylvania,... READ MORE »

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In the end, the Tennessee Attorney General says the argument all comes down to the lack of a comma. Attorney General Herbert Slatery issued an Aug. 25 opinion that... READ MORE »

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican will shelter two families of refugees who are "fleeing death" from war or hunger, Pope Francis announced Sunday as he called on Catholic parishes, convents... READ MORE »

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — An annual freshman pillow fight at the U.S. Military Academy turned bloody this year when cadets swung pillowcases packed with hard objects, injuring 30 cadets,... READ MORE »

GRAYSON, Ky. (AP) — They stood chanting outside the jail house, "Thank you, Kim; Thank you, Kim," and prayed that the defiant county clerk locked inside could hear them. As Rowan County... READ MORE »

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Emboldened after defeating establishment Republicans, newly elected tea party Reps. Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat set out to shake up Michigan's Capitol — quickly... READ MORE »

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Gearheads converged on the Harley-Davidson Museum on Friday to show off, talk shop and get started on a weekend motorcycle rally and custom bike show. Tents outside the... READ MORE »

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carter Lay, a philanthropist who supported music education and was a grandson of the famed potato chip maker, has died. Lt. David Smith, a supervising coroner... READ MORE »

ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — Two day care workers accused of instigating scuffles among young children as part of what one compared to the movie "Fight Club" pleaded not guilty Friday to child... READ MORE »