SEATTLE (AP) — JoHanna Pratt, a 32-year-old, developmentally disabled woman, says she'd like to be able to take walks by herself, to visit friends and to participate in Special Olympics... READ MORE »

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A socially conservative Nebraska state senator acknowledged Friday that he had cybersex with a woman on a state computer last year, but he refused demands from Gov.... READ MORE »

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's alcohol regulators want to know who is buying beer from one of the state's craft breweries and taking it home to drink. The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage... READ MORE »

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Police in Green Bay, Wisconsin, say they have received a number of calls after someone was spotted dressed up as a scary clown holding black balloons. Meanwhile,... READ MORE »

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia is urging residents not to swim in dumpsters after a rented trash bin was filled with fire hydrant water and transformed into a pool. The online news site... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) — Declaring that the Mafia is not just the stuff of movie scripts, federal prosecutors have charged nearly four dozen people with being part of an East Coast crime syndicate,... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most young Americans say the Republican and Democratic parties don't represent them, a critical data point after a year of ferocious presidential primaries that forced... READ MORE »

EDITOR'S NOTE _ A look at the veracity of claims by political figures.   WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says his Democratic opponent, former Secretary of... READ MORE »

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Republicans' frustration with Donald Trump has reached new heights, with party leaders scrambling to persuade their presidential nominee to abandon divisive... READ MORE »

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — For years, authorities had concerns about Metro Transit Police Officer Nicholas Young: He traveled to Libya and boasted of joining rebel groups there, and he even... READ MORE »