CHICAGO (AP) — Bettie Jones, known in her Chicago neighborhood for her work with anti-violence community groups, was killed by police responding to a domestic disturbance just hours after... READ MORE »

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A judge dismissed a former University of New Mexico student's lawsuit alleging she was ostracized by professors for anti-gay remarks made in a paper, federal court... READ MORE »

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials say changing the rear lights on snowplows from flashing yellow to flashing red has resulted in fewer mishaps by motorists approaching the road-... READ MORE »

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — University of South Carolina professor Raja Fayad had a secret he kept from most of his family, colleagues and even the police until his death. He was a victim of... READ MORE »

MT. ARLINGTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey convenience store executive has fulfilled his Christmas tradition of working in one of the company's stores for the 40th consecutive year. QuickChek... READ MORE »

SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego police say they arrested a woman described as weighing about 400 pounds with a beard in the stabbing of a man who asked for a cigarette. Police late Thursday... READ MORE »

NORTH BEND, Ore. (AP) — Five families in North Bend are opening Christmas presents from the North Bend Police Department after the union decided to cancel its annual Christmas party and use... READ MORE »

VATICAN CITY (AP) — In his Christmas Eve homily Thursday, Pope Francis noted the simplicity of Jesus' birth as he rebuked what he called societies' intoxication with consumerism, pleasure,... READ MORE »

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gaze up into the sky and you'll see something rare. And, no, it won't be Santa. He and his reindeers will have already zoomed across the horizon. On Christmas Day, there... READ MORE »

ASHLAND, Miss. (AP) — Instead of doing some last-minute shopping or wrapping gifts, families across the South spent Christmas Eve taking stock of their losses after an unusual outbreak of... READ MORE »