CHICAGO (AP) -- Unlike some resource-rich powerhouses that typically vie for Illinois' high school football championships, the Phillips Academy Wildcats must lug their helmets and pads... READ MORE »

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Two Sundays before Thanksgiving, my farming partner and I brought a live turkey in a burlap sack to our urban farm on the outskirts of Portland. The lanky brown-... READ MORE »

BEIJING (AP) -- Ustin, a rare Siberian tiger released into the wild by Russian President Vladimir Putin, is behaving badly in his new home in northeastern China. The tiger, one of two to... READ MORE »

We can't say we'd feel confident enough to reboard this flight, but Siberian airline passengers clearly have a different level of tolerance for troubles that happen with that giant metal... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Diners will soon know how many calories are in that bacon cheeseburger at a chain restaurant, the pasta salad in the supermarket salad bar and even that buttery tub of... READ MORE »

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) -- A man is facing a felony menacing charge after two western Colorado sheriff's deputies say he pointed a banana at them and they thought it was a gun. The... READ MORE »

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- One of Kentucky's newest whiskey makers is making a big splash, fetching more than $28,000 for its first bottle of bourbon. The bottle appeared to rank among the... READ MORE »

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) -- Smoke billowed from burned-out buildings and sidewalks were strewn with broken glass Tuesday after Ferguson erupted over a grand jury's decision not to indict a white... READ MORE »

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Police say an Iowa woman who was locked out of her apartment has been locked up after officers who helped her regain entry found pot plants and drug paraphernalia... READ MORE »

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Several hundred protesters marched through downtown Philadelphia on Monday night after a grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri, declined to indict a white police officer in... READ MORE »