CHICAGO (AP) -- Combat appears to have little or no influence on suicide rates among U.S. troops and veterans, according to a military study that challenges the conventional thinking about... READ MORE »

SAYLORSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A disabled junk dealer feuding with local officials over his debris-strewn property packed a rental car with guns and ammunition before opening fire at a town... READ MORE »

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a Pennsylvania school district cannot ban "I (heart) Boobies!" bracelets, rejecting the district's claim that the slogan --... READ MORE »

LONDON (AP) -- The food of the future could do with a pinch of seasoning -- and maybe some cheese. Two volunteers who took the first public bites of hamburger grown in a laboratory gave it... READ MORE »

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A young woman who recently was crowned Miss Riverton after wowing the judges on the piano is accused of exercising a more sinister talent -- cooking up homemade bombs... READ MORE »

ERIE, Pa. (AP) -- A sideburns contest honoring a U.S. Navy commodore known for his impressive facial hair is marking the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Lake Erie. The Erie-Times News... READ MORE »

LUMBERTON, Miss. (AP) -- A skydiving instructor from Pensacola, Fla., died in a remote swamp after a tandem jump that hospitalized his student, Lamar County Sheriff Danny Rigel said Sunday... READ MORE »

CLEVELAND (AP) -- A man condemned to death for fatally stabbing a neighbor during a Cleveland burglary was found hanged in his cell Sunday just days before his Wednesday execution. Billy... READ MORE »

JEANNETTE, Pa. (AP) -- Looking dapper in a tiny tan pinstripe suit and orange shirt, a 2-year-old boy with only weeks to live served as the best man Saturday afternoon for his parents'... READ MORE »

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Rescue crews on Mount Hood debated Saturday evening whether to begin the dig for a snowboarder buried under a collapsed ice tunnel or wait until daylight. The... READ MORE »