SMITHFIELD, Maine (AP) -- Residents of one Smithfield neighborhood say they're being overrun by rats from a nearby pig farm, but the farmer tells town officials he's addressing the problem... READ MORE »

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) -- An elderly northeastern Pennsylvania woman convicted of poisoning her son's girlfriend with antifreeze was sentenced Thursday to 5 1/2 to 12 years in prison. A... READ MORE »

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- With the wind chill falling to almost minus 40, Steve Hendershot's mind was elsewhere Thursday as he and his crew of roustabouts worked an oil rig in North Dakota's... READ MORE »

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- Employees at two bars here have seen some unusually big tips this year. The Ann Arbor News reports that in September a $3,000 tip was left for an $87.98 bill at... READ MORE »

SALEM, Mass. (AP) -- A 14-year-old boy accused of killing his high school math teacher pleaded not guilty to murder, aggravated rape and armed robbery charges on Wednesday. Philip Chism is... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) -- New Yorkers who say electronic cigarettes helped them quit smoking asked city lawmakers at a hearing on Wednesday not to ban the nicotine inhalers from restaurants,... READ MORE »

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Entombed at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in an upended tugboat for three days, Harrison Odjegba Okene begged God for a miracle. The Nigerian cook survived by... READ MORE »

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A California woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to what is believed to be the first traffic citation alleging a motorist was using Google's computer-in-an-eyeglass. The... READ MORE »

CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) -- A central Pennsylvania man has been charged in the stabbing death of his elderly mother. Fifty-four-year-old Paul Tolbert of Carlisle was charged with criminal... READ MORE »

YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) -- The engineer in the commuter-train derailment that killed four people over the weekend caught himself nodding at the controls just before the wreck, a union official... READ MORE »