WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth dialed the heat up in June, smashing warm temperature records for both the month and the first half of the year. Off-the-charts heat is "getting to be a monthly... READ MORE »

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — State police say a drunken driving suspect ran away from the scene of a central Pennsylvania crash but was found on a nearby barn roof — naked — and arrested once... READ MORE »

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A black Mississippi man who often dressed in Confederate regalia to support the state flag has died in a one-car accident. Anthony Hervey, 49, was killed Sunday when... READ MORE »

SANLIURFA, Turkey (AP) — The children had all been shown videos of beheadings and told by their trainers with the Islamic State group that they would perform one someday. First, they had to... READ MORE »

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Knocked off his board by an attacking shark, three-time world champion Mick Fanning punched the creature before escaping unharmed during the televised finals of a world... READ MORE »

Under oath in a hotel — away from the TV cameras and the soapbox where he did his public moralizing — Bill Cosby sketched a very different image of America's Dad: a philanderer who plied... READ MORE »

MIAMI (AP) — The family of man killed by a drunken driver while walking to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting say they forgive his killer. The family told the Miami Herald (http://hrld.us/... READ MORE »

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore health officials say a raccoon that was thrown out of a car in the city has tested positive for rabies. The health department said in a statement Friday that it's... READ MORE »

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The management of a Raleigh apartment complex has banned an elementary school bookmobile from coming to the property, citing a company policy that forbids events not... READ MORE »

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — At nearly every gas station in North Carolina, you can pay at the pump. Thanks to the N.C. Education Lottery, motorists can now play at the pump as well. A new service... READ MORE »