BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- North Dakota didn't set out to become the abortion debate's new epicenter. It happened by accident, after a legislative caucus that once vetted abortion bills... READ MORE »

DENVER (AP) -- A former prison inmate who was killed in a gunfight with Texas authorities is a suspect in the death of Colorado's state prison system chief. The evidence gathered in Texas... READ MORE »

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Former city police Chief Nate Harper will plead guilty to charges that he conspired to steal city police funds deposited into unauthorized police credit union accounts... READ MORE »

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- Hunters killed more wild bison migrating from Yellowstone National Park this season than they have in decades, with the numbers driven by strong participation from... READ MORE »

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) -- A pair of teenagers was arrested Friday and accused of fatally shooting a 13-month-old baby in the face and wounding his mother during their morning stroll through a... READ MORE »

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Sierra Club and some other environmental groups are harshly criticizing a new partnership that aims to create tough new standards for fracking. The criticism... READ MORE »

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- A man charged with beating a monkey to death with a tree branch at Boise's zoo last fall has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty. Michael Watkins, 22, of Weiser, reached... READ MORE »

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Philadelphia police are trying to find a man who fired into an Asian food store and wounded three people by releasing surveillance video of the crime on YouTube. The... READ MORE »

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- One of the Vatican's main Twitter accounts and the website of its communications office were running stories about Batman on Thursday with the headline "Holy Switcheroo... READ MORE »

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Rusted pieces of two Apollo-era rocket engines that helped boost astronauts to the moon have been fished out of the murky depths of the Atlantic, Amazon.com CEO Jeff... READ MORE »