LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the first time, a Los Angeles shelter's Hero Dog award has gone to a cat. In May 2014, Tara the cat fought off a dog that attacked her 6-year-old owner as he rode his... READ MORE »

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah police are investigating a Facebook video that appears to show a young boy driving a semitrailer on a highway. Authorities are trying to determine if the boy was... READ MORE »

LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — In recent weeks, Dylann Storm Roof reconnected with a childhood buddy he hadn't seen in five years and started railing about the Trayvon Martin case, about black... READ MORE »

A German man upset over a breakup decided to take the concept of splitting property with his ex very, very literally, according to published reports. He posted a video to YouTube showing... READ MORE »

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A family has been reunited with their cat Moosie after the 2-year-old gray tabby survived a two-month journey trapped inside a mattress when its owners moved to... READ MORE »

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A white man opened fire during a prayer meeting inside a historic black church in downtown Charleston on Wednesday night, killing nine people, including the pastor,... READ MORE »

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's attorney general is asking a judge to toss out a proposed ballot initiative that advocates killing anyone who engages in gay sex. Attorney General... READ MORE »

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Senate unanimously approved a measure Tuesday to impose up to an additional 65 cents per phone line and an extra $52 per household to help counties... READ MORE »

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pilgrims heading to Philadelphia to see Pope Francis will face many travel restrictions in the city and need to start looking at transportation options now — and should... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rachel Dolezal, born to white parents, self-identifies as black — a decision that illustrates how fluid identity can be in a diversifying America, as the rigid racial... READ MORE »