BRIGHTON, Mich. (AP) -- The balloon man is back on top. Tim Thurmond of the Brighton area says he turned nearly 8,300 balloons into sculptures in 24 hours, reclaiming a record he had for... READ MORE »

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A hospital patient was sitting up in bed when she was shot by a random bullet that pierced her window, authorities said. The 62-year-old woman, who was in for a... READ MORE »

BEAVER, Pa. (AP) -- A western Pennsylvania woman must stand trial on charges she lied on a marriage application because detectives say she's divorced only once after three previous... READ MORE »

CENTREVILLE, Va. (AP) -- A wayward, pregnant cow that had been roaming the streets and backyards of a Washington, D.C., suburb after escaping her farm has been captured. Fairfax County... READ MORE »

BANGKOK (AP) -- Thailand's premier university has apologized for displaying a billboard that showed Adolf Hitler alongside Superman and other superheroes, saying Monday it was painted by... READ MORE »

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) -- Four months after he was found unconscious in a Palm Springs, Calif., motel, doctors are looking into the mystery of a Florida man who awoke with no memory of... READ MORE »

HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) -- A fan on her way to a Dave Matthews concert pulled over to help a stranded bicyclist, who turned out to be none other than the singer himself. Emily Kraus and her... READ MORE »

AMBRIDGE, Pa. (AP) -- A man who tried to rob a convenience store with a BB-pistol instead encountered a clerk with a real gun who forced the suspect out of the store and literally kicked... READ MORE »

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Police in western Pennsylvania say a man was shot to death at a Pittsburgh playground after a loud argument with another person. A police spokeswoman said the gunfire... READ MORE »

COLUMBIA, Pa. (AP) -- Authorities in central Pennsylvania say the early morning crash of a vehicle has claimed the lives of one of the occupants as well as a pedestrian. Police in... READ MORE »