ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man wants to defy an Islamic prohibition on depicting the prophet Muhammad in pictures and plans to host a 'Draw Muhammad' art contest in August.... READ MORE »

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) — The mother of one of the two escapees from a maximum-security prison in northern New York says she wants "nothing to do" with her son now that he's the subject of a... READ MORE »

CENTEREACH, N.Y. (AP) — Officials at an upstate New York high school are investigating a teacher who used a class lesson to make fun of girls who struggle with their weight. Newsday reports... READ MORE »

QUARRYVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A man facing trial on child sexual assault charges fatallystabbed a woman and her 16-year-old daughter "to silence them" because they were set to testify against him... READ MORE »

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — A worker at an upstate New York maximum-security prison charged with helping two convicted killers escape last weekend brought the men hacksaw blades, chisels, a... READ MORE »

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's central bank says banknotes from its old currency, which collapsed and was discarded years ago because of runaway inflation, can be exchanged for American... READ MORE »

OVERTON, Texas (AP) — Two Texas girls whose lemonade stand was shut down because they lacked a permit will instead offer the drink for free. Television station KLTV reports (http://bit.ly/... READ MORE »

CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James may need to call Janet Jackson to get some advice on how to handle wardrobe malfunctions. Moments before Game 4 of the NBA Finals began on Thursday night,... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) — A major federal union says the cyber theft of employee information is more damaging than it first appeared, asserting that hackers stole personnel data and Social Security... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) — The engineer in last month's fatal Amtrak crash wasn't using his cellphone to talk, text or download anything just before the train sped off the tracks, investigators said... READ MORE »