PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A western Pennsylvania doctor has been accused of inappropriately touching two female patients at his Pittsburgh-area office. Authorities said 59-year-old Dr. Raja... READ MORE »

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- An attorney for the man who was abandoned in a Drug Enforcement Administration holding cell for four days without food or water says his client has agreed to settle claims... READ MORE »

SAXONBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A western Pennsylvania man accused of throwing nail polish on his girlfriend's 7-year-old son then recording him after he was set on fire had a preliminary hearing... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives, a sign of deteriorating economic security and... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City's crackdown on big, sugary sodas is staying on ice. An appeals court ruled Tuesday that New York City's Board of Health exceeded its legal authority and... READ MORE »

TAVARES CITY, Fla. (AP) -- A series of major explosions at a Florida gas plant has injured several workers and left others missing. John Herrell of the Lake County Sheriff's Office said... READ MORE »

WOODBURY, N.J. (AP) -- A five-time Buffalo wing-eating champion known as El Wingador has pleaded guilty to a cocaine distribution charge in New Jersey. Gloucester County prosecutors say... READ MORE »

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Longtime Penn State head coach Joe Paterno said that the university mishandled its response to the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, a former assistant coach... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) -- There's extensive evidence that pigs are as smart and sociable as dogs. Yet one species is afforded affection and respect; the other faces mass slaughter en route to... READ MORE »

ABOARD THE PAPAL AIRCRAFT (AP) -- Pope Francis reached out to gays, saying he won't judge priests for their sexual orientation in a remarkably open and wide-ranging news conference Monday... READ MORE »