SAN DIEGO (AP) -- School officials say lunchtime dares to drink a weird concoction that included hot sauce, carrots, salt and milk likely caused 22 students to get sick at a San Diego... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) -- Wal-Mart is making Twinkies available this weekend, even though Hostess says it asked retailers to wait until Monday to start selling the spongy yellow snack cakes. The... READ MORE »

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- A dentist acted legally when he fired a longtime assistant because he had grown too attracted to her and worried he would try to start an affair, the Iowa Supreme... READ MORE »

BEDFORD, Pa. (AP) -- A fired guard must spend 45 days in jail for placing freezing shackles on a female inmate after she previously complained about how cold the metal restraints could be... READ MORE »

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The underboss of the Philadelphia mob has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for racketeering, capping a rap sheet that spans five decades. The sentence... READ MORE »

SAYLORSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Police say a northeastern Pennsylvania couple neglected a 70-year-old stroke victim before the woman died after having lost 100 pounds in filthy conditions while in... READ MORE »

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A Toronto company that runs a website meant to connect female college students with "sugar daddies" who pay a fee to join its service has posted a billboard in Pittsburgh... READ MORE »

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A man convicted of operating a dog-fighting ring out of a western Pennsylvania home has been sentenced to 39 months to 61/2 years in prison. The Pittsburgh Tribune-... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) -- If you're lucky enough to live into your 90s, how well will your brain hold up? You may have an edge over people who got there ahead of you, a new study hints. Researchers... READ MORE »

CORAOPOLIS, Pa. (AP) -- A western Pennsylvania man has been jailed on charges that he threatened to kill his mother and rammed her car with his because she refused to give him money to buy... READ MORE »