WASHINGTON (AP) -- A leading Republican senator on Tuesday described controversial U.S. spy programs as looking far deeper into Americans' phone records than the Obama administration has... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) -- After setting off a storm of criticism from abortion rights groups upset that a Democratic president had sided with social conservatives, the Obama administration said it... READ MORE »

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- The legal bills keep piling up for Penn State related to the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. A university website updated costs for the scandal this week... READ MORE »

DENVER (AP) -- Not even Chewbacca and his light saber get a free pass with airport security before being cleared to travel. Transportation Security Administration agents in Denver briefly... READ MORE »

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) -- Authorities say a central Pennsylvania police officer shot and killed a homeless man armed with a 9-inch knife. The (Lancaster) Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New... READ MORE »

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The Philadelphia Eagles are planning to add 1,600 seats and two high-definition video boards as part of a $125 million stadium revitalization project to be completed... READ MORE »

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- An indecent exposure charge will be dropped against a Carnegie Mellon University student who tossed condoms to spectators while dressed half-nude as the pope during a... READ MORE »

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) -- Nearly 100 years after the Henry B. Smith freighter went down during a November storm in Lake Superior, a group of shipwreck hunters believes it has found the ship --... READ MORE »

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Some motorcycle enthusiasts feared Keith Wandell might be the outsider who drove Harley-Davidson into the ground. Instead, he may be remembered as the guy who kept the... READ MORE »

PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) -- Authorities in northern Arizona say a 4-year-old boy has accidentally shot and killed his father at a Prescott Valley home. Prescott Valley police say the... READ MORE »