WASHINGTON (AP) -- An assault weapons ban won't be in the gun-control legislation that Democrats bring to the Senate floor next month, a decision that means the ban's chances of survival... READ MORE »

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Authorities say a man shot and killed his elderly wife in the hospice unit at an eastern Pennsylvania hospital, then turned the gun on himself. District Attorney Jim... READ MORE »

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A woman and her 4-year-old daughter who were reported missing last week have been found safe in central Missouri, and the mother faces charges of faking their... READ MORE »

HASTINGS, Mich. (AP) -- A burglar expressing guilt about stealing $800 from a western Michigan store three decades ago has repaid the money, plus some interest. The anonymous thief sent a... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) -- Cigarettes would have to be kept out of sight in New York City stores under a first-in-the-nation plan unveiled by Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday, igniting complaints... READ MORE »

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- An Iowa man who was pulled over for speeding as he rushed his pregnant wife to the hospital said he was determined to keep going despite the police lights flashing... READ MORE »

PHOENIX (AP) -- An English Springer Spaniel named Hendrix ended up taking a serious detour on his way from New Jersey to Phoenix this week. He ended up in Ireland after being put on the... READ MORE »

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- Two members of Steubenville's celebrated high school football team were found guilty Sunday of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl, and Ohio's attorney general... READ MORE »

SAINT-JEROME, Quebec (AP) -- Two Quebec inmates climbed up a rope into a hovering helicopter to make a daring daylight escape Sunday from a jail northwest of Montreal, authorities said.... READ MORE »

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- The accuser in the rape trial of two Ohio high school football players testified Saturday as the trial neared an end that she recalled drinking at a party last... READ MORE »