LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Las Vegas clubbers looking for a buzz might just find their next drink buzzing overhead. The Marquee Dayclub at The Cosmopolitan casino surprised guests over Memorial Day... READ MORE »

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A Portland business that transports people to and from wineries or other private events plans to add a tour of the city's strip clubs. Portland Short Bus owner... READ MORE »

BLOOMINGDALE, Ill. (AP) -- Michelle Lesco is petite, but the 115-pound competitive eater still managed to gobble down more than 28 hot dogs -- and buns -- to win an eating contest in... READ MORE »

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Police in Ohio say a 4-year-old girl has drowned in a pool during a party, apparently while guests were singing "Happy Birthday" to another child. Columbus police say... READ MORE »

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A cook at a New Mexico facility that trains state corrections employees faces battery charges after authorities say she secretly licked sandwiches then served them... READ MORE »

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz was killed along with six other people in a fiery plane crash in Massachusetts, just days after reaching a deal that many... READ MORE »

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Allegheny Parks have something of a popularity problem, leading visitors to park on the grass -- and incur $300 parking tickets. The tickets can reach $370 when court... READ MORE »

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A southeastern Pennsylvania man stole more than $350,000 worth of human skin over several years. charges say. Gary Dudek, 54, Wallingford, worked until September as a... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan was freed Saturday by the Taliban in exchange for five Afghan detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Obama administration... READ MORE »

DENVER (AP) -- Colorado's Civil Rights Commission on Friday ordered a baker to make wedding cakes for same-sex couples, finding his religious objections to the practice did not trump the... READ MORE »