RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Smoke from burnt sweet potatoes wafting around the town of Farmville has nothing to do with holiday baking. A silo full of dehydrated sweet potatoes has been smoldering... READ MORE »

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The teenager's mother clapped her hands and screamed with joy as she watched an Oklahoma City jury convict a former police officer of raping her daughter and sexually... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican voters don't think Donald Trump is likable. They don't think he's compassionate. And many don't consider him particularly honest. But he's overwhelmingly viewed... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican voters don't think Donald Trump is likable. They don't think he's compassionate. And many don't consider him particularly honest. But he's overwhelmingly viewed... READ MORE »

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A team of veterinarians, scientists and lab workers gathered around a surrogate hound and watched her give birth to seven half-pound puppies, the first dogs ever... READ MORE »

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh-area transit driver has again transformed his bus into a Christmas wonderland. Bill Sanfilippo has been decorating his bus since he became a driver 10 years... READ MORE »

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The man accused of killing three people at a ColoradoPlanned Parenthood clinic stunned a courtroom Wednesday when he declared himself a "warrior for the... READ MORE »

FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — Police say a homeless man sleeping inside a garbage bin survived two compaction cycles after the bin was emptied into a trash truck. Fremont police spokeswoman Geneva... READ MORE »

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — An unusual warming in the Pacific Ocean may be having disastrous consequences for the majestic whales that use the waters off California as a migratory super-... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) — Life expectancy in the United States has stalled for three straight years, the government announced Wednesday. A child born last year can expect to make it to 78 years and... READ MORE »