ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Apple farmers in the East worry the late-season Arctic blast could take a big bite from their budding crops. "It definitely was cold enough so that there could be some... READ MORE »

SHREWSBURY, Pa. (AP) — A trooper shot and wounded a man armed with a shotgun at a busy Pennsylvania Wal-Mart after the man robbed the pharmacy for prescription drugs, state police said.... READ MORE »

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Texas woman says her 12-year-old daughter was suspended fromschool following an altercation with another student that ended with a police officer body-slamming the girl... READ MORE »

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The first Syrian family to be resettled in the U.S. under a speeded-up "surge operation" for refugees left Jordan on Wednesday and arrived in Kansas City, Missouri, to... READ MORE »

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Glenn Martin was sitting in a bar with his college buddies 35 years ago when they got to wondering: What ever happened to flying cars andjetpacks? The next... READ MORE »

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Merle Haggard didn't just write great country songs, he lived them. His real life experiences of poverty as the son of Oklahoma migrants, an early stint in prison... READ MORE »

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco became the first place in the country Tuesday to require businesses to provide fully paid leave for new parents in what was hailed as the latest move to... READ MORE »

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An anti-abortion activist who made undercover videos at Planned Parenthood clinics said in a social media posting that California Department of Justice agents... READ MORE »

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Republican Ted Cruz stormed to a commanding victory in Wisconsin Tuesday, denting front-runner Donald Trump's chances of capturing the GOP nomination before the party's... READ MORE »

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A Spartanburg woman has been arrested after police say she allowed her 3-year-old son and 9-year-old nephew to walk, unsupervised, to a McDonald's restaurant near... READ MORE »