WOUNDED KNEE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota's Shannon County will now be Oglala Lakota County, removing the name of a man who Oglala Sioux Tribe activists say helped with negotiations that were... READ MORE »

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) -- Police were picking up some bad vibrations from a buzzing mailbox in a Pennsylvania town, enough to prompt them to shut down the town square for a couple of hours.... READ MORE »

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- An Ohio teacher who was severely injured when a rock was dropped onto her car from an interstate overpass plans to be in a Pennsylvania courtroom for a hearing to... READ MORE »

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- Thousands in Nepal's capital lined up to board free buses Thursday to return to rural hometowns amid fears over continued aftershocks. On an otherwise dreary day,... READ MORE »

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) -- Katie Medley, nine months pregnant and crouching between the seats of a movie theater filling with tear gas, gunfire and screams, looked at her husband Caleb's... READ MORE »

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska State Troopers have recovered 75 of 80 frozen pizzas reported stolen thanks to an enterprising thief. The Alaska Dispatch News reports (http://bit.ly/... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) -- A prestigious award from the Brooklyn Museum honors women who have made outstanding contributions in their fields. This year's surprise honoree is ... Miss Piggy. The... READ MORE »

BALTIMORE (AP) -- National Guard troops fanned out through the city, shield-bearing police officers blocked the streets and firefighters doused still-simmering blazes early Tuesday as a... READ MORE »

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Bumble Bee Foods and two employees were charged Monday by Los Angeles prosecutors with violating safety regulations in the death of a worker who was cooked in an... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tuesday is a potential watershed moment for America's gay and lesbian couples. After rapid changes that have made same-sex marriage legal in all but 14 states, the... READ MORE »