The Associated Press -
Published: 3:30 pm
Into Africa: Obama openly embraces continent of ancestors, trumpets Ghana's success
The Associated Press -
Updated: 3:30 pm
Florida law enforcement officials said Saturday they were questioning two persons of interest in the killing of a Panhandle couple known for their large family of adopted children.
The Associated Press -
Updated: 3:26 pm
Authorities say a parolee who robbed a Michigan bank was caught when he tried to hitch a ride from an undercover police detective.
By MATTHEW DALY -
Published: 3:00 pm
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is firing back at critics after yet another ethics complaint was filed against her.
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS -
Updated: 12:25 pm
The giant Palouse earthworm has taken on mythic qualities in this vast agricultural region that stretches from eastern Washington into the Idaho panhandle - its very name evoking the fictional sandworms from "Dune" or those vicious creatures from the movie "Tremors."
By JEFF BARNARD -
Updated: 11:55 am
During his 35 years as a commercial fisherman, Jeff Feldner lost his share of crab pots when storms blew them out of position, a passing boat propeller sheared off the buoy, or a bank of kelp overwhelmed everything and dragged it away.
The Associated Press -
Published: 9:05 am
"Survivor" winner Richard Hatch, who's serving home confinement for tax evasion, wants a leave to star in a 10th anniversary edition of the show in Samoa.
By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI -
Published: 8:35 am
John Tokarski III maintained a 4.4 GPA in Pittsburgh's Schenley High School, played three sports and took on leadership roles. Yet it appeared his dreams might burst: the $45,000-a-year tuition for the private college he wanted to attend was too steep.
The Associated Press -
Published: 10:25 pm
Three World War II veterans have been awarded the Legion of Honor by France for their military service.
By BOB CHRISTIE -
Updated: 2:10 pm
British Airways is flying a team of engineers from London to Phoenix to inspect a Boeing 747 that filled with smoke before takeoff, forcing hundreds of passengers to escape on the plane's emergency slides.
The Associated Press -
Published: 9:45 pm
A pilot has died after her propeller plane crashed into a bean field in far northwest Missouri while she practiced acrobatics for an air show.
The Associated Press -
Updated: 9:46 pm
A Kansas City, Mo., man has been indicted in the March killing of his ex-girlfriend, her boyfriend and her two young nephews. Their bodies were found in an apartment with the woman's toddler wandering among the corpses.
By ELIZABETH WHITE -
Published: 8:45 pm
A gay couple say they were detained by security guards on a plaza owned by the Mormon church and later cited by police, claiming it stemmed from a kiss on the cheek.
The Associated Press -
Published: 8:26 pm
A historically black fraternity has voted to induct former President Bill Clinton as an honorary member.
The Associated Press -
Published: 6:35 pm
Two bronze eagles stolen from Central Park more than 30 years ago by a drug dealer who used them to store his stash are finally back at home.
By MARY PEMBERTON -
Updated: 7:21 pm
Gun rights enthusiasts welcomed Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as she made an appearance Friday on a radio talk show, whose callers included rock n' roller turned avid hunter Ted Nugent.
By HERBERT A. SAMPLE -
Updated: 2:54 am
Despite a dour economy and a Hawaii tourism industry that is in its roughest patch ever, four dozen employees of the iconic Ilikai hotel won their jobs back Friday when their labor union and the property's new owner inked a surprise deal.
The Associated Press -
Published: 5:25 pm
A Florida attorney says a couple who were rocketed into the public eye because of ex-astronaut Lisa Nowak are getting married.
The Associated Press -
Published: 5:20 pm
A teenage hunter who shot and killed a hiker he mistook for a bear has been sentenced to 30 days in juvenile detention and 120 hours of community service.
The Associated Press -
Published: 4:55 pm
In a July 9 story about dogfighting raids, The Associated Press, relying on information from a defense attorney, erroneously reported that the defendant was a Little League coach. Little League spokesman Christopher Downs said the league checked with its regional office in Waco, Texas, and discovered that Karl Courtney of Beckville, Texas, was not among its coaches.
The Associated Press -
Published: 4:45 pm
A judge has given a five-year prison sentence to a 31-year-old man convicted of having a gun outside President Barack Obama's Chicago home in September.
By MONICA RHOR -
Published: 4:40 pm
A former civilian defense contractor was charged Friday with sexually assaulting a woman at an Iraqi air base.