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BOSTON (AP) — A friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR’ tsahr-NEYE’-ehv) has pleaded not guilty to charges of trafficki...

BURNEY, Calif. (AP) — Thunderstorms that brought light rain and increased humidity to Northern California helped crews make progress Tuesday against t...

ATLANTA (AP) — A second American aid worker infected with Ebola arrived Tuesday in Atlanta, where doctors will closely monitor the effect of an experi...

KENTWOOD, Mich. (AP) — A hearing is scheduled for a 12-year-old boy suspected in the fatal stabbing of a 9-year-old boy at a Michigan playground. The ...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man who faces a deliberate homicide charge for slashing another man’s throat told police they were arguing over which...

USA Today owner Gannett is splitting into two companies, making it the latest major media company to spin off a less profitable print business to focu...

LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges that he killed his mother- and father-in-law with a package bomb, and prosecut...

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Authorities in Wyoming are pressing felony charges against a man and a woman alleging they kept a 7-year-old child in an outdoor ...

NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a New York woman who crashed her car into a Long Island fire house was found to be in possession of marijua...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Albuquerque man facing robbery and larceny charges says he merely scratched his stomach and didn’t pull a gun when a groce...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A major trait that endeared Jim Brady to the Washington press corps was his sense of humor, especially when he made fun of his own b...

MIAMI (AP) — Newly formed Hurricane Bertha was churning northward Monday far from land, posing no direct threat to the U.S. East Coast. The center of ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse University has claimed the title of nation’s top party school. The No. 1 ranking was revealed Monday by The Princeton Re...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s juvenile jails are extremely violent and unsafe, the result of a deeply ingrained culture of violence in which guards ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Nearly three-quarters of Texas’ abortion facilities would be forced to close by the end of this month if one of the nation’s toug...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — A 6-year-old boy drove his battery-powered toy car onto a suburban parkway before grown-up motorists rescued him, police sai...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — As the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally turns 74 this year, the Black Hills is bracing for as many as a half-million bikers ru...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — As the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally turns 74 this year, the Black Hills is bracing for as many as a half-million bikers ru...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities say actor Anwan Glover, known for playing a gang member in the TV series “The Wire,” has been treated for a laceration a...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It’s the Hollywood ending every studio wants: Low-cost production and high returns at the box office. Filmmakers Alex and Step...