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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police searched Friday for a Range Rover with dark tinted windows and custom rims that set off a fiery crash on the Las Vegas Strip when someone in the luxury SUV opened fire on a Maserati in a scene that onlookers described as worth...
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RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Futurists have long proclaimed the coming of a cashless society, where dollar bills and plastic cards are replaced by fingerprint and retina scanners smart enough to distinguish a living, breathing account holder from an ident...
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A major snow storm that shuttered airports in Missouri, stranded truckers in Illinois and buried parts of Kansas in knee-deep powder was promising a messy and possibly dangerous commute Friday morning as it crawled northeast.
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JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A judge on Thursday denied Drew Peterson a new murder trial in the death of the former suburban Chicago police officer's third wife.
After the ruling, Judge Edward Burmila moved on to Peterson's sentencing hearing. The 59-year-...
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THOMSON, Ga. (AP) — A small plane aborted its landing at a Georgia airport before it hit a 60-foot utility pole and crashed, killing five people onboard and leaving two hurt, federal authorities said Thursday.
National Transportation Safety Board ...
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Strip became a scene of deadly violence early Thursday when someone in a black Range Rover opened fire on a Maserati at a stoplight, sending it crashing into a taxi that burst into flames, leaving three people dead and ...
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Climate experts say the drought affecting more than half of the nation will persist in the Great Plains and West through the spring and spread over more of California, Texas and Florida.
Experts from the National Oceanic and Atm...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Five of the biggest U.S. banks have cut struggling homeowners' mortgage balances by $19 billion, part of a total $45.8 billion in relief provided under a landmark settlement over foreclosure abuses.
More than 550,000 borrowers re...
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ATLANTA (AP) — A federal grand jury indicted four former employees of a peanut company linked to a 2009 salmonella outbreak that killed nine people and sickened hundreds, leading to one of the largest recalls in history.
The 76-count indictment wa...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — When Kevin Mandia, a retired military cybercrime investigator, decided to expose China as a primary threat to U.S. computer networks, he didn't have to consult with American diplomats in Beijing or declassify tactics to safely revea...
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TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) — One of the last things the bearded fighters did before leaving this city was to drive to the market where traders lay their carpets out in the sand.
The al-Qaida extremists bypassed the brightly-colored, high-end synthetic fl...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — New figures show U.S. wine exports grew for the third consecutive year in 2012, setting a record of $1.43 billion in revenue.
The San Francisco-based Wine Institute released the figures Thursday and says 90 percent of those exp...
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio lawmakers and state Attorney General Mike DeWine are promoting legislation to stop the financial exploitation of older Ohioans.
The proposals to be discussed Thursday by DeWine and House Rep. Mike Dovilla, a Berea Republ...
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WAYNESVILLE, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio landlord is accused of whipping a tenant with a belt on his bare buttocks for falling behind on his rent.
Ron Kronenberger, 53, was charged with assault for the Jan. 22 encounter in his office, police in the villag...
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A gunfight between a Maserati and an SUV on the Las Vegas Strip caused a fiery crash at an intersection involving a taxi that burst into flames, leaving three people dead and at least three injured early Thursday, police said.
The...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer prices were flat last month, the latest sign inflation is in check. That could give the Federal Reserve leeway to continue its efforts to stimulate growth.
The Labor Department says the consumer price index has rise...
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Large areas of Yellowstone, Yosemite and Glacier national parks could remain closed to summer traffic weeks later than usual, while visitor centers and campgrounds at several other national parks might have to close under one gr...
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University's president wants to freeze tuition and fees for students this fall.
E. Gordon Gee told state lawmakers Wednesday that he'll recommend to the university's board of trustees that tuition and fees remain st...
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AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A state appeals court has thrown out the conviction of a man accused of trying to entice a 13-year-old girl to be his Facebook friend.
The Akron Beacon Journal (http://bit.ly/136PUAv ) reports that the 9th District Court of Appea...
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — The Youngstown city council approved an anti-fracking amendment for the May 7 primary election ballot — even though there are doubts about whether it could be enforced.
The Vindicator newspaper (http://bit.ly/1360qIj ) rep...
