LOS EBANOS, Texas (AP) — All along the winding Rio Grande, the people who live in this bustling, fertile region where the U.S. border meets the Gulf of Mexico never quite understood how... READ MORE »

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — The driver of a school bus that was filled with elementary students when it crashed in Chattanooga, killing at least five children, has been arrested and faces... READ MORE »

TOKYO (AP) — At first, it was 2011 all over again. "It really came back. And it was so awful. The sways to the side were huge," Kazuhiro Onuki said after northeastern Japan was jolted... READ MORE »

Two police officers have been shot in separate incidents in what authorities are calling targeted attacks. One died while the other was shot twice in the face but was expected to survive. A... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) — Call him the dealmaker-elect. By his own account, President-elect Donald Trump has worked out a few agreements after a parade of weekend visitors who could land major... READ MORE »

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials plan to block new mining claims outside Yellowstone National Park as the Obama administration races in its last days to keep industry out of pristine... READ MORE »

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Jacksonville man desperate to find his missing dog is offering his pickup truck as a reward to whoever can reunite him with his beloved pet.The Times-Union... READ MORE »

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — What would happen to an industry that loses one-fourth or more of its employee base?Idaho's agriculture industry, and particularly its farming sector, might run head-on... READ MORE »

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's Department of Motor Vehicles will reverse its no cash policy on most transactions as soon as Dec. 1.The News-Star reports (http://tnsne.ws/2g5gjIh ) the... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) — Vice President-elect Mike Pence on Friday was the latest high-profile person to attend the Broadway hit "Hamilton," but he became the first to get a sharp message from a... READ MORE »