BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A couple who was assessed nearly $57,000 for property improvements near their longtime south Bismarck home have reached a confidential agreement with a local developer... READ MORE »

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Two former aides to Republican Gov. Chris Christie were convicted on Friday of causing epic traffic jams for political revenge near the nation's busiest bridge, a... READ MORE »

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A woman who was "chained up like a dog" for weeks in a dark storage container was lured to her captor's South Carolina property for a cleaning job, a family friend... READ MORE »

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donald Trump boasts that he doesn't need stars to fill his venues in the closing days of the presidential campaign. Maybe so, but the very people Hillary Clinton needs to... READ MORE »

EBENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Police say a Pennsylvania man who became angry when told there were no outstanding warrants for his arrest has been jailed. Cambria Township police say 40-year-old... READ MORE »

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Police say they've arrested a man who illegally built a shack on Aspen Mountain and is a con man with a long history of fraudulent behavior. Detective Jeff Fain says... READ MORE »

HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston woman says a surveillance camera at her new condo shows a female burglar accompanied by a male partner had sex on her bed and that the female thief tried on her... READ MORE »

SEATTLE (AP) — When Barbara Twadell received a letter from Regional Animal Services of King County (RASKC) last week reminding her that a license is required to keep pets, she was puzzled.... READ MORE »

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A white man with a history of racial provocations and confrontations with police ambushed and fatally shot two white officers in separate attacks as they sat in... READ MORE »

CHICAGO (AP) — Next year is here. At exactly 11:47 p.m. local time, the Chicago Cubs won the World Series title that had eluded them for 108 years. Fans who packed bars to watch the games... READ MORE »