ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Miss Georgia Betty Cantrell is the new Miss America, but her crowning moment was nearly overshadowed by a three-decade old pageant scandal, and a still-raw debate... READ MORE »
BANGKOK (AP) — The good news for the Chinese visitor to Bangkok was that a doctor had successfully removed a foreign object from her large intestine that could have damaged her digestive... READ MORE »
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland has officially opened a new unique bridge, one that highlights green traits the city is famous for: its bike friendliness, popular transit system and appeal... READ MORE »
MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — The Corn Palace has been steeped in agricultural tradition since 1892, so when the caretakers of one of South Dakota's most popular tourist attractions decided it was... READ MORE »
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Grocers and government food assistance recipients want Illinois to increase the number of days it disburses the benefits to help relieve sporadic food shortages that... READ MORE »
DUBOIS, Pa. (AP) — Journey Brown ran for 722 yards and 10 touchdowns and Meadville outscored DuBois 107-90 in a high school football game Friday night.
Brown broke the Pennsylvania yardage... READ MORE »
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rick Perry's political career ended with a whimper, a remarkable if predictable fall for the longest-serving governor in Texas history and a leader many considered the... READ MORE »
PHOENIX (AP) — Police have detained a man who they believe may have ties to a string of freeway shootings that have rattled Phoenix over the past two weeks.
It's not clear whether the man... READ MORE »
NEW YORK (AP) — Martin Strel swims with a knife strapped to his right leg — in case he encounters sharks, "vampire" fish and other deadly marine life in the world's wildest waters.
On... READ MORE »
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even though opponents of the Iran nuclear deal can't win in Congress, they aren't going to go quietly.
Conservative Republicans are vowing to take President Barack Obama... READ MORE »
