PLAINVILLE, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut officials say part of a fire extinguisher flew nearly a quarter-mile through the air into a house after a workplace accident. No one was injured.... READ MORE »

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- A judge has ordered an eastern Pennsylvania woman to stand trial on charges she tried to poison her husband and daughter with burritos laced with prescription... READ MORE »

After just one year, some schools around the country are dropping out of the healthier new federal lunch program, complaining that so many students turned up their noses at meals packed... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Government agents in 74 countries demanded information on about 38,000 Facebook users in the first half of this year, with about half the orders coming from authorities... READ MORE »

BETHEL PARK, Pa. (AP) -- Police say a woman who confessed to being a "shopaholic" has stolen more than $19,000 from a cheerleading group she once headed. But attorneys for 41-year-old Mary... READ MORE »

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A New Mexico judge on Monday declared same-sex marriage legal, ordering the clerk of the state's most populous county to join two other counties in issuing... READ MORE »

DALLAS (AP) -- A Texas megachurch linked to at least 21 measles cases has been trying to contain the outbreak by hosting vaccination clinics, officials said Monday. The outbreak started... READ MORE »

EASTON, Pa. (AP) -- A Pennsylvania woman is being held without bail after authorities say she gave birth to a baby then left him to die in a sports bar toilet. Amanda Catherine Hein was... READ MORE »

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) -- An arrest has been made in connection with the death of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle as he was leaving a country music concert in northeastern Pennsylvania.... READ MORE »

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl recovering from two double lung transplants is expected to be released from the hospital this week, her mother said Monday. "We expect... READ MORE »