PORTOVIEJO, Ecuador (AP) — It was supposed to be a family reunion to celebrate a young relative's start of college. But the gathering ended in tragedy when a collapsing building crushed 17-... READ MORE »

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A FedEx Express hub worker fell asleep in the loading area of the plane and ended up on an early-morning flight to Texas. The Commercial Appeal reports (http://bit.ly/... READ MORE »

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas bar is apologizing for a sign that made a joke about domestic violence. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1TXc0PS) that Beauty Bar Las Vegas... READ MORE »

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois drivers could be taxed by the mile under a new proposal that would involve the use of devices to track the distance motorists travel. The proposal from... READ MORE »

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan would have the toughest lead-testing rules in the nation and require the replacement of all underground lead service pipes in the state under a sweeping plan... READ MORE »

TEMPLE HILLS, Md. (AP) — One of two firefighters shot Friday night while making a welfare check in a Maryland suburb of Washington has died and another remains in serious condition,... READ MORE »

ROME (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said in an interview with The Associated Press that he met with Pope Francis, describing the meeting as a "real honor." Sanders... READ MORE »

CHINO, Calif. (AP) — A California panel recommended parole Thursday for former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten more than four decades after she and other cult members went to... READ MORE »

MASHIKI, Japan (AP) — Aftershocks rattled communities in southern Japan as businesses and residents got a fuller look Friday at the widespread damage from an unusually strong overnight... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats brawled in Brooklyn while Republicans in black tie threw sharp elbows at a Manhattan gala in a rowdy New York night of politics ahead of the state's Tuesday... READ MORE »