MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker said Wednesday that a University of Wisconsin-Madison class titled "The Problem is Whiteness" is "goofy" and "unusual," but he stopped short of saying... READ MORE »

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A supposedly bipartisan deal to repeal North Carolina's anti-LGBT law collapsed when both sides balked and started blaming each other, likely meaning the state will... READ MORE »

TULTEPEC, Mexico (AP) — The San Pablito fireworks market was especially well stocked for the holidays and bustling with hundreds of shoppers when a powerful chain-reaction explosion ripped... READ MORE »

NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — Police say a man accused of stealing Christmas gifts and ornaments in a New Hampshire home break-in might not have escaped up the chimney like the Grinch but was found... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the Middle East's richest nations said Tuesday it would host its annual Washington party at Donald Trump's new hotel, underscoring the president-elect's unusual... READ MORE »

BERLIN (AP) — Police said Tuesday that the driver who rammed a truck into a crowded Christmas market in the heart of the German capital, killing at least 12 people and injuring nearly 50,... READ MORE »

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — An ordained Pagan priest finally has gotten the OK to sport goat horns in his Maine driver's license photo. Maine resident Phelan Moonsong said that unless he's... READ MORE »

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Two children who died saving the lives of even younger children are among 21 people being honored with Carnegie medals for heroism. The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission,... READ MORE »

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulsa police are investigating after an officer fatally shot a man near a house where a woman and three dogs were later found dead. Police spokesman Leland Ashley says... READ MORE »

Zsa Zsa Gabor, the jet-setting Hungarian actress who made a career out of multiple marriages, conspicuous wealth and jaded wisdom about the glamorous life, has died. She was 99. The middle... READ MORE »