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 »

WASHINGTON (AP) — The use of police body cameras is spreading to keep officers honest about using force against citizens. But how and when the public gets to see the footage is up for... READ MORE »

MEADVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to corruption of minors for having sex with a teenage girl, crimes he confessed to during a lie-detector pretest to become a... READ MORE »

BERWICK, Maine (AP) — In Maine, it's not so unusual for a school to close because of snow. But closing because it's too hot? Superintendent Steven Connolly says schools in North Berwick,... READ MORE »

MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — Kim Tabor hates to answer the phone these days, because so often the caller starts screaming. Tabor works for the Rowan County Circuit Court Clerk, which keeps track of... READ MORE »

BEIJING (AP) — A farmer who pretended to be a princess descended from the Qing dynasty to swindle people out of more than 2 million yuan ($315,000) has been sentenced to 13 - 1/2 years in... READ MORE »

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The 157 passengers aboard British Airways Flight 2276 were settled into their seats for the 10-hour flight from Las Vegas to London when the aircraft's left side engine... READ MORE »