STEVENSON, Wash. -- A high school science teacher used a "Wheel of Misfortune" to discipline students, in some cases lining teens up to throw rubber balls at a misbehaving classmate,... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Facing renewed criticism about the U.S. response to Ebola, President Barack Obama is conceding that it may make sense to have a single person lead the administration's... READ MORE »

SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) -- Only a couple of families have taken advantage of a new service available at a Saginaw funeral home. Drive-thru viewings. Paradise Funeral Chapel recently started... READ MORE »

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A scandal involving pornographic emails circulated within the Pennsylvania attorney general's office widened at the highest level of the judiciary Wednesday when the... READ MORE »

CHICAGO (AP) -- Authorities say a wanted man attempted to flee pursuing officers by blending into the sea of Chicago Marathon runners. WLS-TV (http://abc7.ws/1oaADLj ) reports police say... READ MORE »

The dubious title of the country's worst accent will go to one of two Pennsylvania cities, according Gawker media readers. Voters in a month-long ugly accent tournament on the site have... READ MORE »

HONESDALE, Pa. (AP) -- A 10-year-old boy charged with fatally beating a 90-year-old woman remained in adult prison Wednesday after his lawyer withdrew a request for bail, saying his family... READ MORE »

HAMMOCK DUNES, Fla. (AP) -- A dream beach house in Florida has turned into a nightmare for a Missouri couple. Six months after the custom house was built along the Atlantic Ocean near Palm... READ MORE »

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Ruby Kaleak's part-time job on polar bear patrol in the village of Kaktovik, Alaska, usually means chasing the animals back to the Beaufort Sea. But she wasn't... READ MORE »

TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) -- A pet parrot that spoke with a British accent when it disappeared from its home four years ago has been reunited with its owner -- and the bird now speaks Spanish... READ MORE »