HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf wants employers to boost wages for hundreds of thousands of the lowest-paid Pennsylvanians, and administration officials told The Associated... READ MORE »

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Dead men tell no tales, but there's new evidence that somebody aboard the pirate Blackbeard's flagship harbored books among the booty. In an unusual find, researchers... READ MORE »

PERRIS, Calif. (AP) — A 17-year-old girl called police after escaping from her family's home where she and her 12 brothers and sisters were locked up in filthy conditions, some so... READ MORE »

TOKYO (AP) — North Korea's state-run media say U.S. President Donald Trump's tweet about having a bigger nuclear button than leader Kim Jong Un's is the "spasm of a lunatic." Rodong Sinmun... READ MORE »

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is defending himself anew against accusations that he is racist, this time after recent disparaging comments about Haiti and African... READ MORE »

HONOLULU (AP) — When Jonathan Scheuer got an alert on his phone of a ballistic missile headed for Hawaii, he and his family didn't know what to do. They went to their guest bedroom, then... READ MORE »

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comedian Aziz Ansari has responded to allegations of sexual misconduct by a woman he dated last year. Ansari said in a statement Sunday that he apologized last year when... READ MORE »

HOMER, Alaska (AP) — Ever since the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly's controversial policy regarding invocations before meetings was updated and finalized in 2016, people across the... READ MORE »

WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — Sean Sullivan did not step straight out of the 1790s into modern-day downtown Wausau, but you would be forgiven for wondering if he did.Sullivan's choice of fashion is... READ MORE »

ROUNDUP, Mont. (AP) — If you're having a bad day and things aren't going well, talk to Paul Pawelko."I'd trade you in a heartbeat," he says.Paul, a 55-year-old Roundup resident, was born... READ MORE »