YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) -- The head of Yakima's Utilities and Engineering Department has been suspended for two weeks without pay for using her work phone to send too many personal messages.... READ MORE »

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- We've seen rings dropped into donation containers locally, but a Salvation Army spokesman says someone has dropped a gold tooth into a holiday collection kettle.... READ MORE »

HARRISBURG (AP) -- Pennsylvania lawmakers' willingness to stop taking gifts from lobbyists, state contractors and other people who want to influence state government is about to be tested... READ MORE »

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Nebraska and Oklahoma on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to declare Colorado's legalization of marijuana unconstitutional, saying the drug is being brought from... READ MORE »

DETROIT (AP) -- A Detroit-area man was convicted Thursday of murder in a plot to kill his wife so he could devote himself to a life of bondage and domination in an upper-class suburb with... READ MORE »

FERGUSON, Missouri -- A witness to Michael Brown's shooting death at the hands of a policeman says she recorded the whole thing on her phone -- then accidentally dropped the device in a... READ MORE »

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Handing environmentalists a breakthrough victory, New York plans to prohibit fracking for natural gas because of what regulators say are its unexplored health risks and... READ MORE »

DORAL, Fla. (AP) -- In one of its famous red kettles in South Florida, the Salvation Army has received a gift worth more than a little bit of change: an emerald and diamond necklace. On... READ MORE »

TEXAS CITY, Texas (AP) -- A Texas plumber is getting some unwanted attention after one of his old company vehicles appeared in a photo posted on an Islamic militant group's social media... READ MORE »

PENNSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- An Iraq War veteran suspected of killing his ex-wife and five of her relatives was found dead of self-inflicted stab wounds Tuesday in the woods of suburban... READ MORE »