LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — When he died in 2003, Fred Rogers was described in many headlines as gentle, beloved, kind and — of course — neighborly. But how about radical? Counter-cultural?... READ MORE »

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A local New Orleans charity is giving a second life to beads thrown during Mardi Gras celebrations and employing people with intellectual disabilities at the same time. A... READ MORE »

PARMA, Ohio (AP) — A suburban Cleveland police department said it has charged a 27-year-old man with creating a fake Facebook page that purported to be its actual page. The Parma Police... READ MORE »

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — A Williston man charged with disorderly conduct says he's sorry for taking pictures at two schools with a large stuffed tiger. Chad Nehlsen tells the Williston Herald... READ MORE »

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California plans to delay state-required warnings on metal cans lined with the chemical BPA, arguing too-specific warnings could scare stores and shoppers in poor... READ MORE »

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A sex offender who had been hired to serve as the Easter bunny at a Minot mall has been arrested. Police in Minot say 24-year-old Minot resident Daniel Sanderson has been... READ MORE »

ROCKERVILLE, S.D. (AP) — The off-track travelers so ardently believe in their electronic directions that even when they find themselves on a narrow, sparsely marked gravel road, they remain... READ MORE »

POMEROY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa authorities had no duty to protect residents of a nursing home from a sexual predator who assaulted a 95-year-old resident after being committed there by court... READ MORE »

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Sheryl Crosier considered the birth of her son Simon a miracle. Shortly after his delivery in 2010, Simon was diagnosed with a rare chromosomal disorder called Trisomy... READ MORE »

BATH, Maine (AP) — The Navy is still considering putting an electric-powered gun aboard a Maine-built destroyer, but the futuristic weapon would be installed after the ship is built, a top... READ MORE »