WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's top railroad regulator said Wednesday she will enforce a Dec. 31 deadline for commuter and freight railroads to install safety technology that experts say... READ MORE »

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) — Parents and children settled into their seats for a new animated Disney film got a quick jolt when a horror movie came on the southwest Ohio screen instead. The... READ MORE »

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — A maximum-security prison guard who delivered frozen meat with tools hidden inside to two inmates before they escaped will be arraigned on charges of promoting... READ MORE »

ATLANTA (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley called for removing the Confederate battle flag that flies in front of her state's Capitol. But she hasn't said the Confederate veterans'... READ MORE »

PARIS (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to France has been summoned to the French Foreign Ministry following revelations by WikiLeaks that the U.S. National Security Agency eavesdropped on the... READ MORE »

EASTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Newlyweds from Cape Cod are planning to buy a house, pay off student loans and buy a truck after winning $15 million on an instant scratch-off ticket. WCVB-TV (http://... READ MORE »

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man is about to find out how much time he'll serve for his role in a rock-throwing incident last year that badly injured an Ohio teacher traveling on... READ MORE »

ST. BERNARD, Ohio (AP) — The suburban Cincinnati village of St. Bernard is being taken over by the smell of cats. Residents are keeping their windows shut due to the foul smell that has... READ MORE »

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — For 15 years, South Carolina lawmakers refused to revisit theConfederate flag on Statehouse grounds, saying the law that took it off the dome was a bipartisan... READ MORE »

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban launched a complex attack on the Afghan parliament Monday, with a suicide car bomber striking at the entrance and gunmen battling police as lawmakers... READ MORE »