LOS ANGELES (AP) — A team of veterinarians, scientists and lab workers gathered around a surrogate hound and watched her give birth to seven half-pound puppies, the first dogs ever... READ MORE »

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh-area transit driver has again transformed his bus into a Christmas wonderland. Bill Sanfilippo has been decorating his bus since he became a driver 10 years... READ MORE »

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The man accused of killing three people at a ColoradoPlanned Parenthood clinic stunned a courtroom Wednesday when he declared himself a "warrior for the... READ MORE »

FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — Police say a homeless man sleeping inside a garbage bin survived two compaction cycles after the bin was emptied into a trash truck. Fremont police spokeswoman Geneva... READ MORE »

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — An unusual warming in the Pacific Ocean may be having disastrous consequences for the majestic whales that use the waters off California as a migratory super-... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) — Life expectancy in the United States has stalled for three straight years, the government announced Wednesday. A child born last year can expect to make it to 78 years and... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid fear of terrorism, the Republican candidates for president for months have escalated their rhetoric about the place of Muslims in the United States. A Muslim shouldn'... READ MORE »

BATH, Maine (AP) — The largest destroyer ever built for the U.S. Navy headed out to sea for the first time Monday, departing from shipbuilder Bath Iron Works and carefully navigating the... READ MORE »

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Police say an Albuquerque man wanted this mother's traditional New Mexican stew so much he broke into her home and stole it. The Albuquerque Journal reports (http... READ MORE »

ATLANTA (AP) — A recent MRI showing no cancer on Jimmy Carter's brain is "very positive" news for the former president but will not end his medical treatment, doctors said. Carter, 91,... READ MORE »