HOUSTON (AP) -- Authorities say a man's plans to break into a Houston store fell through, after he crashed through the ceiling and landed in front of police. Houston police say the man... READ MORE »

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (AP) -- Police in a Dallas suburb say a drunken driver crashed into an empty squad car while officers were busy dealing with another drunken driver they had pulled... READ MORE »

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A Hillsboro, Oregon, man arrested after playing a violin while naked outside the federal courthouse in Portland last year is suing police. The Oregonian reports (... READ MORE »

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (AP) -- Police say a teenager hanging out at a suburban New York bar used an unusual form of fake identification -- a phony police ID. The Nassau County Police... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) -- In the quiet of a pre-dawn Saturday on a dead-end street, a father came home and shot his family in their heads, leaving women in three generations dead and a wounded 12-... READ MORE »

ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- A New Hampshire woman got a surprise at a Burger King drive-thru: a bag full of cash instead of food. Janelle Jones says she discovered on the way home that the bag... READ MORE »

DENVER (AP) -- A dispute over a cake in Colorado raises a new question about gay rights and religious freedom: If bakers can be fined for refusing to serve married gay couples, can they... READ MORE »

TOKYO (AP) -- Militants affiliated with the Islamic State group have posted an online warning that the "countdown has begun" for the group to kill a pair of Japanese hostages. The posting... READ MORE »

STOCKHOLM (AP) -- In socially liberal Sweden, an educational video for children featuring dancing genitals has become an online hit -- and even drawn criticism for not being progressive... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) -- With thousands of anti-abortion protesters in town, Republicans are ready to push legislation through the House designed to please them. But it's not the bill an... READ MORE »