BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- When firefighters arrived Friday night at a house fire just outside Middleton, Idaho, they say they heard what sounded like calls for help from inside the building.... READ MORE »

SAN DIMAS, Calif. (AP) -- The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is trying to find a cyberbully who sent Instagram death threats to a girl at a suburban school. Students at Lone Hill... READ MORE »

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) -- How do you control a revved up crowd of thousands of alcohol-drinking college-age adults who traditionally amass on the beach at St. Simons Island on the eve... READ MORE »

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) -- Northern Illinois University is offering a course this semester on the HBO series "Game of Thrones." The University Honors Program calls the class "Game of Thrones,... READ MORE »

ATLANTA (AP) -- Thousands of students are opting out of new standardized tests aligned to the Common Core standards, defying the latest attempt by states to improve academic performance.... READ MORE »

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- A natural gas pipeline explosion at a California sheriff's gun range shot flames well over 100 feet into the air, left 11 people injured and brought traffic on a busy... READ MORE »

UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- State police say a woman blames her coffee-drinking pet parrot for distracting her moments before she crashed her car into a guardrail in Pennsylvania. Troopers from... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) -- An office manager was arraigned Thursday on charges she posed as a dentist when the real dentist was away and seriously injured patients after pulling their teeth,... READ MORE »

CHICAGO (AP) -- She was born to a young Chicago couple, named Jennifer, and grew into a beautiful long-lashed child with wavy dark hair, big brown eyes and a yearning, youthful desire to be... READ MORE »

BRUSSELS (AP) -- The European Union's escalating legal attack on Google is likely to ignite a debate about whether the Internet search leader makes life more convenient for consumers or... READ MORE »