CHICAGO (AP) -- In a short ceremony inside their Chicago apartment, two beaming brides made Illinois history Wednesday as they became the first gay couple to wed under the state's new law... READ MORE »

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have published more than a century's worth of data on scores of infectious diseases they compiled while putting together... READ MORE »

WILKES-BARRE (AP) -- A northeastern Pennsylvania man who pleaded guilty last month to homicide and attempted homicide in a bar shootout last year is seeking return of items confiscated by... READ MORE »

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A giant turkey is roving crosswalks in Las Vegas to squawk on drivers who don't yield to pedestrians. Officers dressed in Thanksgiving bird finery were walking across the... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) -- This holiday shopping season, it's Amazon vs. everyone else. The online giant has attracted customers from big store chains like Wal-Mart and Best Buy with low prices and... READ MORE »

AKRON -- A 10-year-old Amish girl with leukemia and her parents have fled their home in Ohio, leaving the country at one point, so that she won't be forced into resuming chemotherapy... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON -- A leader of the Navajo Code Talkers who appeared at a Washington Redskins home football game said Wednesday the team name is a symbol of loyalty and courage -- not a slur as... READ MORE »

LEVITTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- A pregnant woman and her 4-year-old daughter who both died Monday had been stabbed before a suspected arson fire at their suburban Philadelphia apartment complex,... READ MORE »

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A man has sued a western Pennsylvania police officer who allegedly laughed along with other officers and paramedics as she repeatedly used a stun gun on him while... READ MORE »

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A giant turkey is roving crosswalks in Las Vegas to squawk on drivers who don't yield to pedestrians. Officers dressed in Thanksgiving bird finery are walking across the... READ MORE »