SANTA TERESA, N.M. (AP) — Customs agents will step up searches for banned flowers meant for Valentine's Day being smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico over worries about diseases and pests,... READ MORE »

ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The father of slain journalist James Foley hopes two recently captured extremists will be put on trial and sentenced to life in prison.U.S. officials recently... READ MORE »

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — The best way to honor three students killed by state troopers during a South Carolina civil rights protest 50 years ago is to keep fighting for equality and fairness... READ MORE »

PITTSBURGH (AP) — An environmental group wants couples to think of wild animals before acting like them this Valentine's Day. The Center for Biological Diversity is handing out endangered... READ MORE »

NORTH HUNTINGDON (AP) — In southwest Pennsylvania, Democratic congressional hopeful Conor Lamb hammers the new Republican tax law as a gift to corporations and the wealthy that will add to... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Citing national security concerns, the White House on Friday formally notified the House intelligence committee that President Donald Trump is "unable" to declassify a... READ MORE »

MIAMI (AP) — A Florida woman says an airline told her to flush her hamster down an airport toilet because the emotional support rodent wasn't allowed to fly with her. The Miami Herald... READ MORE »

BEIJING (AP) — Global stock prices sank Friday after the Dow Jones industrials on Wall Street plummeted more than 1,000 points, deepening a week-long sell-off. Markets followed U.S. stocks... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted early Friday to reopen the government and pass a $400 billion budget deal, handing the measure off to the House for a pre-dawn debate where success is not... READ MORE »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Former President George W. Bush said on Thursday that "there's pretty clear evidence that the Russians meddled" in the 2016 American presidential... READ MORE »