MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Douglas McAuthur McCain, an American killed in Syria while fighting with the Islamic State group, was part of a growing number of Americans and other foreigners... READ MORE »

DOLAN SPRINGS, Ariz. (AP) -- An Arizona shooting instructor was accidentally shot and killed while showing a 9-year-old girl how to use an automatic Uzi, authorities said Tuesday. Charles... READ MORE »

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) -- The Sofia Zoo has closed for visitors at the peak of the holiday season to investigate the mysterious deaths of five rare animals over the last few days. Zoo... READ MORE »

SUNBURY (AP) -- A Pennsylvania couple have pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the stabbing death of a stranger they lured through Craigslist. Officials say Miranda and Elytte... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) -- Airline passengers have come to expect a tiny escape from the confined space of today's packed planes: the ability to recline their seat a few inches. When one passenger... READ MORE »

RICHVILLE, N.Y. (AP) -- The Amish are famous for their barn raisings, when an entire community turns out to help a neighbor. In northern New York, members of an extended Amish family plan... READ MORE »

BERLIN (AP) -- Maybe he got hungry? A moose on the loose in the eastern German city of Dresden evaded capture before getting stuck inside an office building, tantalizingly close to the... READ MORE »

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) -- The folks at the Farmers' Almanac can be forgiven for feeling smug: The 198-year-old publication correctly predicted the past nasty winter while federal forecasters... READ MORE »

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Police say a half-naked Philadelphia man who attacked a driver while proclaiming to be the messiah won't be charged with a crime. Authorities say the 57-year-old man... READ MORE »

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A poodle was freed with the help of Albuquerque firefighters after one of its paws got stuck in a bathtub drain for several hours. Twelve-year-old Selene Ortega... READ MORE »