The Department of Veterans Affairs has agreed to pay for robotic legs that could allow scores of paralyzed veterans with spinal cord injuries to walk again. Veterans have been petitioning... READ MORE »

SEATTLE (AP) — More school districts around the U.S. are heeding the advice of scientists who have long said that expecting teens to show up to class before 8 a.m. isn't good for their... READ MORE »

BALTIMORE (AP) — As jurors deliberated the fate of one of six police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, Baltimore braced for a possible repeat of the protests, destruction and... READ MORE »

HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston man risks a jail term after he stopped traffic on a busy freeway to propose marriage to his girlfriend. Vidal Valladares was charged Tuesday with obstructing a... READ MORE »

LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a presidential race reshaped by national security concerns, Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio clashed over U.S. military intervention and government spying on Americans'... READ MORE »

EDITOR'S NOTE — A look at political claims that take shortcuts with the facts or don't tell the full story WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at some of the claims in the latest Republican... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is reviewing procedures for vetting would-be immigrants, with an eye toward examining applicants' online presence, to close security gaps in the U... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) — While big-city jails get most of the attention, lockups in small and medium-sized counties have actually driven the overall explosion in the U.S. inmate population,... READ MORE »

LIMERICK, Maine (AP) — Deputies paid a visit to a southern Maine home after its owner's raunchy anti-terrorist Christmas light display was misconstrued as support for the Islamic State... READ MORE »

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah (AP) — A man in one Utah community says his neighbors have begun placing decoy packages on front porches in an effort to thwart holiday delivery thieves. Rocks, old... READ MORE »