ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (AP) -- A car veered off a rain-slicked highway ramp in suburban Minneapolis early Thursday, landing in a nearby holding pond and trapping five children underwater for... READ MORE »

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) -- A western Pennsylvania mayor has vetoed a measure to ban outdoor smoking in public places saying he believes outdoor smoking is a civil liberty, and saying his own... READ MORE »

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Sarah Palin's Alaska hometown is auctioning an SUV she drove when she was mayor, years before she skyrocketed to fame. The small town of Wasilla listed the 1999... READ MORE »

NEW DELHI (AP) -- Cleaners found a stash of 24 gold bars worth more than $1.1 million hidden in an airplane lavatory after a flight from Bangkok arrived in eastern India, officials said... READ MORE »

DALLAS (AP) -- Help yourself to some nuts this holiday season: Regular nut eaters were less likely to die of cancer or heart disease -- in fact, were less likely to die of any cause --... READ MORE »

HAZLE TWP. - A man accused of brutally assaulting a woman here early Tuesday confessed to the attack and said it had been fueled by the illegal party drug known as "Molly," state police... READ MORE »

ARLINGTON, Mass. (AP) -- A man found dead with his wife and their infant twin sons in their suburban home had recently sued his former employer but had given no indication of marital... READ MORE »

MALVERN, Pa. (AP) -- Authorities in suburban Philadelphia say a man fatally shot a longtime acquaintance and hid the body in a sleeping bag. Investigators charged 24-year-old Merritt Dudas... READ MORE »

SPRING CITY, Pa. (AP) -- A United Methodist minister convicted of breaking church law by officiating at the same-sex wedding of his son said Tuesday he is unrepentant, declaring he has been... READ MORE »

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- A Mississippi sheriff said Tuesday that he doesn't plan to file criminal charges against a high school girls basketball coach accused of biting a player on the face... READ MORE »