NEW YORK (AP) -- They're considered one of mankind's greatest medical achievements, yet people have balked at vaccines almost since the time of the first vaccination - in 1796, when an... READ MORE »

COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) -- A homeless man broke into a funeral home and had sex with a woman's body, police said Friday. Domonique Smith, 26, was arrested Feb. 9 when he was found with a bike... READ MORE »

HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) -- An SUV driver swerving to avoid striking another vehicle on a highway Friday hit a snowbank along a guardrail and catapulted 60 feet off a bridge. Incredibly,... READ MORE »

BOSTON (AP) -- Exasperated New Englanders still digging out from three major storms that left 6 feet or more of snow in many areas are bracing for what's expected to be another punishing... READ MORE »

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Gamblers who won $1.5 million at a casino after realizing the cards hadn't been shuffled have been ordered to return the money. State Superior Court Judge Donna... READ MORE »

FONTANA, Calif. (AP) -- Investigators wearing bulletproof vests sit in unmarked cars outside a Southern California recycling center, swapping license plate details over two-way radio before... READ MORE »

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) -- A judge has dismissed charges against a Massachusetts woman who threw uncooked bacon and sausage inside a police station while saying she was there to "feed the... READ MORE »

CINCINNATI (AP) -- A retired teacher who sued a school district, saying administrators discriminated against her because of a phobia that makes her fear young children, lost her appeal in... READ MORE »

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) -- A jury on Wednesday convicted a man of strangling a pharmacist and the pharmacist's girlfriend, whose bodies were found in his yard, as part of a plot to rob the... READ MORE »

MONESSEN. (AP) -- Parents in a Pittsburgh-area school district are turning 50 shades of red over word search puzzles given to middle school students based on an erotic novel and movie. The... READ MORE »