SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- In the wake of a botched lethal injection in Oklahoma last month, a Utah lawmaker says he believes a firing squad is a more humane form of execution. And he plans to... READ MORE »

DENVER (AP) -- Nick Auden didn't live to see the legislation, but the case of the Denver melanoma patient who died while seeking access to an experimental drug helped inspire a first-of-its... READ MORE »

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) -- A family's cat captured in a viral video saving a Central California boy from a dog attack has another challenge ahead, but this time from the pitcher's mound.... READ MORE »

CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) -- A Pennsylvania woman accused of stealing more than $520,000 in her dead mother's Social Security checks over the span of 30 years has pleaded guilty. Court records... READ MORE »

HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) -- An employee at a Pennsylvania school established by the Hershey chocolate company's founder has been fired after a hidden video camera was found in the boys' bathroom... READ MORE »

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A former federal air marshal has pleaded no contest to unlawful photography after being accused of taking photos underneath women's skirts as they boarded a plane... READ MORE »

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Authorities are calling a 4-year-old Philadelphia boy who survived a three-story fall overnight "very, very lucky." Police said a passing motorist called 911 after... READ MORE »

ERIE (AP) -- Police were questioning the mother of a 1-year-old girl after she was found to be extremely intoxicated at a northwestern Pennsylvania hospital. Erie police say the baby's... READ MORE »

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. (AP) -- For all the screaming and carrying on, their neighbors thought they'd won the lottery. But it was a lumpy old sofa stuffed with $40,000 in cash that had three young... READ MORE »

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) -- Most people holding signs at Yakima intersections are panhandling for money. Lance Forsee was holding a sign this week looking for another kind of help -- employees... READ MORE »