SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California plans to delay state-required warnings on metal cans lined with the chemical BPA, arguing too-specific warnings could scare stores and shoppers in poor... READ MORE »

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A sex offender who had been hired to serve as the Easter bunny at a Minot mall has been arrested. Police in Minot say 24-year-old Minot resident Daniel Sanderson has been... READ MORE »

ROCKERVILLE, S.D. (AP) — The off-track travelers so ardently believe in their electronic directions that even when they find themselves on a narrow, sparsely marked gravel road, they remain... READ MORE »

POMEROY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa authorities had no duty to protect residents of a nursing home from a sexual predator who assaulted a 95-year-old resident after being committed there by court... READ MORE »

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Sheryl Crosier considered the birth of her son Simon a miracle. Shortly after his delivery in 2010, Simon was diagnosed with a rare chromosomal disorder called Trisomy... READ MORE »

BATH, Maine (AP) — The Navy is still considering putting an electric-powered gun aboard a Maine-built destroyer, but the futuristic weapon would be installed after the ship is built, a top... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) — "Bimbo. Dog. Fat pig," disgusted women say, looking straight into the camera. Another explains, "Real quotes from Donald Trump, about women." Flip the channel. "I know... READ MORE »

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Latest on fighting against Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq (all times local): 12:55 p.m. Syrian state TV says government forces have entered the historic... READ MORE »

BRUSSELS (AP) — A second attacker is suspected of taking part in the bombing this week of a Brussels subway train and may be at large, according to Belgian and French media reports, amid... READ MORE »

HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf said this afternoon he will allow an appropriations bill to complete this year's state budget to become law without his signature. The Democratic governor said he... READ MORE »